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Volvo Cars calls for global standardized electric car charging, joins CharIN CCS effort

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Volvo Cars believes the global automotive industry should strive towards the introduction of a standardized charging infrastructure for electric cars, said Dr. Peter Mertens, the company’s Senior Vice President for Research & Development.

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Toyota keeps world’s top-selling automaker crown in 2023, sells 1.12 crore cars

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Read more Toyota held the pole position in global passenger vehicle sales hart in 2023, while BYD grabbed the top spot in global electric car sales pushing Tesla to second position. crore units of passenger vehicles globally in 2023, keeping the top-selling automaker crown to itself. lakh units. per cent to 1.12

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Toyota Chairman says full EV transition isn’t the answer, advocates for hybrids

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By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 25 Jan 2024, 09:35 AM Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda said electric vehicles will reach a maximum market share of 30% globally. Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda said electric vehicles will reach a maximum market share of 30% globally.

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

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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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Study: EVs cannot succeed without developing parallel supercharging networks

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million automobiles were sold in the United States in 2019, of which only about 245,000 were battery-powered electric vehicles, researchers said. General Motors, the researchers said, spent $1 billion developing its first electric car, and another $1.2 billion developing its electric passenger cars.

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Are Rising EV Inventories Proof Nobody Wants Them?

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Despite elevated fuel prices, aggressive marketing, and most companies vowing to transition toward building electrified automobiles exclusively, America has an EV supply of more than 100 days on dealer lots. Others are global models that are poorly suited to the North American market (too small, bad range).

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DLR and Wuppertal publish comprehensive global analysis of e-mobility technologies, outlook and lifecycle assessments

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The analysts also found nearly 52,000 publications and 82,000 patents in the field of hybrid and electric vehicles over a period of 10 years. At the moment, the automobile industry in Japan and the United States is pioneering the development of marketable vehicle models; they also produce the highest-selling models on the market.

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