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Minnesota becomes latest state to adopt California clean car standards

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The low-emission vehicle (LEV) standard requires vehicle manufacturers to deliver passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs that produce lower greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants for sale in Minnesota. The rule only applies to new light- and medium-duty vehicles for sale in Minnesota.

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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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Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

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Consumers and manufacturers share the burden for this trend given their steady interest in larger cars—in particular SUVs—as their vehicle of choice, commented Green NCAP. These numbers lie between the values of a large electric SUV and a conventional gasoline- or diesel-powered counterpart. MWh of extra energy used.

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China’s BYD tops 1.6 million BEV sales in 2023

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The Atto-3 SUV / Source: BYD Europe It was a huge year for profits at Chinese auto behemoth BYD. Adding up sales for all so-called new energy vehicles, including battery-only vehicles and hybrids, BYD sold 3 million vehicles in 2023. Tallying up its year-end sales, it’s a massive 62% growth from 2022. million vehicles.

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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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GM sets October retail sales record in China, Up 15%

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General Motors and its joint ventures’ retail deliveries rose 15% year-on-year to a record 327,037 vehicles in China in October, with Buick posting its best-ever monthly sales. Buick sales gained 42% in October, with monthly sales exceeding 100,000 units for the first time. Sales of the ATS-L reached a new high for the month.

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Made-in-India car and SUV exports rise 3% in April-December, 2Ws, 3Es and CVs still in the red | Autocar Professional

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The latest data for export of made-in-India vehicles was released by industry body SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers) on January 12. The PV sector’s best-ever fiscal was FY2018 when overseas shipments of cars and SUVs had hit 748,366 units, up 14%. million units, exports are down 13% YoY (April-December 2022: 3.80

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