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ACEA: electric buses made up 4% of new bus registrations in Europe in 2019

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of the EU bus market in 2019, with electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECV) making up 4.0% of total new bus registrations, according to the ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association). In 2019, EU demand for diesel buses decreased by 3.1% from 594 units in 2018 to 1,607 buses sold in 2019. Source: ACEA.

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4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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In the last quarter of 2019, EU demand for diesel cars further decreased , dropping to 29.5% of new-car registrations, according to data from ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. Overall in 2019, almost 60% of all new cars registered in the European Union ran on gasoline (58.9%, compared to 56.6%

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GigaDevice’s automotive flash memory achieves 100M units shipment milestone

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China-based GigaDevice Semiconductor, a manufacturer of flash memory, 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors, and analog technology, has shipped 100 million units of its leading automotive-grade (AEC-Q100) GD25/55 SPI NOR and GD5F SPI NAND flash series. GigaDevice has been engaged in the automotive segment since 2015.

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Adamas Intelligence: passenger EV battery capacity deployed in China up 439% YoY in January 2019 to 3.27 GWh

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Despite traditionally being a seasonally-slow month for the EV market, in January 2019, 3.27 China was responsible for 59% of all passenger EV battery capacity deployed globally in January 2019, almost double the 34% share that China contributed in January 2018. By comparison, total car sales decreased almost 18% to 2.02

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Nikkei: India passes Japan to become world’s No. 3 auto market in 2022

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million between January and November 2022, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). from 2021, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association and the Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association. India’s sales of new vehicles totaled at least 4.25 million units.

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Agreement reached to standardize swappable batteries for electric motorcycles

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in April 2019, aimed at increasing the adoption of electric motorcycles in Japan. The Swappable Battery Consortium for Electric Motorcycles has reached an agreement to standardize swappable batteries and replacement systems, allowing battery sharing and paving the way for increased adoption of electric motorcycles in Japan.

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Tesla contributes nearly 25% of Shanghai’s general auto manufacturing

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contributed nearly one-quarter of Shanghai’s general automobile manufacturing price endmost month, native media reported, in an indication of the way briefly the electrical automotive maker has ramped up output in China. billion yuan ($26.4 billion yuan ($26.4 1 million vehicles a month. 1 million vehicles a month.