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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

EV Sales

But that’s nothing compared to what Germany — who, to my recollection, wins its first-ever Top EV Country medal — did last year… Coming out of the first Covid lockdown, most Western European countries passed some version of a “mini green new deal” in their stimulus packages. They probably sold less EVs in 2020 than they did 5 years go.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. In July, itopened an assembly line in Japan to build its FCX Clarity. Automakers must plan for an eventual tightening of globaloil supplies and pressure to cut greenhouse gases, Fukui said.

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