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June 2023 – Tesla Model Y was the best selling car in Sweden

Push EVs

All of the overall auto market’s 9% YoY volume growth came from growth in plugins, leaving combined plugless vehicles with a volume drop, albeit with some shift in weighting from diesel to petrol. Diesel-only volume fell by over 37% YoY, to 2,277 units, and just 8.1% of the market (from 14.0% Second place went to the Volkswagen ID.4,

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An interview with Riversimple

Green Cars News

As a small UK-based business aiming to produce highly energy-efficient vehicles for personal transport; Riversimple says its vision is of a world where our relationship with the car is dramatically changed for the better. I believe that all three barriers are very real for the auto industry but they are not true in any absolute sense.

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Electric two-wheeler sales surge to 935,000 units in FY2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

When the FAME II subsidy was slashed from 40% to 15% in June 2023 , the Cassandras of the auto industry were quick to write off the EV industry. This is a key EV industry growth factor, which has proven to be an enabler for the transition to e-mobility, both personal and commercial. HOW WILL GROWTH BE IN FY2025?

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Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Car Market | ? ?

Plug In India

Video: Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Electric Car FUD The first thing I want to talk about is the constant FUD -- fear, uncertainty, and doubt -- regarding electric vehicles propagated by ICE car CEOs, the media, ICE-car-centric magazines and websites, and petrol heads. Imagine you have a petrol car.

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A Conversation

Revenge of the Electric Car

Below is an interview with Director Chris Paine and Journalist Robert Steadman with UK-based Blue and Green Tomorrow : ROB: Was it difficult to gain behind the scenes access to the auto industry after the first film? We knew we were vulnerable to car industry PR efforts and they knew they couldn't control what we did editorially.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

Many in the auto industry are warning that realistic BEV range numbers under varying conditions need to be widely published , else risk creating a backlash against EVs in general. In the next articles of this series, we’ll explore the changes that may be necessary to personal lifestyles to achieve 2050 climate goals.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

BMW CEO Officer Oliver Zipse is set to announce the plan alongside its annual report on March 17, the person said. Mini will only produce battery-electric vehicles from 2030, the people said. – March 12, via Automotive News Europe. – March 10, Politico.

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