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Accenture Study Finds Consumers Will Require More Than Fuel Savings From Hybrid and Electric Vehicles; Cost, Vehicle Dynamics, In-Vehicle Services

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Just 36% of respondents cited higher fuel prices as a reason to buy. Accenture’s survey showed that six out of 10 consumers are more likely to buy a hybrid or electric vehicle only when it is superior to gasoline-only models in every way. Most of these (80%) are more likely to buy hybrids than all-electric vehicles.

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Road Test: 2023 Lexus UX 250h Premium FWD

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The target customer may be someone buying their first Lexus and their first luxury car, a combination Lexus wants to take the lead in reaching. When on the freeway, take a glance at the center round gauge that shows whether the hybrid system is in the charging, eco or power mode. Your numbers may differ.

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Mahindra & Mahindra’s double play: Sustaining ICE, accelerating EVs | Autocar Professional

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So a lot is happening to make us future-ready,” said Rajesh Jejurikar, ED and CEO, Auto and Farm sectors at M&M. The charging infrastructure will come up and with that, backed by ‘wow’ products, the penetration of electric vehicles will rise. People buy ‘wow’ products. There’s no rational reason to buy a Thar.

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

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Edwards points out that attitudes like being green arise from values that are usually stable, internalized and emotionally charged and as a result they frequently stay constant over one’s lifetime. The role of emotion in buying cars. Would you buy this vehicle? How big is the green market? Not exactly a value proposition.

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Road Test: 2022 Honda Civic Sedan 1.5T Touring

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Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience. non-turbo, fuel economy estimates are 30 mpg city/37 highway/37 combined. In both cases, the emissions have been reduced and fuel economy and performance increased compared to the 2021 Civic. LX 2.0L $22,715.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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On 11 August, GM invited approximately 75 journalists and auto analysts to spend a day learning about the new GM. As part of the culling, GM has the option to re-badge vehicles from the non-core brands, such as the Pontiac G8, Opel Insignia and Saturn Vue. It also offers better fuel economy than the M5. by Bill Cooke.

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China EV maker Seres adjusts U.S. plan to fit reality

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This may be a tricky relationship given that Taylor is completely re-doing Seres’ U.S. I guess John Zhang is in charge of the brand in China? When he came on board at Seres in May of this year, Sokon Group was already ready re-thinking its aggressive schedule for the U.S. strategy, which Hu created. market, says Taylor.

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