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Europe’s biggest EV market is about to hit a perfect storm of problems

Baua Electric

Germany’s VDA, an interest group for the country’s automobile industry, says that battery-powered vehicles are likely to see a decline from 524,000 units last year – more than any other European market – to 451,000 units this year. For comparison, the US produced 1.1 million BEVs in 2023 to Germany’s 1.2

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Toyota keeps world’s top-selling automaker crown in 2023, sells 1.12 crore cars

Baua Electric

In comparison, the world’s top-selling carmaker Toyota sold 104,018 units of battery-powered electric vehicles. crore cars appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. The carmaker that sells only electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, surpassed Elon Musk’s Tesla as the top electric car manufacturer in the world.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

Green Cars News

Professor Figge from Queen’s University Management School said: “Economic crisis, energy crisis, climate crisis and recent global developments have affected the automobile industry like few other sectors. GM achieved a sustainable value of minus €9.87 billion from 1999 to 2007.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

For example, the Biden Administration has proudly proclaimed that moving to EVs will be the source of new, high-paying, jobs. President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. It is simply the cost of doing business. "The Volt is a case study.

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