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Study finds testing the technology the strongest initial motivation for fleet managers adopting EVs

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According to a report from Frost and Sullivan (Kumar, 2013), fleet managers adopted more than half of EVs sold globally up to 2013. As such, the theory regarding fleet manager EV adoption should be updated now that the automobiles are available for sale and revealed consumer behavior (empirical data) can be analyzed.

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EIA: California home to almost half of US plug-in electric vehicles

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Total US sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs)—battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric—have increased in recent years, but still represent only about 0.7% of new vehicle sales in 2014 so far, up from 0.6% in 2013 and 0.4% The ratepayer must also install a separate meter dedicated to the PEV.

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Toyota to start vehicle exports from India; Etios to South Africa in 2012; the priority of emerging markets

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Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) production and sales subsidiary in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd. Although TKM has been manufacturing vehicles for sale in India since 1999, exports of the Etios will mark Toyota’s first vehicle exports from India. The TKM Etios. Click to enlarge.

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Toyota to start vehicle exports from India; Etios to South Africa in 2012; the priority of emerging markets

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Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) production and sales subsidiary in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd. Although TKM has been manufacturing vehicles for sale in India since 1999, exports of the Etios will mark Toyota’s first vehicle exports from India. The TKM Etios. Click to enlarge.

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Suzuki reports fuel economy testing irregularities in Japan but says no need to amend values

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Suzuki announcement that it has found “some discrepancies” between the automobile emission and fuel efficiency testing methodology it has used in Japan and the requirements from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). Spacia(Launched on 15 March 2013. Carry(Launched on 20 September 2013).

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Audi 1Q 2014 China sales up 21.1% to 124,520 units; “2nd home market”

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—Luca de Meo, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Sales and Marketing. Audi posted 47,636 sales in March, with the locally produced Audi Q3 going to 5,511 customers. The China-specific long-wheelbase versions of the Audi A6 and A4 saw sales of 14,002 units (up 15.4%) and 10,004 units (up 16.9%).

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IHS: average age of vehicles on the road in US steady at 11.4 years; scrappage rate declining

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The average age is in line with the trend shift first seen in 2013, in which the combined fleet of cars and light trucks on the road is older than ever. We attribute this to a number of factors, including the economy and the increasing quality of today’s automobiles. years through 2015, then rise to 11.5 years by 2017 and 11.7

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