Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Turnover of the US fleet under the three models of penetration. A less aggressive approach yielded fleet turnover rates of 60% or more for most countries, while a moderately aggressive approach yielded fleet turnover rates of more than 80% for most countries. Turnover of the Chinese fleet. Source: Belzowski and McManus.

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Drive Electric

MAY 15, 2022

Drive Electric Chair Mark Gilbert says, “If you watch the global automotive market – we’ve been seeing for some time that EV technology will replace petrol and diesel cars. A vehicle scrappage scheme. Globally, more than $400 billion has been invested in the EV sector in the last decade. A social leasing programme.

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Emissions New Zealand Future Electric Vehicles 52

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

The UK’s car scrappage scheme may have been dubbed a resounding success by the majority of car manufacturers and consumers alike, but it hasn’t won plaudits from all corners. There are ominous questions looming too, as to what the motor industry will do when the scrappage scheme ends. The Green Piece: Tuesday 6 October, 2009.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Vehicle replacement schemes such as the “cash for clunkers” program in the US and the “scrappage scheme” in the UK have featured prominently in the economic stimulation packages initiated by many governments to cope with the global economic crisis—at least 13 countries have deployed such schemes.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

Since the onset of the global economic crisis most of us have been cutting back to save cash wherever we can. In the US, Chrysler and General Motors fell into bankruptcy; while in Japan even its major automakers have been left reeling from significant profit falls. Part of the swing in culture has been a downturn in new car sales.

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Green Cars Green Nissan Cars 55

Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Do you support the target to make 30 per cent of the light vehicle fleet zero-emissions vehicles by 2035, and the associated actions? . The New Zealand light vehicle fleet, including light commercial vans and trucks, makes up 80 per cent of our transport emissions. . There are 3.5 million passenger vehicles in New Zealand.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2015

Millions of new cars sold in middle and low income countries fail to meet the UN’s basic safety standards for front and side impacts, according to international automotive safety watchdog Global NCAP (New Car Assessment Program). —Global NCAP Chairman Max Mosley. This is entirely unacceptable.

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