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Hyundai Motor targeting 7% of global EV market by 2030; 1.87M BEVs

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million BEV units, Honda projects EVs will represent 36% of all its sales. Beyond existing BEV production facilities centered in Korea and the Czech Republic, Hyundai plans to expand its BEV manufacturing bases gradually, starting with an Indonesian plant that recently started operation.

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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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Honda aims to win a new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency in an 8,500-mile (13,679 km) drive across all 24 contiguous EU countries in a 1.6 i-DTEC diesel engined Honda Civic Tourer. The car which attempts the record must be a standard model in every respect, with no modifications to give an advantage.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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“There was a fuss in Britain when road tax increased for the most-polluting cars, but we are lax by European standards – we need a more sophisticated carrot and stick approach to encouraging people to drive lighter cars if we want to do better in next year’s league table.&#. Czech Republic / 154 / 154 / 8.

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