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Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

Green Car Congress

In 126 “mystery shopper” experiences at 82 car dealerships across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the team found that that dealers were dismissive of EVs; misinformed shoppers on vehicle specifications; omitted EVs from the sales conversation; and strongly oriented customers towards gasoline and diesel vehicle options.

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Tesla helps catapult EV sales past diesel in Europe for first time ever

Teslarati

The milestone would not have been possible without the efforts of many automotive manufacturers that have committed to building electrified powertrains, Tesla being the most prevalent. It is relatively agreed upon it seems that Norway will be the first country to completely phase petrol engines out of its factories and off of its roads.

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Who needs a V8: Zero-emission Range Rover Electric teased with epic performance and true off-road capability

EV Central

Off the beaten track, the Range Rover Electric should prove as capable as its petrol, diesel or plug-in hybrid version, although the battery-powered SUV can only wade up to 850mm in deep water, not quite the 900mm the rest of the range can.

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Volvo makes its last diesel car and puts it in a museum

Baua Electric

The final diesel-powered model was an XC90, a large SUV with a turbocharged inline 2-liter four-cylinder engine, which rolled off its production line yesterday in Torslanda, Sweden. Petrol-burning engines are soon to see the same fate. Well, not exactly of yore , but at least it’s la fin for Volvo’s contribution.

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

Cars That Think

According to the WRI’s analysis, above, Iceland, Sweden, the Netherlands, and China are the leading EV adopters after Norway. Cost parity between battery- and petrol-powered vehicles will happen by 2026 in the U.S. To make sure EV availability won’t fall short, Europe is planning to turn to Chinese manufacturers as a backstop.

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Ford doubles German production capacity of 1.0L EcoBoost to 1,000 units per day

Green Car Congress

Ford of Europe has previously announced plans to triple annual production of vehicles equipped with fuel-efficient EcoBoost petrol engines to approximately 480,000 by 2015, from 141,000 in 2011. All remaining energy required to run the Cologne plant comes from renewable sources, including three hydro-power plants in Norway and Sweden.

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Auto sales drop to new low in Norway

Push EVs

For example, petrol-only vehicles (with relatively high CO2 emissions) are now taxed much higher in Norway. That’s the reason why there was a December rush of 2,503 petrol-only units, whilst January saw just 36 units, roughly two orders of magnitude less! Their cousin, the Skoda Enyaq, came in third.

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