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How Are We Feeling About The Automotive Market These Days?

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While there are always going to be exceptions to the rule, that has been the general trend within the industry over the last fifteen years. This comes after a nearly 15 percent increase between 2019 and 2024, suggesting that the issue has only accelerated over time. According to Cox Automotive, the number of U.S. Not necessarily.

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2024 Honda Prologue: Japan’s most American brand gets serious about EVs

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It sells those engines in a variety of containers, from home generators and lawn mowers to ATVs and automobiles. Since then, in North America, Honda has sold two pure EVs in tiny numbers: the 2013-2014 Honda Fit EV (82 miles of EPA range) and the 2017-2019 Honda Clarity Electric midsize sedan (89 miles of range).

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IIHS Investigates How Vehicle Sizing Differences Impacts Crash Safety

The Truth About Cars

Modern automobiles are quite massive when compared to their predecessors, undoubtedly contributing to the rise of serious accidents and fatalities witnessed since roughly 2015. The IIHS seems interested in determining what the right size of a vehicle should be to help mitigate on-road fatalities.

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Tesla starts certification process for these two vehicles in India

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In a report over the weekend citing industry sources, The Times of India said that Tesla has started the certification and homologation processes for the Model 3 and Model Y in the country, which are requirements for any automobile to be sold there. automaker from launching sales in the country.

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Gas War: Congress Considers Revoking California Emission Waivers

The Truth About Cars

The issue was revisited during the first Trump administration in 2019. He directed the EPA to soften emissions laws and then blamed Californias waivers for further encouraging the automotive industry to chase emissions tech at the expense of affordable vehicles using traditional powertrains.

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Stellantis Chairman Suggests Western Markets Embrace The Kei Car

The Truth About Cars

On Thursday, Stellantis Chairman John Elkann called for Europe to build small, affordable automobiles akin to Japanese Kei cars. Elkann stressed that price had become a serious problem within the industry and used the availability and noted that Europe has roughly 50 models starting with MSRPs below 15,000 euros (about $17,300 USD) in 2019.

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EPA GHG Inventory shows US GHG down 1.7% y-o-y in 2019, down 13% from 2005

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 28 th annual Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (GHG Inventory), which presents a national-level overview of annual greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2019. from 2018 to 2019, and CO 2 emissions just from fossil fuel combustion decreased 2.7% Source: EPA.