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Ansys releases pre-lockdown global survey on vehicle electrification

Green Car Congress

Before the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, engineering simulation software company Ansys commissioned a global survey of 16,037 adults resulting in some insights about consumer attitudes toward vehicle electrification. Nearly one-third of those surveyed already own an EV or plan to buy one within five years.

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Buy An EV & Fulfill Your New Year’s Resolutions

CleanTechnica EVs

Will you pledge to reduce your carbon footprint and to be a good global citizen when you make your New Year's resolutions? Buying an EV can help you achieve those goals.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

Baua Electric

And yet it acknowledges that EV drivers shouldn’t be buying as many tires as they are. Michelin sees a future in which its tires might be more expensive but last much longer and be much less impactful on the environment. The tire maker Michelin provides original-equipment tires for seven out of 10 EVs sold in the U.S. As the U.K.

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‘Buy Tesla’: Goldman Sachs defines investments as the Age of Oil closes

Teslarati

Buy Tesla” $TSLA pic.twitter.com/H8lXZGwnyV. Global logistics, travel, and business all currently depend on fossil fuels to keep things moving globally. This is all about innovation with a focus on returns for our business, our customers, and the environment,” Juan Perez, UPS Chief Information and Engineering Officer said.

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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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The outbreak of COVID-19 has already impacted the automotive industry significantly, according to JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of global automotive data and insight. Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 We have to remember that the industry was already operating in a challenging environment, especially towards the end of last year.

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Ford poll finds Europeans want freedom of car ownership, but worry about traffic, cost of driving, environment

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A new Ford Motor Company-sponsored poll of 6,000 people across Europe found that most Europeans remain committed to car ownership, but have growing concerns about traffic congestion, the cost of driving and the environment. 72% say fuel efficiency is one of the areas they consider most when buying a car. Earlier post.). billion (US$5.2

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IHS Markit: global commercial vehicle production to drop 22% in 2020 in wake of COVID-19

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IHS Markit is forecasting that global commercial vehicle production (GVW 4-8) volumes in 2020 compared to 2019 will be down 22% (more than 650,000 units) to 2.6 These forecasts are informed by the latest IHS Markit global economic forecast updates, which reflect a 3.0% decline in global real GDP in 2020.

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