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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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Markets were significantly hit in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Greece and Portugal, where the combined volume fell from 634,600 units in March 2019 to 161,800 units last month. However, before they could look to buy, COVID-19 struck the industry and disabled purchasing power. million units.

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ACEA study finds cost still strong deterrent for EV uptake across Europe; calls for “realistic” targets recognizing affordability

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A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) finds that the affordability of electric cars remains a strong deterrent for customers across the EU, along with lack of infrastructure and lack of investment in infrastructure.

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40,000 pre-built charging piles in North America, the status quo of charging piles in Europe, America and Japan

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Charging is not convenient , Many consumers will not buy electric cars. The public charging piles are concentrated in Germany ,France and the Netherlands , Some other EU countries don’t even have… Every 100 kilometers 1 A common charging pile. therefore , European Association of automobile manufacturers ?ACEA?

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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In France, renewable energy consumption will be 20 percent by 2020. Or an RPS program that is non-voluntary with a common goal and timing objective such as those found in China, Germany or France? Even with the implementation of the smart grid it seems unlikely that we will all be able to buy our power from West Virginia.

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Criticism for Korean green car support

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If a person buys a hybrid car in Korea starting next month, the buyer will benefit from up to 3.1million won ($2,472) in acquisition and registration tax breaks as the government bids to make Korea a leading green country. Kang Cheol-gu, an executive of the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association, says the subsidy is insufficient.