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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

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A study by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) shows that state electric vehicle incentives are playing a significant early role in reducing the effective cost of ownership and driving electric vehicle sales. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. —Jin et al. Earlier post.).

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Barbados receiving 35 BYD electric buses; first electric bus fleet for public transport in the Caribbean

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BYD delivered the first electric bus fleet for public transport in the Caribbean, opening up an exciting new chapter in the region’s efforts to tackle climate change. The bus delivery is an important milestone for the Barbados National Climate Change Plan, which sets a goal of 100% renewable energy and carbon neutrality by 2030.

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U of Toronto study finds US electrification of LDV fleet not a silver bullet for tackling climate change in vehicle sector

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The paper is published in the journal Nature Climate Change. A lot of people think that a large-scale shift to EVs will mostly solve our climate problems in the passenger vehicle sector. As a test market, they chose the United States, which is second only to China in terms of passenger vehicle sales.

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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to hit the 90 percent EV target, sales of all new ICE vehicles across the U.S. Greenpeace , on the other hand, argues that sales of all diesel and petrol vehicles, including hybrids, must end by 2030 to meet such a target. For the U.S. must cease by 2038 at the latest, according to research company BloombergNEF (BNEF).

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UCS analysis finds Hyundai-Kia with best sales-weighted new vehicle environmental performance in US in 2013

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In its sixth sales-weighted analysis of emissions from 8 major automakers’ 2013 model year vehicles, the Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) latest Automaker Rankings report found that Hyundai-Kia unseated Honda as the “Greenest Automaker.” Climate Change Coal Emissions Fuel Efficiency' Click to enlarge.

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BYD lands largest ever electric bus order in Finland; 106 buses for Nobina

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The figures make a significant contribution to helping reverse climate change, and highlight BYD’s and Nobina’s commitment to delivering a sustainable transport solution. After five years operating the pure-electric BYD brand, Nobina has racked-up more than seven million electric kilometers (over 4.3

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Volvo Cars launches all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; all cars to be pure electric by 2030

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By 2025, Volvo Cars aims for 50% of its global sales volume to consist of fully electric cars, with the rest hybrids. It will allow us to meet the expectations of our customers and be a part of the solution when it comes to fighting climate change. By 2030, it plans for every car it sells to be pure electric.

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