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

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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How to Guarantee Seamless EV Charging in Shared Buildings — Right to Plug!

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:59:17 +0000

T&E analyses the regulatory framework in six countries to see how to overcome obstacles to installing chargers in apartment buildings. Charging at home will remain the most convenient and affordable way to charge an electric vehicle (EV). But while installing an EV charger at home is quite simple for people living in … [continued]

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Zeekr Sales Increase 87% in 2024!

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

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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Pony.ai To Launch Robotaxis in Hong Kong

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:45:29 +0000

Pony.ai Robotaxis Gallop to Hong Kong Pony.ai currently has 250+ robotaxis in operation in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen (without safety drivers). It’s now looking to expand into Hong Kong, following somewhat more mature rival Baidu there. In particular, Pony.ai will be operating robotaxis at the Hong Kong International Airport as … [continued]

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $12 Million to Livingston and Jefferson Parish for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:40:45 +0000

DALLAS, TEXAS (January 8, 2025) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Livingston Parish and Jefferson Parish have been selected to receive a combined total of $12,700,000 to assist in the purchase of 45 zero-emission vehicles through its first-ever Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program. “Thanks to President Biden, we are … [continued]

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

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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US Focus On Domestic EV Battery Supply Chain Pushing Tesla to Move Supplies from China to US

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 01:05:38 +0000

The most critical element of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was the broad effort to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US, and especially cleantech blue collar (or “green collar”) jobs in the fast growing EV, battery storage, and solar industries. We’ve never had such serious and impactful reshoring … [continued]

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

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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Kia Is Electrifying This Australian Open

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:08:40 +0000

Australia’s EV market is coming alive, and the big sponsor of the biggest tennis event in the country is ready to help that along. Kia is the longest running main partner at the Australian Open (in other words, its biggest sponsor), and this year it is planning to electrify the … [continued]

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