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UK to invest £200M in fleet of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks

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This could see hundreds more zero-emission HGVs rolled out across the nation and save the industry money, due to overall running costs of green vehicles being cheaper than gasoline and diesel equivalents. Our road freight industry is one of the most efficient in the world and contributes over £13 billion to the UK economy each year.

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J.D. Power forecasts hybrid- and battery-electric vehicles will represent 7.3% of global auto sales in 2020

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Power forecast of hybrid-, plug-in hybrid- and battery-electric vehicle global sales through 2020. Power and Associates estimates combined global sales of hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) will total 5.2 Click to enlarge.

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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

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(The OECD, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development formed in 1960 when 18 European countries plus the US and Canada joined forces to create an organization dedicated to global development. —“Market Development for Green Cars”. Today, the OECD has 34 member countries.).

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Event: City of Los Angeles Taking Green To the Streets

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The month the city’s Bureau of Street Services (StreetsLA) showed off a variety of vehicles and technologies it plans to employ to green the city not just with trees and bushes but also with green vehicles charged with renewable energy. LA General Services Dept. ” Rocking Plug-Ins. Charging on Sunshine.

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Deloitte study concludes mass adoption of EVs in Europe is some distance away

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According to the survey of 4,760 European consumers, 16% see themselves as potential first movers to buy or lease an electric vehicle, while 53% say they might be willing to consider it, and 31% say they are not likely to consider purchasing or leasing an EV. There is no doubt that electric vehicles are the future of the automotive industry.

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Events and shows related to electric vehicles in 2023 around the world

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Green mobility soars with more power with more support from governments The future of transportation lies in electric vehicles. And here is a new change in transportation in the form of eco-friendly electric vehicles. Hear from a variety of speakers and gain insight into the future of electric mobility.

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Hybrids, Yes, But No Dedicated Hybrid Models for Nissan

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Nissan has made a bigger bet on electric cars than any other automaker, with plans to launch its 2012 Leaf electric car globally. But if electric cars are the future of green vehicles, hybrids are today's state of the art. And there, Nissan has lagged.

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