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Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

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A team from Cornell, with a colleague from Paul Scherrer Institute, has analyzed the trade-off between the decarbonization potential of the road transportation sector and its critical metal requirement from the demand-side perspective in 48 major countries committing to decarbonize their road transportation sectors aided by electric vehicles (EVs).

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43% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — March 2024 Sales Report

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Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 743,000 sales (in a 1.7-million-unit million-unit overall market). Looking deeper at the numbers, BEVs were up 16%, while PHEVs did even better, jumping 62% in March. That’s up 29% year over year (YoY). Breaking down plugin sales.

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Toyota to debut 2 BEVs, 1 PHEV for US this year; says research shows BEVs & PHEVs have similar environmental benefits

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Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) plans to debut three new electrified models—two BEVs and a PHEV—in the US market this year. Toyota currently has more than 40% share of the total alternative fuel vehicle market, which includes a 75% share of the fuel cell market and a 64% share of hybrids and plug-ins.

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Volkswagen Introduces New Plug-In Hybrid Powertrain While China Embraces PHEVs

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Plug-in hybrid cars are suddenly the hottest thing in the new car market as customers shy away from electric cars. The post Volkswagen Introduces New Plug-In Hybrid Powertrain While China Embraces PHEVs appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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China Electric Car Market — 31% Market Share In May!

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BYD achieves another record month Plugin vehicles continue to be all the rage in the Chinese auto market. They scored over 403,000 registrations in May, with plugin hybrids (PHEVs) surging 187% year over year (YoY) […]. With the end of the covid lockdowns, plugins went back to the fast lane, growing 109% year over year (YoY).

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Tesla takes No.2 spot in China’s overall NEV market, CPCA ranking reveals

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Being a pure electric vehicle maker, Tesla is immediately handicapped since China’s NEV segment includes both battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV). market share in the country’s NEV sector. market share. It should be noted, of course, that BYD sells both BEVs and PHEVs.

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UC Davis study finds discontinuance rate of 21% for California PHEV adopters, 19% for BEV adopters

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For respondents that discontinued PHEV ownership 19% are unlikely to purchase one, 12.4% PHEV discontinuance is related to being female; living in a multi-unit dwelling; having fewer household vehicles; dissatisfaction with the convenience of charging; purchase price and vehicle running costs; and undertaking more long-distance trips.

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