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Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

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The results of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of greenhouse gas emissions and primary energy demand of the cars tested by Green NCAP in 2022 show that the current and continuous trend towards larger and heavier cars, significantly increases the negative impact on climate and energy demand.

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Lightning eMotors to deliver 126 electric commercial vehicles to Macnab EV Sales

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Lightning eMotors signed a contract with Macnab EV Sales Corp. to deliver 126 vehicles to the Canadian commercial vehicle distributor by the end of 2023. The full order of 126 vehicles includes ZEV3 cargo and passenger van configurations and ZEV4 shuttle buses.

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Green Scout developing 6-wheel electric amphibious all-terrain vehicle

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Moscow-based startup Green Scout is developing a 6-wheel electric amphibious all-terrain vehicle (ATV). Development of the all-terrain vehicle began in 2017; an experimental prototype was manufactured in winter 2019, and a presentation model was demonstrated in summer 2020. The ATV is 1.8m

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Volkswagen ID.4 sales jump 254.2% in Q1 2023; 14.4% of all new vehicle sales

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Sales of the ID.4 of all new vehicle sales for the period. of new sales. 4 sales in Q1 2023 to local assembly in Chattanooga being able to serve high demand. 4 sales in Q1 2023 to local assembly in Chattanooga being able to serve high demand. Volkswagen currently has only one EV on the US market: the ID.4.

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Volvo Cars Q1 sales up 10% to 162,938 units; all-electric vehicles took 18% share

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Volvo Cars reported sales of 162,938 cars for Q1 2023, up 10% compared to the same period last year. The sales growth was mainly led by the company’s fully electric cars. Sales of the all-electric cars were up 140% year-on-year. Sales in the US grew by 16% in the first three months of the year to 26,483 cars.

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DOE: light-duty plug-in electrified vehicle sales in US nearly doubled from 2020 to 2021

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Sales of new light-duty plug-in electric vehicles, including all-electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), nearly doubled from 308,000 in 2020 to 608,000 in 2021, according to data gathered by the US Department of Energy (DOE). from the sales in January 2021.

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Ford posted record electrified vehicle sales in January

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Ford electrified vehicle sales in January grew almost 4 times faster than the overall electrified segment. With a total of 13,169 vehicles sold, Ford electrified vehicles were up 167.2, The Mustang family of vehicles, Mustang and the all-electric Mach-E, produced sales of 8,041—up 76.3% of segment.

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