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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

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According to the 2024 Dealer Outlook Survey, 83 percent of respondents said the government was pushing the transition toward EVs too quickly and mucking up the auto market. Others likewise said that it should be the market driving EV sales, not pressure from the government.& Electric vehicles are exciting.

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The Biden Administration is on track to meet its 2030 EV sales goal

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The Biden Administration is on track to meet its 2030 electric vehicle (EV) sales goal, said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Granholm recently visited an electric vehicle battery plant in Moses Lake, Washington. The Biden Administration aims to have EV sales make up 50% of all car sales in the United States by 2030.

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California cumulative PEV sales at 13.4% of 2030 goal; true ZEVs at 7.6%

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Consequently, only a portion of the vehicles being counted to meet the zero emission goal—roughly half based on current sales volumes—will in fact produce zero emissions when driven. Using this more flexible interpretation that includes both true ZEVs and combustion PHEVs, total PEV sales since 2009 account for 13.4%

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CRU: lithium price downtrend continues, with disappointing EV sales in China the driver

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CRU calculates that the Li-ion battery sector accounts for 60% of lithium demand in China, of which EV and portable electronics have the largest share. With 4G handsets now representing 95% of domestic sales, market saturation has resulted in mobile phone sales through to July dropping by 5% year-to-date.

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Government of British Columbia to introduce Zero Emission Vehicle legislation in spring; 100% ZEV sales by 2040

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The provincial government has put British Columbia on a path to require the sale of all new light-duty cars and trucks to be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the year 2040. The government will introduce legislation next spring to phase in targets for the sale of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs).

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BYD profits decline 47% quarter-over-quarter in Q1 2024

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BYD sold more than 300,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the first quarter, down from 526,000 in the fourth quarter of 2024. BYD sets lower sales growth & warns of looming price war BYD delivered approximately 300,114 beds and 324,284 plug-in hybrid cars. In March 2024, BYD set lower sales growth goals for the year. .

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The Tesla effect: EV sales boom in Australia as Model Y sales soar

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Australian EV sales are soaring, with September marking the first month on record that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) outsold hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles combined. It must be said, though, that those numbers are skewed by Tesla sales, which have only recently begun being officially reported.