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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

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According to the 2024 Dealer Outlook Survey, 83 percent of respondents said the government was pushing the transition toward EVs too quickly and mucking up the auto market. As for dealers, there’s some amount of disagreement as to what’s holding EVs back. That issue was exacerbated by provisions (e.g.&

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California Clean Fuel Reward surpasses 250,000 point-of-sale financial incentives for EV buyers; More than $319M provided to EV customers

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The California Air Resources Board’s California Clean Fuel Reward program provides an instant price reduction of up to $750 at the point of sale or lease for eligible new plug-in electric vehicles at participating retailers. Since the program launch in November 2020, more than $319 million in rewards have been received by EV buyers.

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Comment on BYD launches Dolphin EV in Thailand by naksut

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374,000 baht) At that price millions of Thais can afford a new car. But when i asked the dealer he could not say if and when the Seagull would fly outside of China Thailand needs to get polluting gas motorcycles and cars off the streets What Thailand needs is the BYD Seagull US $11,000.

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Next 10 report says widespread EV adoption in California could deliver significant economic benefits to the state by 2030 and 2050

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Even under a relatively conservative baseline scenario that assumes no improvement in EV costs in the coming ten years, EV adoption could result in significant economic benefits by stimulating the overall economy, reducing pollution, and improving public health outcomes. billion from averted medical costs.

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BorgWarner to acquire Sevcon in $200M deal

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per share in cash and all of the outstanding shares of Sevcon’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for a price per share on an as-converted basis equal to the common stock, together with payment of any accrued and unpaid dividends. The transaction price of $22.00 The transaction price of $22.00

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Terra Motors starting electric two-wheeler sales in Iran

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But now it successfully became a distributor of Kawasaki, Bajaj, and TVS, with 1,000 employees and 200 dealers in Iran. Tehran makes it into the 10 Most Air-Polluted Cities in the World. Gasoline prices in Iran have leapt by up to 75%, after state subsidies were cut. —Toru Tokushige, CEO of Terra Motors.

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Toyota to debut 2 BEVs, 1 PHEV for US this year; says research shows BEVs & PHEVs have similar environmental benefits

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At every price point and with multiple powertrains, we can put more people in cleaner automobiles across North America to have the greatest near-term impact on total carbon emissions. These initiatives are further steps toward achieving the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050, introduced in 2015. Manufacturing is a component of GHG emissions.

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