Wallbox

JUNE 30, 2021

So how did this largely rural Scandinavian country become the global leader in EV adoption? The accumulation of these EV tax breaks, plus the hefty 25% tax on fossil-fuel cars, means that EV models in Norway are often more affordable than fossil-fuel cars, even without the EV subsidies that are available in other countries.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2012

In polling 200 C-level executives in the global automotive industry for the 2012 automotive survey, KPMG found that executives in the US and Western Europe expect even less consumer adoption, projecting e-vehicles will only account for 6-10% of global annual auto sales. —Gary Silberg.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 3, 2023

India is an increasingly important market in the auto industry. This was hinted at by Jasmeet Khurana of the World Economic Forum in a comment to Reuters. “The future of who wins in India will have some bearing on who wins globally in the EV race,” Khurana said.

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Baua Electric

MAY 12, 2024

News came out on Friday that President Biden is set to quadruple tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect the US auto industry from the rapid growth of Chinese EV manufacturing. The global auto industry is in a time of flux. Cars are changing quickly, as is car manufacturing.

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Baua Electric

MAY 20, 2024

Sudeepth Puthumana talked about how India was catching up with global automotive safety protocols and the company’s localisation efforts in making ADAS technologies more democratic for the auto industry. How has safety evolved in the automotive industry? This is what the customers want today.

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Teslarati

APRIL 20, 2023

Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) reported its earnings for the first quarter of 2023 last night, and analysts kept a close eye on margins as price cuts continued to plant seeds of uncertainty in their minds. The firm will pay attention to the margin compression and price cuts moving forward as they “now emerge as a clear overhang on the stock.”

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Cars That Think

MARCH 28, 2023

Volvo Cars CEO Jim Rowan boldly proclaims that electric vehicles will reach price parity with internal-combustion-engine (ICE) vehicles by 2025. The International Energy Agency predicts that EVs will make up more than 60 percent of vehicles sold globally by 2030. And yet, the rush to transition to EVs is logical.

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Baua Electric

MAY 18, 2024

But Maruti Suzuki recently launched the fourth-generation version of its highly popular hatchback, Swift—with prices starting at Rs 6.49 The average on-road prices for hatchbacks—the most price-sensitive automobile segment—have risen from Rs 5.2 The price increase for small cars was much higher than (for) the bigger cars.

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Baua Electric

MAY 5, 2024

How Chinese auto benefits and the US is harmed by repealing the EV credit Chinese EV manufacturing and consumer demand are both currently skyrocketing, and China is rapidly increasing exports of EVs to overseas markets – particularly Europe at the moment. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 13, 2023

And the auto industry had to respond to policy issues. Energy shortages in the late 1970s and 1980s led to the auto industry going from big energy-draining automobiles to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Affordability is an issue. Although with greater use, we should see prices decline.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 17, 2023

By some estimates, upwards to 80,000 auto workers and a similar number in the auto supply chain have already been laid off globally to support the EV transition. The automaker has already begun idling auto plants and is warning of future closures to pay for its transition to EVs and to try to keep EV prices affordable.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

With the global push towards sustainability, the rise of electric autos in India comes as no surprise. The Indian government has introduced various incentives and initiatives, such as subsidies and tax benefits, to promote the adoption of electric autos. Another barrier to adoption is the limited charging infrastructure.

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Qnovo

JANUARY 1, 2022

Government policies aimed to eliminate emissions are global and increasingly biting. Classic global vehicle manufacturers are no longer paying lip service. Global Tier-1 suppliers are rushing to catch up after sleeping at the wheel and ignoring electrification. We live in a unique epoch. So it feels like a slam dunk.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

However, until mainstream public confidence reaches the point where the perceived combination of risks of a battery electric vehicle purchase (range, affordability, reliability and behavioral changes) match that of an ICE vehicle, then EV purchases are going to be the exception rather than the norm. How much range is enough?

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Plug In India

JANUARY 23, 2023

Hey Hyundai- we understand that the South Korean government has been lobbied by the auto industry to support Hydrogen - but no one in India cares. 99% of Hydrogen is produced using natural gas methane reforming and India cannot afford to waste our resources in extremely wasteful technologies like Hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

Within a decade, he added, Volkswagen wants to offer significant numbers of pure electric cars at affordable prices and with the range expected by customers. Winterkorn noted that the industry is experiencing its worst crisis in decades, with a collapse in the global market of 18% in the first half of this year.

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EV Connect

MAY 16, 2022

While history is full of sharp left turns that took people by surprise, we still believe that electric vehicles are the future of the auto industry. Rather, we should focus on looking at the current trajectory of electric vehicles, preferably on a global scale that takes into account trends across various countries.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

We have achieved our estimates, and the CV segment has benefited from government’s focus on infrastructure development, and the overall economic revival of the country, which have together given a strong fillip to CV sales in CY23, despite the establishment of higher price points for these products.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Plug In India

OCTOBER 18, 2021

This week’s episode is mostly an introduction to this series and some of our thoughts on the global electric car scene. In the coming decade, battery prices will go down, whereas the cost of petrol will keep going up. This is a global phenomenon. Chinese auto will play a significant role in the auto industry in the future.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2023

Affordability is expected to be just one highly contentious issue: Who, exactly, is going to pay for grid upgrades? These are complex, intertwined and global issues well beyond the control of either CARB or the auto industry.” Vinsel further notes, “Successful regulation is fragile.”

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

We expected it would come from higher prices or a supply disruption—we’ve all been surprised.) Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. It helps that the auto industry will be building more efficient new vehicles. We just had to do it.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

CLEPA (the European umbrella membership organization representing the interests of the global automotive supply industry) and EUCAR (the European Council for Automotive R&D from the major European passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturers) jointly prepared the document.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

It also said it had suspended merger talks with Chrysler to focus on its own increasingly urgent problems, brought on by higher gas prices, a weakening economy and tight credit — a combination afflicting the entire auto industry, but hurting G.M. Industry sales in the United States have fallen 14.6 If it provides G.M.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

The sticker prices of all-electric and plug-in hybrids will be well beyond the reach of average consumers for several years, hardly dipping below $30,000, Kjaer said. Early support from those who can afford them, as well as the federal government, will be necessary, he said. He even knows what a plug-in hybrid is.&#.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Gasgoo.com | ?? | in late 2010.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

Indeed, the story of the board’s attempt to regulate plug-in hybrids has turned out to be a battle between an agency whose primary mission is to protect Californians from breathing unhealthy air and a group of environmentalists and engineers who are fighting to slow global warming. “These are small companies.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. ’s expertise on the auto industry in general, we are concerned that in its understanding of future pathways, it offers a flawed analysis and predictions based on business-as-usual,&# notes a posting on the California Car Initiative’s Web site.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

But it is a price that must be paid, and GM should be commended for remaining committed to the Volt. Lutz is a man given to hyperbole — called global warming "a crock of shit" — but in this case, hes right. They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. The Obama Administration doesnt understand that.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Now Lutz envisions selling hundreds of thousands of Volts a year, probably priced below $30,000.

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