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JATO Dynamics: 2016 will be record year for plug-ins with global sales in excess of 700K units; China to begin dominating the market

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Global electric passenger car sales totalled 280,000 units in 2014, representing growth of 43% compared with 2013; total global passenger car sales that year were 72 million units. million electric vehicles being sold worldwide. Expected EV sales volume in 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025. The forecast for 2025 sees more than 5.5

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Rapido to recall all e-bike taxis – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Following the scrapping of the Karnataka Electric Bike Taxi scheme, 2021, taxi-aggregator platform Rapido plans to recall all e-bike taxis running under their platform. The Karnataka Electric Bike Taxi scheme, 2021, was scrapped on March 6. The scrapping of the policy only pertains to battery-operated vehicles.

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Volvo makes its last diesel car and puts it in a museum

Baua Electric

Between 2012 and 2016, diesel accounted for half of the company’s global sales. But those days are over now as the company moves toward an all-electric future. The Torslanda factory has been switched over to making electric motors for the brand’s lineup of full-electric cars.

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ACEA: data show EU market for electric cars highly fragmented; need for inclusive measures

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The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has published new data demonstrating the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and both GDP and customer incentives. By contrast, almost half of all EU member states have an ECV market share of 0.5% ECV Units sold. GDP per capita.

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Morgan launches three-wheeled Morgan EV3 at Geneva

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The Morgan Motor Company is launching the three-wheeled Morgan EV3 , the company’s first production electric vehicle, at the Geneva Motor Show. The EV3 will go into production in the fourth quarter of 2016 will be priced comparably to the petrol 3 Wheeler.

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M-zero performance electric car

Electric Vehicles India

M-zero performance electric car. So, most of them manufacture electric vehicles based on affordability and utility. Mean Metal Motors is one such electric supercar startup that came up with their M-zero performance electric car. In 2016, Mean Metal Motors made a wise decision to go all-electric instead of a hybrid.

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EEA report: EVs are better for climate and air quality

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Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. Emissions are usually higher in the production phase of electric cars, but these are more than offset by lower emissions in the use phase over time.

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