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Volvo Car Group exceeds 600,000 vehicles sold on the CMA platform

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Since the CMA-based XC40 was introduced in 2017, 302,856 units have sold. Lynk & Co, a joint venture between Volvo Cars, Zhejiang Geely Holding and Geely Automobile, introduced in 2017, had in June 2020 sold a total of 309,255 of its 01, 02, 03 and 05 models. In June 2020, it had sold a total of 35,708 CMA-based vehicles.

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EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

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The EPA report is an authoritative reference for CO 2 emissions, fuel economy, and powertrain technology trends for new personal vehicles in the United States. EPA obtains the detailed data supporting the report directly from automobile manufacturers; the agency has been collecting and maintaining these data since 1975.

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EIA: California home to almost half of US plug-in electric vehicles

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Examples of incentives include the following: California offers rebates of up to $2,500 for EVs and $1,500 for PHEVs. Washington has exempted EVs from the state''s 6.5% However, the incentive does not apply to the purchase of PHEVs. sales and use tax. The ratepayer must also install a separate meter dedicated to the PEV.

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Audi’s European sales up 6% in November; A3 e-tron PHEV sales “extremely encouraging”

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million units, up 3.4%. In light of extraordinary effects in China and the model phase-out for the first-generation Q7 in the United States, we are satisfied with our sales performance in November. to 16,700 units, despite the voluntary temporary halt to sales of diesel models. to 181,803 automobiles. This was 5.8

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Mazda’s Electric MX-30 Being Pulled From the U.S. Market

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The MX-30 EV (not to be confused with the CX-30) was always a compliance automobile. While there’s a chance the United States might someday see those versions go on sale, we recommend holding your breath. The rotary assisted PHEV doesn’t seem to be any faster and boasts an even smaller battery good for about 50 miles.&

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Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

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For corporate automobiles that also see private use, benefit-in-kind taxes are calculated as a perk on top of the base salary. This is in addition to the Value-Added Tax (VAT), which doesn’t exist in the United States but assesses taxes on the “value added” in each production stage of a good or service in the United Kingdom.

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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

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percent in the United States, according to data accumulated from Kelly Blue Book.& & While the EU does tend to lump plug-in hybrids into EV sales tabulations, the region is still outpacing the United States and Canada in terms of both PHEV and BEV volumes. In 2022, the EU estimated that 21.6-percent

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