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IHS Markit: global auto sales to drop 22% this year

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Prior to the pandemic, Europe had already faced uncertainty on the CO 2 fleet target timetable and UK and European Union trade talks. Europe will see mixed recovery cycles, as a result of local restrictions and varied economic support and stimulus. million units in 2020—a 19.6-million-unit

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. BYD currently exports gasoline-powered cars to Africa, South America, and the Middle East, but they compete on price, not quality. More from Fortune No party for Citis owners: You and me Is it time to buy American Express?

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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I finally got hold of reported total bus fleets and bus replacement rates in Europe. For reference, in Europe, whose overall bus fleet size seems 2-3x smaller than China’s, somewhere around 2-2.5k In South America BYD seems the only E-bus act in town. E-buses were deployed. Or have subsidies been cut too quickly?

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