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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

Green Car Congress

For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. Among drivers testing the vehicles were CRI staff and members of the Icelandic Automobile Association as well as several local service providers in the auto industry. Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million

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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

Wallbox

Compared to the USA, where EVs make up only 2% of new car sales, this gives one a good idea of Norway’s strong leadership position in terms of EV market share. That’s around 16 times the GHG emissions of Iceland at that time, or the equivalent gas emissions of over 11 million vehicles in one year. in 2018 and 42.4%

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

New Zealand has the third highest rate of renewable energy as a portion of primary supply in the OECD (after Norway and Iceland). million from 3 million a year, and because of the sudden growth in the market, concerns have been raised by consumers about the availability of the main component required to build these batteries – lithium.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

New Zealand has the third highest rate of renewable energy as a portion of primary supply in the OECD (after Norway and Iceland). million from 3 million a year, and because of the sudden growth in the market, concerns have been raised by consumers about the availability of the main component required to build these batteries – lithium.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

EV Sales

Then… instead of grinding to a halt, EV sales in most leading markets roared out of the first lockdown with such ferocity, that it made up all the deficit and then some, stopping the dials on 3.1 Since the general auto market remained slumped, global EV market share increased nicely from 2.8% in 2019 to 4% in 2020.

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