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Canada looks to Norway for lessons in how to manage the transition to EVs – Charged EVs

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Norway is the world’s undisputed EV capital—roughly a quarter of all cars on its roads are now EVs, and the country is on track to end the sale of gas and diesel cars by 2025. Norway started down the electrification path over a decade ago, beginning with several policies meant to encourage consumers to buy EVs.

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Yara to start operating the world’s first battery-electric container ship, prepared for autonomous operation

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Yara Birkeland ( earlier post )—the world’s first battery- electric container ship, prepared for autonomous operation—has departed for its maiden voyage in the Oslo fjord. The autonomous ship will sail within 12 nautical miles from the coast, between 3 ports in southern Norway. Photos: VARD. million (US$15.2

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SEAT to introduce 500 km MEB-based EV, Leon PHEV in 2020

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SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will introduce its first fully electric vehicle in 2020. In addition, the brand will remain committed to vehicles powered with compressed natural gas (CNG) as well as internal combustion engines. SEAT is going to launch one new car every six months until 2020. —Luca de Meo.

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U.S. pace of EV adoption rivals rate of California: analysis

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Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) are gaining traction in auto markets across the world, and new data shows that U.S. The news comes following a California mandate banning the sale of new gas cars by 2035 enacted last year. adoption rates could be set to skyrocket in the years to come. A number of U.S. If the U.S.

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Toyota’s greenwashing AI ‘eco-copilot’ is fake, but the prank makes a real point

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Now, Toyota has entered their sights largely due to the company’s refusal to take electric vehicles seriously, its reliance on gas-powered hybrids, and its marketing campaigns that exist to create confusion about electric vehicles and channel consumers into dirtier fossil-powered vehicles.

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Norwegian shipping industry pursuing battery-powered ships

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In 2015, these will be followed by the world’s largest electric ferry, which will regularly cross Norway’s largest fjord. 15 years ago, the Norwegian cluster was looking into opportunities for gas-fueled ships. Today, Norway is the front-runner when it comes to LNG-fueled ships.

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Volkswagen delivered 394,000 EVs in 2023, accounting for less than 9% of total sales

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The Volkswagen brand handed over 394K EVs in 2023 The Volkswagen brand announced fully electric vehicle sales grew by 21.1% Its largest markets included China, Germany, the US, the UK, Sweden, France, Norway, and Belgium. 4 electric SUVs were handed over (+84.2% in 2023, with around 394,000 EVs handed over. 2023 VW ID.4

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