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BNEF forecasts EVs to hit 54% of new car sales by 2040; decreasing importance of PHEVs

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The forecasters said that while plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sales will play a role in EV adoption from now to 2025, puer battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) will subsequently take over and account for the vast majority of EV sales. BNEF suggested that only in Japan will PHEVs continue to play an important role after 2030.

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Navigant forecasts global light duty electrified vehicle sales to exceed 6.0M in 2024; PEVs to account for roughly half

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vehicles that use electricity for traction, including hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and battery-electrics) will grow from 2.6 These include the dive in oil prices that began in mid-2014, as well as the phasing out of some local government purchase incentives. million vehicle sales in 2015 to more than 6.0 million in 2024.

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Roland Berger E-Mobility Index finds government subsidies for and projected sales of xEVs declining worldwide

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The index compares the development of e-mobility in seven leading car-manufacturing nations (Germany, France, Italy, US, Japan, China and South Korea) on the basis of three parameters: technology, manufacturing, and market. Forecasts for vehicle sales in China, the US and Japan have been corrected downward. Source: Roland Berger.

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Pike forecasts Asia-Pacific to be largest PEV market, with more than 1.2M units by 2015; China to represent 53% of total sales

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According to a new report from Pike Research, the various national-level initiatives and programs to promote the awareness of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Asia-Pacific region will help make the region the largest market worldwide for electrified vehicles, led by strong demand in China, Japan, and Korea. billion in 2015.

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Toyota Plug In

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T oyota President Katsuaki Watanabe made his company's intentions clear yesterday about PHEVs. Japan and Europe by 2010 By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press June 11, 2008 TOKYO -- Toyota is introducing a plug-in hybrid with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in the U.S., Event Summary Oil prices are at record highs.

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Nissan’s Big Gamble

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Those who make the decisions to forgo battery EVs in favor of plug- in hybrids only ignore a sizable market. It’s interesting to speculate regarding the relative market share of the EV in relation to the PHEV. YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Motor Co. The vehicles will be made in the United States, Japan and Europe.

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