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GlobalData: growing global electric vehicle market will more than double lithium demand over the next 5 years

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Additionally, efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have led to much technological advancement in EVs and made them a viable and safe alternative to traditional vehicles. In 2017, 1.1 In Europe, Norway accounted for 5.4% These numbers include battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV).

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SEAT to introduce 500 km MEB-based EV, Leon PHEV in 2020

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SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will introduce its first fully electric vehicle in 2020. In addition, the brand will remain committed to vehicles powered with compressed natural gas (CNG) as well as internal combustion engines. From 2013 to 2017, SEAT invested more than €3.3 —SEAT President Luca de Meo.

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Norway leads the world in moving to EVs

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Norway has offered strong incentives for motorists to switch to Electric Vehicles with strong tax incentives for electric vehicles. ICE vehicles are subject to a significant tax, and electric vehicles are exempt from that tax. As a result, you can get a much better EV, at any price, compared to price-competitive gas cars.

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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

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With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

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Stock-flow modeling suggests energy transition within transportation will take several decades

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Using a stock-flow model based on data from Norway, a researcher at the country’s. Fridstrøm (2017). —Fridstrøm (2017). Lasse Fridstrøm (2017) “From innovation to penetration: Calculating the energy transition time lag for motor vehicles,” Energy Policy , Volume 108, Pages 487-502 doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.06.026.

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

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But in the automotive world and especially when related to electric vehicles, deliveries frequently fall well short of what was promised. And it is looking through that lens that I wanted to dive into GM’s most recent electric vehicle “supply” promise. Electric Vehicle PR Is Driving Up the Stock Price.

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Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs loom

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The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future. BMW, VW and Renault asked European regulators to push back the 2035 gas car phase-out , despite that this timeline has already been loosened. And if traditional automakers don’t fill that gap, then new entrants will.

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