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Nissan: we will comply with 2035 Aussie ICE ban

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If Australia does legislate an internal combustion engine ban in 2035 Nissan says it will be ready to comply. But more recently it has struggled to gain access to EVs because of the absence of a federally mandated CO2 emissions reduction structure and purchase subsidies. The Nissan Ariya could be in Australia in 2023 … or not.

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Toyota a winner as CO2 reduction plan introduced to parliament with less pressure on SUVs and utes

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Australia is on schedule to have a CO2 reduction scheme for motor vehicle in place by January 1 2025. Hyundai calls for more EV support under Labor’s new CO2 reduction scheme READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel!

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

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g/km, almost half that produced by diesel and petrol vehicles. At group level, Nissan Group, Renault Group, Mitsubishi and Suzuki posted average emissions lower than the total market’s average of 121.8 The average emissions of electrified vehicles, was 63.2 —Felipe Munoz. Along with Lexus brand, Toyota posted an average of 99.0

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Give us a plug! China’s GWM set to launch raft of PHEV Haval, Tank and Cannon models in Australia.

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litre turbo petrol-hybrid offering a mighty 255kW and 648Nm of torque. Aussies bought more H6s than they did Nissan X-Trails in 2023. In China, at GWM, my Spidey Senses picked up this PHEV push had as much to do with offering segment-busting performance as it did reducing CO2 emissions and improving fuel economy.

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EV sales in Norway explode ahead of policy changes

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Petrol vehicles also saw a relative sales surge ahead of increased emissions taxes. PHEV’s relatively low share was not due to their fall in volume, rather that the volume of BEVs and petrol vehicles were much higher than usual. Petrol vehicle volumes were 4x to 5x recent seasonal norms. The first is a weight tax of 12.5

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April 2023 – Plug-in car market share continues to grow in Norway

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All other powertrains lost volume YoY, with petrol-only vehicles at their 2nd lowest volume of the modern era (just 112 units), and 3rd lowest share ever, just 1.25% of the auto market. Looking at unit volumes, against the background of a 7.7% overall market drop YoY, BEVs grew volume by 3.7% to 7,471 units.

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It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes

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After years of waiting Australia will have a CO2 emissions standard by January 1 2025 officially encouraging the purchase of electric vehicles if an ambitious Albanese Labor government timetable comes to pass. A Nissan Patrol emitting 334g/km would cop a massive $19,300 penalty. The post It’s a green light for electric vehicles!

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