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Continental Mobility Study 2020 finds many people still have doubts about EVs

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The Continental Mobility Study 2020 shows that enthusiasm for electric cars is strong in China, while reservations still need to be overcome in Germany, France, the US and Japan. The majority of people in Germany (59%) cannot imagine buying an electric vehicle in the future.

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Beijing Wont Restrict Auto Purchases to Deal With Growing Congestion

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According to the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform, the city will not take administrative measures to restrain residents from buying automobiles in order to deal with the growing congestion resulting from the increasing size of the city vehicle parc. People’s Daily. A total 16.7

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IHS Markit: global commercial vehicle production to drop 22% in 2020 in wake of COVID-19

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China slowly gaining momentum after shutdown. Most commercial vehicle factories in mainland China have returned to production. The China policy response to assist the commercial-vehicle industry has been broad, with a variety of direct and indirect supports announced, locally and nationally. decline in global real GDP in 2020.

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How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts

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considered getting into the chip-stimulus game as well. By the time car makers realized people still wanted to buy their goods they found themselves at the back of the line for the chips they needed. In March of 2023, the U.S. began disbursing Chips Act funding , while the E.U. The return on investment just isn’t there,” says Morales.

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This is How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect The Global EV Market

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CO2-emission restrictions have a big impact on market conditions because they challenge automakers to make more fuel-efficient cars and the incentives from the state, such as buying price discounts and tax cuts, have a significant impact on market demand. billion in April 2020 to subsidise the installation of charging stations. #3.

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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 contrast, China’s 12 th five-year plan, March 5, 2011, requires 11.4 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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Deutsche Bank Forecast sees slower transportation electrification and greater gasoline demand near-term; increased confidence in the pace and breadth of long-term shift to efficient transportation systems

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Deutsche Bank’s China Auto analyst, Vincent Ha, continues to see robust light vehicle sales over the next few years, with a slow to about 11% YoY growth in 2011 (due to a high base from the 2010 surge, and reductions in government stimulus), followed by sustainable low double digit growth in 2012. He also believes that sub-1.6L