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Analysis: EVs will top two-thirds of global car sales by 2030

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EV sales will accelerate rapidly over the next few years, topping two-thirds of global car sales by 2030, the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) predicts. In research presented ahead of Climate Week NYC, analysts predict that EV sales will increase at least sixfold by 2030 to a market share of 62% to 86% of new car sales.

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EVs Are The Only Bright Spot In Global Efforts To Reach Net Zero Emissions

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The success of EVs toward meeting zero emissions climate goals shows "that rapid change to address climate change is possible." The post EVs Are The Only Bright Spot In Global Efforts To Reach Net Zero Emissions appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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BNEF report: EV sales headed for 5.6M in 2021 as automakers target 40M per year by 2030

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Passenger electric vehicle sales are set to jump more than 80% in 2021 to 5.6 The Factbook documents the progress that has been made towards global net-zero emissions in the road transport sector. The Factbook documents the progress that has been made towards global net-zero emissions in the road transport sector.

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15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

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Fifteen countries have agreed to work together toward 100% zero-emission new truck and bus sales by 2040. Participants in this coordinated global effort agree that zero-emission trucks and buses are essential to reducing transport emissions, mitigating climate change, improving air quality, reducing the use of fossil fuels and energy costs.

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ABB E-mobility unveils HVC360 for fleet charging

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Despite comprising just 4% of vehicles, buses and trucks contribute 40% of global transport emissions, making their rapid electrification a vital step in the decarbonization process. of total bus sales. Another example of HVC360’s global near-term potential can be found in the haulage industry. of the truck market as a whole.

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EV Sales Growing, But Need Support To Grow Even Faster, IEA Says

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Global EV sales grew 41% last year, but must accelerate even faster to meet climate and energy goals, the International Energy Agency said Thursday. Under current trends, 145 million EVs, including cars, trucks, and busses, will be on the world’s roads by 2030, approximately 7% of the total fleet.

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Chalmers study: ban on sales of fossil-fuel cars greatly reduces lifecycle GHG mainly due to tailpipe emissions; risk of carbon leakage in manufacturing

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If a ban were introduced on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars, and they were replaced by electric cars, the result would be a significant reduction in lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions primarily due to reduced tailpipe CO 2 emissions, according to a new lifecycle study by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

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