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Government of Québec launches $6.7B 2030 Green Economy Plan; emphasis on transportation electrification

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Light trains, urban and school buses, taxis, cars and trucks will all be gradually electrified. Over the next five years, $3.6 billion from the 2030 PEV implementation plan will be invested in the transportation sector, which alone accounts for more than 43% of Québec’s GHG emissions. In addition to this amount, there are investments of $15.8

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Just bring them: Toyota’s electric future just got sexier

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Toyota has revealed two new production EVs at the Beijing Motor Show, set to go on sale in China “within a year.” At its reveal Toyota said it: “Focuses on features that create a fun personal space for younger Generation Z customers.”

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IBM automotive study sees consumer co-creation, greater personalized driving, but not widespread fully autonomous driving by 2025

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The study forecasts that while the automotive industry will offer a greater personalized driving experience by 2025, fully autonomous vehicles or fully automated driving will not be as commonplace as some think. Personal mobility. By 2025, the vehicle will be sophisticated enough to configure itself to a driver and other occupants.

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Strategy Analytics report finds ridesharing may not negatively impact future vehicle purchases

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Ridesharing fills a niche that is convenient but will not supplant their personal vehicle. The question of how emerging transportation options like ridesharing and car-sharing will impact vehicle sales is a very complex one to answer. —Chris Schreiner, report author and Director of Syndicated Research, UXIP.

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BYD’s home city in China now has more supercharging plugs than gas pumps

Baua Electric

million people has been an electrification leader for some time; in 2017, it completely electrified its bus fleet with more than 16,000 electric buses, and its taxis became electrified in 2019. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and you share your phone number with them. The city of 12.5

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Volkswagen to invest ~$18B in China through 2022 on e-mobility, autonomy, digitalization, mobility services; new JAC-VW electric SUV

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With Didi Chuxing, Volkswagen Group China is entering the first phase of a partnership by exploring mobility projects as well as smart city, autonomous driving and robo-taxi projects. FAW-Volkswagen is building an intelligent network-connected ecosystem that will provide users with a safe, convenient and personalized experience.

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KPMG study finds autonomous vehicles & mobility services could add one trillion more vehicle miles traveled annually by 2050

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Large increases in personal miles traveled can ripple into a trillion more vehicle miles traveled. Parents like the idea of not having to play taxi for their kids,” said Silberg. These increases in personal miles traveled (PMT) can ripple into even larger fluctuations in vehicle miles traveled (VMT) as vehicle occupancy rates change.

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