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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

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Europe has gasoline taxes over $4 per gallon and still finds the need to adopt aggressive performance standards for cars to reduce GHGs and oil use. The initial sales requirement was 2% of car sales in 1998 (representing about 20,000 vehicles at the time), increasing to 5% in 2001 and 10% in 2003. by about 1.9%.

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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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compared to the 552,500 units of June 2018. The noticeable YoY drop can be partially explained by the record month of registrations seen in Sweden in June 2018, which came ahead of a new tax hike which hit the market in July of that year. of total registrations. June’s results confirm that conditions in Europe are getting worse.

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2030: 20 Million More ICE Vehicles Will Be on the Roads in the US Than in 2021

EV Adoption

And while many of the legacy automakers – along with several states – have announced plans or “aspirations” to end production of ICE vehicles or ban their sale completely, the reality is we may not see a federal ban of ICE sales ever – or perhaps not before 2040. million in 2018.

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Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

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We also analyse the effect of location-specific factors on EV purchases, such as the comparison between urban and rural settings, and the different tax, regulatory, commercial and social conditions of each country. In 71% of the visits, dealers demonstrated either low displayed knowledge of EVs or no knowledge at all. —de Rubens et al.

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Are Rising EV Inventories Proof Nobody Wants Them?

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share of battery electric vehicles has grown from a negligible fraction of a percent to over 6 percent between 2018 and 2023. It’s definitely not happening at the pace that the Biden administration wanted, as the White House set a goal of making half of new-vehicle sales electric by 2030. production beyond the level of demand.