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Prius Top-Seller Again in Japan in July; Up Almost 4x Year-on-Year

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For the first seven months of the year, Prius sales in Japan total 79,122 units. The Fit was a distant second to Prius in July, with 17,003 units sold, followed by the Toyota Vitz (12,366 units) and the Honda Insight (10,210 units). Almost 10% of these were placed through the scrappage scheme.

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UMTRI study finds US and China could turnover more than 90% of LDV fleet to alternative powertrains by 2050 under very aggressive penetration scenarios

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The circles represent the year in which new vehicle sales equal 100% alternative powertrains/fuel. Global Insight for powertrains/fuels for each country formed the basis for a moderately aggressive model for penetration of alternative powertrains/fuels into each country’s new vehicle fleet from 2010 to 2020. Click to enlarge.

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Prius tops the sales chart again

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The success story that is the new Toyota Prius continued into July as it once again topped the sales charts in Japan. It now takes it total domestic sales figures for the year to date to 79,122 units. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Toyota japan new Prius new Toyota Prius Prius sales Toyota Prius.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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In 2020, 70 per cent of new vehicle sales in Norway were EV. Volkswagen predicts more than 70% of the Volkswagen brand’s European sales will be EVs by 2030, up from a previous target of 35%. and China, it expects half of its sales to be EVs by that time frame. . Scrappage schemes . There are at least 31 countries and U.S.