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Hyundai and Kia surge past Ford, GM to take second in US EV sales in 2023

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The Korean automakers surged past Ford and GM with stylish, functional EVs built for the modern era. of the total US market with over 650,000 deliveries, topping Volkswagen, Subaru, and BMW for the first time. Meanwhile, GM sold around 72,639 EVs in 2023, with the Chevy Bolt accounting for over 85%. The EV leader captured 4.2%

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EEA: All major car manufacturers in Europe met 2012 CO2 targets; 9 already meet 2015 targets

Green Car Congress

Nine of the larger manufacturers (Audi AG, BMW AG, Automobiles Citroën, Fiat group, Ford-Werke, Adam Opel, Automobiles Peugeot, Seat, Toyota Motor Europe, and Volvo Car) were already compliant with 2015 targets in 2012. Carbon emissions of the average car sold in the EU fell 2.6% between 2011 and 2012, cutting the EU average to 132.2

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EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

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In this tally, the BMW i3 counts as an EV in its battery-only configuration and as a PHEV when equipped with a range extender.) Of the major manufacturers (production above 100,000 vehicles), Nissan had the highest concentration of AFV production at 2.0%, followed by GM at 1.2%.

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BMW provides update on ActiveHybrid X6

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It is BMW’s first application of the two-mode transmission it developed in partnership with GM and DaimlerChrysler, and as the debut of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 inches ever closer, the company has released a host of new details about this eagerly anticipated model. Peak torque is 780Nm.

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Obama announces emissions target for vehicles

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The aim is to increase fuel economy to a fleet-wide average 54.5mpg or 163g/mile of CO2 for cars and light duty trucks by model year 2025. Ford, GM, Chrysler, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar/Land [.].

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Global Top 20 - December 2020

EV Sales

3 jumping to the podium for the first time, thanks to a record (and somewhat unexpected) 28.000 registrations in December, such high number could be related to the EU's CO2 emission compliance rules, so we will have to see if the German hatchback will be able to replicate this performance soon.Say, in March?

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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Chrysler-Fiat had the highest CO2 emissions and lowest fuel economy, followed by GM. In MY 2013, Mazda had the lowest fleet-wide adjusted composite CO 2 emissions and highest adjusted fuel economy performance, followed by Honda and Subaru. Nissan also had the biggest fuel economy improvement from MY 2012 to MY 2013, followed by Subaru.