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Honda targeting 100% BEV & FCEV sales in N America by 2040; new e:Architecture EVs coming in second half of this decade

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Honda last week announced key targets for sales of electrified vehicles in North America, with a plan to make battery-electric and fuel cell electric vehicles (BEVs and FCEVs) to represent 100% of its vehicle sales by 2040, progressing from sales of 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2035. Honda SUV e:prototype shown at Shanghai 2021.

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NIO keeps goal of doubling sales this year despite price war causing greater challenges

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NIO maintains its previously mentioned goal of doubling sales, despite greater challenges to meet the goal, said William Li. NIO (NYSE: NIO) is confident it will see sales double this year, despite a rare price war that disrupted the Chinese auto industry in the first quarter. Photo taken by CnEVPost.) percent year-on-year and 23.6

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European Parliament proposes 40% cut in new car CO2 by 2030; acceleration of sales of electric and low-emission cars

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Carmakers will also have to ensure that zero- and low- emission vehicles—ZLEVs (electric cars or vehicles which emit less than 50g CO2/km)—have a 35% market share of sales of new cars and vans by 2030, and 20% by 2025. Consumers cannot be forced to buy electric cars, without the necessary infrastructure or incentives in place.

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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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Sustainable Value Margin—the ratio of Sustainable Value to sales—for each of the evaluated manufacturers. A survey of the sustainability performance of 17 of the world’s leading automakers has found a mixed pattern when it comes to the sustainability performance of most of the car manufacturers. Click to enlarge.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 This represents the largest year-on-year monthly decrease since 1980, when JATO Dynamics started to collect data—even surpassing the global financial crisis in November 2008, which saw a 25% decline in sales. million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. million units.

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Hitachi Astemo to provide inverters and motors to JATCO, which will supply e-Axles to Nissan battery-electric and e-POWER vehicles

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will provide inverters and motors to JATCO, which will supply e-Axles to Nissan’s future e-POWER and battery electric vehicles. Demand is expected to rise worldwide for e-Axles that are not only lightweight, compact and efficient, but also more efficient to manufacture, with lower cost through a reduced number of parts.

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Diesel market share in Europe drops below 50%; offset by increased gasoline engine sales; implications for climate targets

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of new car registrations in the first half of 2017, according to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). This drop was offset by an increase in the sale of gasoline engined vehicles. of new passenger car sales, up from 45.8% Diesel’s market share in the EU-15 fell from 50.2%

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