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2018 Nissan Leaf electric car: first teaser photo (headlights!) emerges

Green Car Reports

Sometime within the next few months, the 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car will be unveiled to the world's media. The second generation of a pioneering plug-in vehicle that launched affordable all-electric cars on the global market. It's been a long time coming.

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Volkswagen and JAC launch new JV for electric cars for mass market in China; 1st vehicle in 2018

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The new joint venture, which has initially been concluded for a term of 25 years, will develop electric vehicles and launch them on the hotly contested Chinese mass market. In the People’s Republic, the Group’s electric offensive is to be rapidly implemented together with the three Chinese partners—FAW, SAIC and JAC.

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JATO: Euro car market drops 7.9% in June; SUV demand slows; Tesla posts highest market share gain

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The European car market dropped in June 2019 as 1.49 It was the biggest monthly drop so far in 2019, as only four out of the 27 markets included in JATO’s analysis posted growth but counted for a marginal 2.6% compared to the 552,500 units of June 2018. compared to the 552,500 units of June 2018.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 g CO 2 /km in 2018. Vans registered in the EU and Iceland in 2018 emitted on average 158.1

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As 2018 Nissan Leaf arrives, data on US electric-car market offers reality check

Green Car Reports

This evening, the 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car will make its long-awaited debut at events in Tokyo, Las Vegas, and elsewhere around the world. The Leaf remains the world's highest-volume electric car, with more than 280,000 of the first-generation cars delivered since December 2011 (112,000 of those in the U.S.).

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Revisiting Elon Musk’s 2018 Predictions On Tesla’s Market Cap

CleanTechnica EVs

Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Charles Morris Elon Musk is not known for being conservative with his predictions, and once or twice, he’s been a little over-optimistic about timelines (we’re still eagerly awaiting the driverless New York–Los Angeles journey). Sometimes, however, events overtake even the rosiest projections.

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Electrified vehicles count for 7.1% of new vehicles in Europe in May; SUVs continue to dominate full market

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Registrations of pure electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid cars totalled 94,000 units in 18 European markets in May 2019, counting for 7.1% in May 2018, according to figures from JATO Dynamics. Overall, the European car market remained stable in May 2019 for the second month in a row. increase on May 2018.

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