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Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs loom

Baua Electric

The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future. And yet, the auto industry – which is responsible for more pollution than any other sector, at least in rich countries – still lobbies to worsen emissions reduction targets, even when those targets were already pushed back to begin with.

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Global EV sales are ‘robust’ – more than 1 in 5 cars sold in 2024 will be electric

Baua Electric

Rising EV sales are set to remake the global auto industry and significantly reduce oil consumption for road transport, according to the new edition of the IEA’s annual Global EV Outlook , released today. This shift will have major ramifications for both the auto industry and the energy sector.

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139. THE SUN WILL RISE FROM THE WEST: Predictions for 2022

Qnovo

They are launching new EV models by record numbers; models that end users are willing to buy from manufacturers other than Tesla. The supply chain of raw materials critical to batteries is investing in increased resilience from Chinese-controlled mines in Africa. Electrification of vehicles is a real economic tsunami.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Transform our energy supply base to low CO 2 fuels because “ eventually our environmental damage [needs to be] brought under control but my concern is that is all we talk about ,” Heywood advised—and transformational changes take decades, not years, to implement. “ We are all stampeding towards an electric vehicle future. Click to enlarge.

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2020 Electric Vehicle Industry Report Card and trends for the new year

Plug In India

Companies like Mahindra logistics plan to use cargo loader vehicles supplied by Mahindra Electric and Kinetic Green. Tata Motors has supplied 215 electric buses in 5 cities across India. Olectra-BYD has contracts to supply 30 electric buses to Dehradun, 150 to Surat, 25 to Silvassa. All in all our government has given direction.

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Electric vehicles trends in India

Electric Vehicles India

The Indian electric vehicle market has been impacted by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic because of the supply chain disruptions and stoppage of manufacturing units due to lockdown restrictions in India. Many state governments have already started procuring electric buses from Chinese and local electric bus manufacturers.

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