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J.D. Power study pegs India as 3rd largest vehicle market by 2020; small car focus

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Light-duty vehicle sales, 2010 vs. 2020. million light vehicles (passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles) were sold in India in 2010, up from just 700,000 light vehicles sold in 2000. billion—is expected to reach 11 million light-vehicle sales by 2020. Source: J.D. Click to enlarge. Power and Associates.

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Road Test: 2024 Nissan Leaf SV Plus EV

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On the Road Light in its feel, nimble and responsive, the Leaf is certainly not a sporty car, but one that easily handles all but the most challenging road conditions. If you buy and drive the Leaf SV Plus for how it was designed, expect to be grateful for the latter. coefficient of drag.

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ICCT study finds increasing gap between rated and actual passenger car fuel consumption in Europe

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However, the NEDC was not originally designed to measure fuel consumption or CO 2 emissions, and some features of the test procedure can be exploited to influence test results for those values. United Kingdom); and TCS (Switzerland). United States. —“From Laboratory to Road”. Moving forward.

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Why Businesses Should Adapt EVs to Their Fleet?

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Subsidies, tax breaks, and other incentives for electric vehicles are being offered by an increasing number of governments around the world. Several countries, ranging from China to the United Kingdom, have proposed banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars over the next twenty years and some as early as 2025.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant suggests that, since the automakers have already designed the vehicles that they will be selling in 2018, they will become more vocal in 2014 to push for changes; the firm expects the dispute to escalate, perhaps resulting in legal action. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement. H2USA, the new U.S.

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ICCT: gap between official and real-world fuel economy figures in Europe reaches ~38%; call to implement WLTP ASAP

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The analysis draws on data from a number of different sources: the user websites spritmonitor.de (Germany) and honestjohn.co.uk (United Kingdom); the leasing companies Travelcard (Netherlands) and LeasePlan (Germany); the car and consumer magazines AUTO BILD (Germany), auto motor sport (Germany), WhatCar? billion (US$4.3

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Driving Dystopia: Europe’s Low Emission Zones Aren't Going Over Well

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Ultra Low Emission Zones (ULEZ) seem to be the next step, as they’re reliant on the same camera systems and vehicle tracking used for congestion taxes. South East London’s News Shopper reported on an incident from January where a vehicle crashed after someone had cut down ULEZ cameras and street lights located on Court Road in Orpington.

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