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South Africa Introduces Tax Incentives to Encourage Local Production of Electric Vehicles

January 10, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, Manufacturing, policy & politics, South Africa, south africa evs

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:38:21 +0000

There are calls for wider incentives, including the reduction of import duties levied on EV imports, in South Africa. The automobile manufacturing sector is a critical pillar of South Africa’s economy. The country’s automotive industry contributes 5.3% to GDP (3.2% manufacturing and 2.1% retail). In 2023, the export of vehicles … [continued]

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Rebirth of the PHEV? New Wave of PHEVs with 50kWh Batteries in China

January 10, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, lynk & co 900, lynk co, phev

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:24:06 +0000

Plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) divide opinion all the time, as they have for years. A lot of people feel that with the way BEV tech has advanced in recent times, PHEVs are no longer needed as a transition option to full electric. However, as Dr. Maximilian Holland says, “BEVs … [continued]

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Mexico Plans To Manufacture Low-Cost Electric Vehicles By Olinia

January 10, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, olinia

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:53:31 +0000

When the opening game of the 2026 World Cup kicks off in Mexico City on June 11, 2026, Mexico plans to present a domestically manufactured electric vehicle from Olinia to the millions of people who will be following the tournament. Maybe the thought of yet another EV manufacturer doesn’t grab … [continued]

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In-Wheel Electric Motors From Donut Labs & Elaphe Debut At CES 2025

January 10, 2025 admin ces 2025, clean transport, donut lab, elaphe, electric cars, hybrid electric cars, in-wheel motor

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:18:58 +0000

Two companies have brought versions of their in-wheel motors to CES 2025 hoping to attract attention from manufacturers.

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South Africa’s ICE Vehicle Exports Decline by 23% In 2024

January 10, 2025 admin africa, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev production, green economy, Manufacturing, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:51:40 +0000

Growing competition from EVs in key markets cited as one of the reasons for sharp decline. Six years ago, I wrote an article on how South Africa could miss out on the massive opportunities from the EV transition if the country did not act fast enough. That’s because the auto … [continued]

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EVs At 29.6% Share In France — Renault 5 Poised For The Lead?

January 10, 2025 admin clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, France, france ev market share, france ev sales, france ev transition, hybrid electric cars, market research, phev, renault 5, renault scenic, research, tesla, tesla model y

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:09:18 +0000

December’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 29.6% share in France, down from 30.1% year on year. BEVs lost volume YoY, in a hold-back ahead of tougher emissions requirements in 2025. PHEVs and plugless HEVs both saw YoY growth. Overall auto volume was 183,661 units, up 1.5% YoY. The Tesla … [continued]

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Zeekr Sales Increase 87% in 2024!

January 9, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, zeekr, zeekr 7gt, zeekr 7x

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:53:48 +0000

Zeekr, a young electric vehicle brand under the enormous Geely Holding Group umbrella, had a tremendous end of 2024, and a great year overall. In fact, it even beat XPENG’s and NIO’s great numbers, in volume terms and percentage growth terms. Zeekr sold 27,190 vehicles in December, a 102% increase … [continued]

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Mexico To Build Its Own Cheap Electric Car — Forget Tesla

January 9, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Mexico, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:47:27 +0000

You read that right. Mexico — the country — has gotten tired of waiting for Tesla to build a factory and produce cheap electric cars there, and it’s going to build cheap electric cars itself! Well, correction, it will do with with a private sector partner in a unique public-private … [continued]

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Automakers Hit with Big Fines for Not Selling Enough Electric Cars in UK? Conflicting Reports

January 9, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev mandates, hybrid electric cars, policy & politics, uk

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 03:03:36 +0000

Okay, I’m going to split this article into two parts. The first part is based on some mainstream auto industry reporting on the topic. The second part is going to add more context. UK Automakers vs. EV Sales Targets Automakers selling cars in the UK had to reach 22% EV … [continued]

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Survey Shows Significant Differences in EV Life & Interests in China, Germany, & USA

January 9, 2025 admin autonomous vehicles, China, clean transport, consumer technology, deloitte, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev surveys, GERMANY, market research, research, smartphone apps, US

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:40:10 +0000

Looking through Deloitte’s 2025 Global Automotive Consumer Study more closely today, some things jumped out at me on differences between the Chinese, German, and US EV markets. We already covered the obvious one from China being a more mature EV market — many more people plan to buy a BEV … [continued]

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