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Chinese Car Buyers Recently Scooped Up More EVs and PHEVs Than Gas Vehicles for the First Time

The Truth About Cars

Chinese car buyers are among the most prolific EV and PHEV buyers in the world, and the country recently saw their sales numbers eclipse those of gas vehicles for the first time. Buyers do not pay sales tax on NEV purchases, and people who replace gas cars with an electrified model can receive a scrappage credit.

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UMTRI study finds US and China could turnover more than 90% of LDV fleet to alternative powertrains by 2050 under very aggressive penetration scenarios

Green Car Congress

very aggressive model of penetration; Establish vehicles-in-use, scrappage, and sales estimates for vehicles in the fleet using the old technology/fuels and vehicles using the alternative powertrains/fuels; and. Turnover of the Chinese fleet. moderately aggressive model as a baseline, they developed a less aggressive model and a.

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Teaser: New Acura Performance Electric SUV Concept to Be Revealed At Monterey Car Week

The Truth About Cars

Chinese car buyers are among the most prolific EV and PHEV buyers in the world, and the country recently saw their sales numbers eclipse those of gas vehicles for the first time. Buyers do not pay sales tax on NEV purchases, and people who replace gas cars with an electrified model can receive a scrappage credit.

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Nepal new budget: removes tax hikes on EVs, waives renewal & road tax for 5 years

Electric Vehicles India

To encourage and promote electric vehicles and following the new budget, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has signed an MoU with a Chinese company Wanwang Digital Energy Corporation to install and maintain 50 electric vehicle charging stations across Nepal. Also read related article: Union Minister announces Vehicle Scrappage Policy .

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EVs and PHEVs outsell gas cars in China for the first time

Baua Electric

So in order to boost car sales, in late July, the Chinese government doubled cash incentives for EVs to 20,000 yuan ($2,785) and made them retroactive to April, when they were first announced. There’s also the government scrappage scheme, which provides consumers who replace their gas cars with NEVs with 20,000 yuan ($2,540).

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Are global EV sales forecast to improve by the end of 2024?

Baua Electric

As a result, other Chinese OEMs have begun rolling out new PHEVs, which will exacerbate their appeal. This was calculated assuming normal scrappage rates. PHEVs accounted for 32.1% of EV registrations in 2023. This was largely caused by high sales growth of extended-range EVs (EREVs), popularised by BYD and Li Auto.

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How will a Trump presidency impact the global EV market in 2025?

Baua Electric

Assuming normal scrappage rates, EV Volumes forecasts it will take until 2042 for half the global fleet to be electric. Furthermore, global EV-leader BYD has expansion plans for the region alongside other Chinese OEMs. PHEVs boom in China EV Volumes has again increased Chinese light-vehicle market forecast for 2024, to just under 25.8

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