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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

The Truth About Cars

According to the 2024 Dealer Outlook Survey, 83 percent of respondents said the government was pushing the transition toward EVs too quickly and mucking up the auto market. As for dealers, there’s some amount of disagreement as to what’s holding EVs back. Electric vehicles are exciting.

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Majority of dealers complain US is bringing them too fast into the EV future

Baua Electric

Ford F-150 Lightning (Source: Ford) A strong majority of car dealers complain the US government’s strategy is bringing them too fast into the electric vehicle future. The concerns about dealers have proved warranted. 83 percent of the dealers surveyed said that they believe the federal government is pushing them into EVs too fast.

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CARB launches $25M pilot program to help small trucking fleets transition to zero-emission technologies

Green Car Congress

Dealers and their financing partners, leasing and rental companies, or truck-as-a-service providers can serve as providers. Providers and dealers who are interested in offering assistance through the new Innovative Small e-Fleet pilot to their small fleet customers are invited to attend a webinar for dealers and providers set for 20 July.

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Performance Team orders 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks

Green Car Congress

The significant reduction of noise and vibrations also creates a best-in-class, clean and comfortable working environment for drivers. The acquisition of the new Volvo VNR Electric models is part of Maersk’s Environment Social Governance (ESG) strategy to decarbonize logistics.

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AVTOVAZ trying to work around Renault pull-out

Green Car Congress

Regarding its stake in AVTOVAZ, Renault Group said that it is assessing the available options, taking into account the current environment, while acting responsibly towards its 45,000 employees in Russia. The Renault Group suspended its industrial activities in Russia on 23 March ( earlier post ).

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Use of leaded gasoline officially ends worldwide

Green Car Congress

This development follows an almost two-decades-long campaign by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)-led global Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV). Tetraethyl lead was used as a gasoline additive to improve engine performance. By the 1970s, almost all gasoline produced around the world contained lead.

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Hyundai Europe teams up with Amazon to meet customer demands

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We believe the new digital hub will provide an innovative way to introduce prospective customers to the Hyundai brand through a shopping experience they are already accustomed to, all while continuing to support local dealers,” noted Nils Gräf , the Managing Director of Amazon Ads in Germany. The partnership centered on three main pieces.

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