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Volkswagen Group — King of Electric Car Sales in Europe

CleanTechnica EVs

It’s hard to take a gigantic oil tanker and transform it into an electric aircraft. It’s easier to just build an electric aircraft from scratch. Tesla had no easy task getting to where it’s gotten, but it can certainly be argued that Volkswagen (and Ford and GM and BMW, etc.)

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China’s Oil & Gas Giant Sinopec Says Peak Oil Demand Already Happened In China

CleanTechnica EVs

Half of the world's economy has already reached peak gasoline and diesel demand while electric vehicle deliveries in every segment are shooting through the roof.

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Civil Society Calls on EU Policymakers to Support More Ambitious Car & Van CO2 Targets

CleanTechnica EVs

Electric cars are crucial to significantly and rapidly reduce our oil consumption, say 51 NGOs from 12 countries ahead of crucial vote on raising emissions standards. Next week’s vote on EU clean car rules could help pave the way to European energy independence and make significant gains for the environment, […].

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VinFast Enters Europe, Austrian Post Ditches Fossil Fuels — EV News Today

CleanTechnica EVs

Electric Cars, Vans, and Aircraft VinFast and Pininfarina detail VF 8 and VF 9 designs VinFast signs memorandum of understanding with LeasePlan for customer leasing options in Europe Opel […]. Below are some hot EV news stories — and a few opinion pieces — from the past few days.

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When Will Electric Cars Start To Outsell Fossil-Fuel Vehicles? Projections Are All Over The Map

CleanTechnica EVs

By Charles Morris In this day and age, just about everyone who’s paying attention — even stalwarts of the auto and oil industries — acknowledges that vehicle electrification is the future. Originally posted on EVANNEX. But how far in the future are we talking about? Forecasts are all over the map.

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BCG study finds conventional automotive technologies have high CO2 reduction potential at lower cost; stiff competition for electric cars

Green Car Congress

Advanced combustion technologies alone could reduce CO 2 tailpipe emissions by 40% from current average levels for new-vehicle fleets of 250 to 270 grams per kilometer (g/km) in the United States, 150 to 170 g/km in Europe, 130 to 140 g/km in Japan, and 200 to 215g/km in China, according to the analysis. Source: BCG. Source: BCG.

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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

Clean Fleet Report

One of these remarkable initiatives is the introduction of electric cars. Electric cars are a current trend. In 2019, the sales of electric vehicles totaled 1.1 million worldwide during the first half of the year, according to Edison Electric Institute. Europe and China. Say Goodbye to Fuel Costs.