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Global SUV trend may soon see a shift. Here’s why

Baua Electric

g/km CO2 remains significantly higher than that of smaller vehicle categories. This emission disparity could lead to potential government penalties and tax hikes, particularly in regions like Europe, where SUVs are considerably heavier than smaller cars. Maruti Suzuki anticipates a potential plateau in demand for SUVs in 2024.

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Electric vehicles sales & charging stations need in India

Electric Vehicles India

The government’s encouragement to the move by investing $14 billion on direct purchase incentives and 25% tax deductions is continued help to the consumers and the manufacturers. That will save net reduction of Exajoules of energy and 846 million tonnes of CO2 emissions over the deployed vehicles lifetime.

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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. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. Country/Average CO2 2008(g/km)/AverageCO2 2007/Rank 2007. Car makers – Ranking by average CO2 in 2008.

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2020 Electric Vehicle Industry Report Card and trends for the new year

Plug In India

For example, when you buy an EV, there is no Road Tax and Registration Fees. Their electric vehicles have completed 250 million km, which are oil and emission fee transportation, saving 25,000 metric tons of CO2 which is very impressive. And we don't expect the likes of Bajaj, Hero, Suzuki to even care.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I imagine there will be tax incentives to build green generators when were at that stage. Nuclear waste is a problem much harder to solve than CO2, and dams have quite an impact in the environment. However, I dont welcome this news. Simply, those are not the main concern for campaigners right now.