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How have our expenditures on motor vehicles changed during the pandemic?

Green Car Congress

To provide a general context, I first looked at monthly changes in the total retail and food services sales excluding those at motor vehicle dealers, relative to the sales of the same type in February 2020. That was followed by analogous comparisons for the sales at motor vehicle dealers. February 2020. – – 18.5%.

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Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

Green Car Congress

A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Their study is published in the journal Nature.

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Visit to Cellestial E-Mobility : Electric Tractor startup

Plug In India

The only other product that they have for comparison is the Sonalika tractor. Of course, I am basing this comparison on my experience with cars and not other tractors. Some inputs from our agricultural universities would be welcome in this space. ​ Dealers have been appointed in Jharkhand, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh.

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Tesla’s software fixes, the NHTSA’s status quo, and an impending need for updated recall terminologies

Teslarati

The dealer was overwhelmed with the number of cars it was fixing that day, and tempers among owners were flaring by the hour — all for a simple fuel pump replacement. There was no dealer visit, no forms to fill out, and no staff to argue with. I’ve been told that my experiences with vehicle recalls are not that unique. .

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Legacy Automakers and the Tesla EV Narrative

EV Adoption

Following are a few steps legacy automakers and dealers (that are actually trying to sell EVs) need to do to help counter the Tesla narrative that has created various expectations by consumers when considering an EV. But automakers and dealers have a significant amount of data on current and past buyers and consumers in general.

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Why Countries Like India Desperately Need EV Battery Standardization

Get Electric Vehicle

Federation of Automobile Dealers Association of India). EVs have the same attractiveness; nevertheless, charging is time-consuming, and charging facilities are restricted in comparison to the rising sales of EVs. Standardization is one part of the equation for achieving universal vehicle electrification by the mid-century mark.

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

Green Car Congress

In comparison, the IVMs face the comparatively difficult technological challenge of transitioning from compliance solely with PZEVs to compliance with TZEVs. However, the IVMs say they need this same ability to pool ZEV and TZEV credits across state lines because some of them have few dealers in some of the Section 177 States.

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