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EVs offsetting oil demand, upcycled electric garbage truck, Mach-E recall: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

EV adoption has helped avoid 3% of global oil demand. Shoppers aren’t trusting Tesla as much as traditional automakers, but EV options are lacking. We look at a recycled recycling truck—electric, of course. And a recall of the Mach-E is another testament to the effectiveness of over-the-air updates.

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1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that’s curbed oil demand – IEA

Electrek

Without EVs, solar, wind, and nuclear, the global rise in emissions in the last five years would have been three times larger, new International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis shows.

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Gas War: U.S. Oil Companies Accused of Price Fixing With OPEC, Increasing Inflation

The Truth About Cars

shale oil firms purposefully colluded with the government of Saudi Arabia to fix oil prices between 2021 and 2023. From BIG : Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission released evidence confirming that collusion played a serious role in hiking oil prices at that time. Since the U.S. Since the U.S.

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Scout $40,000 SUV, Tesla price cut, Mercedes eSprinter, SUVs and global CO2: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

SUVs are fueling global oil demand, and electric SUVs aren’t solving it. VW’s Scout electric SUV brand comes out and teases its first model, due in 2026. Mercedes readies its eSprinter for more range and a wide range of uses. And Tesla cuts prices again. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that’s curbed oil demand – IEA

Baua Electric

Photo: Tesla Without EVs, solar, wind, and nuclear, the global rise in emissions in the last five years would have been three times larger, new International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis shows. Renewables curbed emissions rise in 2023 The bad news is that energy-related emissions rose in 2023. Get started here. –

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Oil Is At The Mercy Of Financial Markets

Green Car Congress

Oil prices regained more ground on Wednesday, pushed higher after equity markets rebounded from an initial selloff at the start of 2019 trading. WTI and Brent posted strong gains, each up more than 3 percent by midday in New York, but come largely after U.S. Still, the cuts could put a floor beneath oil prices. “A Trump said.

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Gas War: Biden Admin Decides Against Refilling Dwindling Oil Reserves, Citing High Prices

The Truth About Cars

The Biden administration has decided against purchasing oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after promising to refill the nation’s emergency energy supply after it reached a 40-year low. This news does not bode well as we head into the summer months when fuel prices tend to be higher. million barrels late last month.

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