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Electric cars to account for 64 per cent of car sales by 2030

Green Cars News

light-vehicle fleet by 2030. This level of adoption is made possible by the lower purchase price and reduced per-mile driving cost of electric cars with switchable batteries as compared to gasoline-powered cars. million barrels per day, equivalent to the amount currently imported daily from the Persian Gulf region and Venezuela.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

Green Car Congress

The passenger vehicle fleet doubles to almost 1.7 It is still unclear how much more the consumer is willing to pay for an electric vehicle or what is the desired payback period, i.e. the time it takes for the fuel savings to offset the higher upfront purchase price of the vehicle. billion in 2035.

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One Million and 300 Million

Plug In Partners

“If I am president, I will immediately direct the full resources of the federal government and the full energy of the private sector to a single, overarching goal — in 10 years, we will eliminate the need for oil from the entire Middle East and Venezuela,” Obama said. “To

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

In fact, an EV in the New Zealand fleet emits 83% fewer greenhouse gases than a comparable ICEV during its time on the road. In 2021, Global EV purchases jumped to 6.6 It makes sense that during their usable life, electric vehicles are better for the environment than their ICEV counterparts, as they aren’t powered by fossil fuels.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

In fact, an EV in the New Zealand fleet emits 83% fewer greenhouse gases than a comparable ICEV during its lifetime. In 2021, Global EV purchases jumped to 6.6 It makes sense that electric vehicles are better for the environment than their ICEV counterparts, as they aren’t powered by fossil fuels.