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Driving Dystopia: Pickup Sales Are Probably Going to Decline in the UK

The Truth About Cars

For corporate automobiles that also see private use, benefit-in-kind taxes are calculated as a perk on top of the base salary. The Ford Ranger is the country’s best-selling example, with 18,679 registrations for a 45.5 Previous rates didn’t even include battery powered automobiles. million units in 2016 to just 1.6

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What Part Do EVs Play in the Federal Net-Zero Emissions Target?

Clean Fleet Report

Are electric vehicles (EVs) the answer to the automobile industry’s role? In 2016, nearly 200 countries ratified the Paris Agreement, an international treaty to reduce emissions and slow global warming. How Do Automobiles Contribute to GHG Emissions? However, the tide is turning toward battery-electric cars.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

Since then Daimler , Ford Motor Company , General Motors , Stellantis and Volkswagen Group, have committed an additional $152 billion in investments, a sum four times their combined 2019 operating profits. Yet, even with the global EV market share projected to grow from only about 2.6 Each option has its own strengths and weaknesses.

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EV Charging: A Look at the International Landscape

EV Connect

Europe Is Getting Organized In February 2021 , the European Union was advised by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association that binding targets should be set to have one million electric vehicle charging stations set up by 2024 and three million in place by 2029.