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EU formally approves sales ban of combustion engine cars by 2035

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A ban on all petrol and diesel-powered vehicles made its way through the European Parliament on Tuesday, February 1. VW is planning to phase out ICE cars in Europe by 2033. The push to transition consumers toward all-electric powertrains is an effort to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and reach lofty climate goals. percent.

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Could a tiny $30,000 2024 Hyundai Casper electric SUV challenge the BYD Dolphin and MG4 in Australia?

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Hyundai is set to embark on an experiment that will see it radically slash the cost of its cheapest EV in Europe when its new Hyundai Casper arrives before the end of this year. According to reports, production of the Casper EV will begin in Korea as soon as this July ahead of its unveiling in Europe in Q3 of 2024.

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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According to analysis by the Energy Innovation and System Transition project, that milestone will likely be reached this year in Europe. Cost parity between battery- and petrol-powered vehicles will happen by 2026 in the U.S. and 2027 in India, say EEIST researchers. Rapson, a professor at the University of California, Davis. “It

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EV sales in Norway explode ahead of policy changes

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Petrol vehicles also saw a relative sales surge ahead of increased emissions taxes. PHEV’s relatively low share was not due to their fall in volume, rather that the volume of BEVs and petrol vehicles were much higher than usual. Petrol vehicle volumes were 4x to 5x recent seasonal norms. The first is a weight tax of 12.5

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June 2023 – Record market share for EVs in France

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YoY), with both Petrol share (35.8%) and Diesel share (9.3%) hitting record lows. This variability is avoided by the Model Y, which is now made locally in Europe and thus able to deliver in more steady monthly volumes. Combined combustion-only share hit a new record low of 45.0% in June (from 54.6%

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April 2023 – Plug-in car market share continues to grow in Norway

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All other powertrains lost volume YoY, with petrol-only vehicles at their 2nd lowest volume of the modern era (just 112 units), and 3rd lowest share ever, just 1.25% of the auto market. In my view, the remaining few percent will still depend on new BEVs in the affordable sub-compact class (BYD Seagull anyone?), to 7,471 units.

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Why Hybrids are gaining momentum amid EV frenzy | Autocar Professional

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The hybrid vehicles — dual powered by a petrol engine and an electric motor — are gathering strong traction amongst SUV buyers versus all electric battery-operated passenger vehicles. The price premium between a hybrid and EV equivalent over petrol, hybrid is better off, despite high GST.” Hybrids cost about Rs 2.5

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