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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

Green Cars News

Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “Car makers can build green cars, but they need us to buy them. Slovenia / 156 / 156 / 11. Malta / 147 / 148 / 3. Belgium / 148 / 153 / 5. Spain / 148 / 153 / 6.

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

Green Car Congress

Estonia deciding to buy 500 MiEVs in 2012 or Belgium offering high financial incentives but perhaps not to the right market, noted lead author Will Sierzchula. These differences are likely explained by country-specific factors—e.g., EV adoption was operationalized as national market shares of electric vehicles.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

EVs are a technology that are now proven, are increasingly price competitive, and will be the future of the automotive industry. Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. Consumer concerns are shifting from upfront price and range anxiety. .

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

Baua Electric

Analysts at American Express Global Business Travel say that average ticket prices across all regions are not expected to change significantly. Reasons for the falling prices include increased airplane capacity — the number of seats on a given route — and a drop in the cost of jet fuel. But airline capacity, Ms. Finally, A.I.

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