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IHS Markit: vehicle miles traveled to increase 65% in key markets by 2040, while vehicle sales slow

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In a new study, IHS Markit forecasts that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) will by 2040 grow to an all-time high of around 11 billion miles per year (a 65% increase since 2017) in China, Europe, India and the United States—the key markets examined for the study—and will keep growing.

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Electric Car Buyer’s Guide: 7 Steps to Find The Best EV for Your Life

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According to a recent study , the average American driver saves $1,117 per year on fuel and maintenance costs when they switch from a gas car to an electric one. To help you save days or weeks of research, here is our guide to using a tool like EV Life to simplify your journey to buy an electric car. Home Charging Options. Why Finance?

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Hatchbacks not giving up territorial rights so easily | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

In those days, India revolved around the pulse of small cars, an automotive ethos that endured for decades, reigning supreme until 2017-18, after which tides started turning in the favour of SUVs (sports utility vehicles). Hatchbacks saw peak sales in 2017-18, at 1.5 Gone are the days when the bare essentials could win hearts.

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

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On the more practical side, 1 in 4 EV drivers are looking for other maintenance services being provided onsite (26%). 4 Trying it for 30 days before buying it (40%). 5 Other vehicle maintenance services (26%) EVs Reduce Green Guilt – In More Ways Than One. 4 Trying it for 30 days before buying it (40%).

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Peugeot E-Expert walk around and first drive

Drive Electric

I personally love this distinctive grid at the front, it really looks like it means business. Lease vs buy. Buying a vehicle like this outright can be very expensive even with the up to £8,000 pounds government grant applied. Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (2017). Hyundai IONIQ electric (2017). First impressions.

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

Charged EVs

Val Miftakhov got into the EV game in 2010 when he founded eMotorWerks, which created an innovative smart charging solution and was acquired by the Enel Group in 2017. My father worked in the oil industry, but his formal education was in aviation maintenance and mechanics back in the Soviet Union, so I got exposed to some of that early on.

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Has Nikola’s Founder’s Fraudulent Activity Changed the EV Conversation?

Clean Fleet Report

However, shockwaves rumbled through the EV industry in 2021 as founder and executive chairman Trevor Milton faced fraud charges for duping investors into buying the company’s stock. Additionally, Milton was accused of funneling millions of dollars for personal use. Trevor Milton (in 2017, image from Wikipedia).