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Volvo hits the pause button on EVs! No longer committed to going fully electric in Australia by 2026

EV Central

Volvo’s industry-leading commitment to go fully electric in Australia by 2026 is no more. We are fully committed to the strategy [of going fully electric],” Volvo Car Australia managing director Stephen Connor told EV Central. There’s no point us going fully electric if our consumers aren’t ready for it. “We

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Hyundai Motor Brands receive an A- credit rating from S&P Global

Teslarati

Hyundai Motor Company’s brands, Hyundai and Kia, received an A- credit rating from S&P Global. “The upgrade to our global credit rating will likely lead to reduced capital financing costs. Hyundai and Kia’s previous S&P Global credit rating was BBB+.

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Global Electric Vehicle Sales Up 62%

CleanTechnica EVs

Electric vehicle sales were up 62% globally in the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of 2021. That includes fully electric vehicles and plugin hybrids. million sales in the first half of 2022, according to global EV analysis leaders at EV-Volumes. These plugin vehicles reached 4.3

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Tesla Model 3 & Model Y = #1 and #2 in Global EV Sales in May

CleanTechnica EVs

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up an impressive 199% last month compared to May 2020, to some 442,000 units (or 6.6% Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) jumped 190%, to some 295,000 registrations (or 4.4% share of the overall auto market). That was the industry’s 3rd best month ever.

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Lexus ‘humbly’ looks to Tesla to compete in the EV era

Electrek

With new global boss Takashi Watanabe at the helm, Lexus is finally venturing into the modern age of fully electric vehicles. To pick up the pace, Watanabe said Lexus will “humbly look at and learn from” Tesla’s accomplishments.

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Toyota takes a page from Tesla as it opens Lexus charging stations to other EVs

Electrek

Despite its slow shift to fully electric cars, Toyota may be learning. Toyota announced it’s opening Lexus charging stations to other EVs in Japan, taking a page from Tesla in the US and globally.

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20 Top Selling Plugin Vehicles Globally — Charts

CleanTechnica EVs

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 94% last month compared to July 2020, scoring 480,000 units (or 7.1% Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) represented 66% of plugin registrations in July, in line with the year-to-date (YTD) tally. share of the overall auto market). In total, there […].

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