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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

Green Car Congress

This represents the largest year-on-year monthly decrease since 1980, when JATO Dynamics started to collect data—even surpassing the global financial crisis in November 2008, which saw a 25% decline in sales. Registrations fell in all 27 markets, but with varying severity. million units. Some models performed better than others.

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Daimler and Geely Holding form global JV for smart; new generation of electric models

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Daimler AG and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group , the German and Chinese automotive groups, have formed a 50-50 globally focused joint venture to own, operate and further develop smart, the pioneer of small urban vehicles, as a leader in premium-electrified vehicles. Mercedes-Benz is investing €500 million on the Hambach plant.

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At CES, legacy automakers scramble to keep up in AI arms race – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Digital technology companies often test technology on customers before it is ready for sale. Mercedes-Benz has launched a “beta program” to test how ChatGPT artificial-intelligence technology can help drivers have more natural dialogue with the vehicle’s infotainment systems.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

We update this list regularly because the market is changing so quickly. We’ll try to keep this up-to-date as the EV market continues to evolve. Plug-ins are trending in key markets around the country, although much of the action remains focused in California and other West Coast states. Let us know what you think.

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 4: Chinese-Assembled Vehicles Will Not Be Eligible for Tax Credit

EV Adoption

China is the largest market in the world for passenger vehicles but its government also has very aggressive goals to dominate the global automotive stage as cars and trucks transition into hardware and software on wheels that are powered by batteries. What Is the Longer Term Impact of the Tax Credit Loss?

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Tesla mystery solved: Exactly how much power your Model 3 and Model Y produces in Australia revealed

EV Central

Keep in mind that Tesla doesn’t quote power and torque outputs in its marketing material. Looking to China Key to the performance outputs is the Chinese owner’s manuals for the Model 3 and Model Y. That’s one reason a Porsche Taycan or Mercedes-Benz EQE53 AMG makes less power once the battery has a lower state of charge.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

Yet, even with the global EV market share projected to grow from only about 2.6 percent of auto sales today to some 20 to 25 percent of sales by 2030, not all competitors will be winners in a world soon to be awash in electric vehicles. Additional vehicle elements are also simplified. The Tesla EV has only around 20 such parts.