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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. The first such vehicles were introduced by Volkswagen in 2003, and by 2004, they accounted for more than 17% of the Brazilian auto market. Conclusion.

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Volkswagen Group sells 9.24 million vehicles in 2023, BEV share increases to 8.3% | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The Volkswagen Group increased its global sales in CY2023 by 12% to 9.24 All regions contributed to this growth, with Europe (+19.7%) and North America (+17.9%) being the main drivers. The Volkswagen Group expanded its market share in Europe as well as North and South America and thus also increased slightly worldwide.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

Welcome to the planet's grandest high-stakes poker game, one where the players at the table are auto manufacturers frantically raising the ante in their financial commitments, betting tens of billions and their very survival on their electric vehicle development decisions.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The car came straight to Omaha from the Detroit auto show. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show. It was announced in late September, as the global financial markets teetered on the abyss. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US "The GPS isnt working," she says.

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