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Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

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The year 2023 was the first in which China’s New Energy Vehicle (NEV) 3 industry ran without support from national subsidies for EV purchases, which have facilitated expansion of the market for more than a decade. However, the phase-out of several purchase subsidies in Germany slowed overall EV sales growth.

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The US and EU take different approaches to the threat of Chinese EV imports – Charged EVs

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percent tariff for all Chinese-made cars, and the Inflation Reduction Act creates an additional barrier with its stipulation that only EVs made in North America qualify for tax credits. Some fear that Chinese firms could do an end run around such barriers by producing EVs in places like Mexico and Brazil.)

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Jato Dynamics: global auto sales up 5.6% in 2016, SUVs continue to surge

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Declines in Japan, Russia and Brazil were offset by strong results in China and Europe, said Felipe Munoz, JATO’s Global Analyst. Expansion of the car purchase restrictions policy in China caused a slowdown in the market at the beginning of the year. Global automotive industry sales rose 5.6% in 2016 to 84.24 —Felipe Munoz.

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Study shows bamboo ethanol in China technically and economically feasible, cost-competitive with gasoline

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per gallon US) subsidy and fuel excise and value-added tax exemptions, and ( b ) a prospective future scenario with no form of government support measures. gallon US) with tax exemption and a $0.16/liter An open access paper on their study is published in Biotechnology for Biofuels. Click to enlarge. million tons in 2008.

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Stellantis announces mass layoffs in US and Europe

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He added that he believes the rationale for the layoffs was to move jobs to “low-cost countries,” with Stellantis outsourcing jobs to India, Mexico, and Brazil. A statement from an Italian union indicated that buyers in Italy at least were postponing the purchase of electric vehicles , anticipating government incentives to stimulate adoption.

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Bosch overview of global diesel markets; optimistic about US, China

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Purchasers of SUVs, who represent one of the fastest-growing segments of the auto market, almost always opt for a diesel engine. Brazil: no diesel in passenger cars. Brazil has banned the sale and use of diesel passenger cars. In general, because of the import restrictions and taxes, vehicles are very expensive in Brazil.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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In fact, China accounted for half of the worldwide growth of EV sales in 2021, and IEA writes that more EVs were purchased there in 2021 than in the entire rest of the world throughout 2020. The federal US government has expanded its electric vehicle tax credits for new and used EVs. of car sales are electric.