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EV RUC Changes in New Zealand

Drive Electric

BEV and PHEV owners will be required to purchase RUC on or after 1 April 2024. There will be a two-month transition period to give time for EV drivers/owners to purchase RUC before enforcement begins. RUCs will be pre-purchased in blocks of 1,000km online or from the likes of VTNZ or AA. How does this affect current EV owners?

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[Press Release] The compelling case for EV incentives

Drive Electric

It could also increase costs to the economy by between $900m and $3.5b, mainly from importing more fossil fuel. What this research shows is that there are costs associated with doing so, both to the economy and to emissions. The clear implication is that we need an alternative form of EV incentive. “A MtCO2e out to 2030. ●

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IEA: global energy efficiency progress drops to slowest rate since start of decade

Green Car Congress

Primary energy intensity—an indicator of how much energy is used by the global economy—improved by just 1.2% However, this gain has been offset primarily by users’ purchasing decisions and behavior. Global primary energy demand rose by 2.3% In the United States, primary demand increased for the first time since 2014.

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CNG car and SUV sales jump 29% in first 10 months of FY2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

While retail offtake in the first two months of FY2024 was soft, customer purchases from June 2023 through to January 2024 have been on the upswing. What’s also driving the consumer shift to CNG models is the unchanged (since May 2022) high price of petrol (Rs 106.29 cheaper than petrol and Rs 18.25 cheaper than diesel.

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2024 Genesis GV80 Review

Baua Electric

Overview GENESIS has introduced its updated GV80 and new GV80 Coupe range to the Australian market this month, the refreshed large segment luxury SUV range now rationalised to offer all-wheel drive V6 petrol power only, the four-cylinder petrol and six-cylinder diesel now axed from the Aussie line-up. litre petrol and 3.0-litre

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Spring is sprung in France

Push EVs

Petrol share however took up some of the slack, and grew to 40.4%, the highest level seen since July 2021! Outlook The French economy is not in a great place, but better than many of its neighbours. The auto market, with 22% YoY growth in April, is thus outperforming other areas of the economy and is a relative bright spot.

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Average fuel economy on the up

Green Cars News

The average fuel economy of new light duty vehicles bought in the USA leapt from October 2007 to April 2009 from 20.2mpg to 21.3mpg. According to Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute, both the unemployment rate and the cost of petrol influenced buyers’ decisions with regards to the fuel economy of their vehicles.