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April 2023 – Plug-in car market share continues to grow in Norway

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All other powertrains lost volume YoY, with petrol-only vehicles at their 2nd lowest volume of the modern era (just 112 units), and 3rd lowest share ever, just 1.25% of the auto market. Recall that new tax changes have applied from January 1st. PHEVs, with their middling emissions ratings, are taxed somewhere in between.

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Honda to increase green car output

Green Cars News

It will also boost production at a plant in Saitama Prefecture, where the Fit and Freed minivan are made. The move comes after Japan lowered taxes on fuel efficient cars to push consumers into swapping their old cars for newer, greener alternatives from home-grown manufacturers including Toyota, Honda and Nissan.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

People will likely not buy plug-ins without big federal tax breaks." ( Reuters ) 11/29/06 [In response to GMs announcement at the LA Auto Show], Ford Group marketing manager Cisco Codina said the answer for now is full hybrids, like the latest version of its Ford Escape hybrid SUV unveiled at the show. ( The biggest barrier is the battery."

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

↓ ↑ report 10 Pixls 11:45PM (4/09/2009) well i think, in a perfect world there would be some level of uniformity to the batteries per car of course not all cars would have the same pack, that would be impossible, but perhaps, an SUV pack, a sport pack, minivan pack, and like regular car or something. When you need to haul.