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XPENG Goes to Indonesia
I just reported earlier today on XPENG’s exploding sales in February. It had 570% sales growth in February 2025 compared to February 2024. Now it’s entering another big market, Indonesia. Earlier today, XPENG launched in the country of 281 million. XPENG will even produce the X9 and G6 in Indonesia … [continued]
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EU to Gift Weaker Climate Targets to Car Industry in Return for No Commitments
T&E reaction to Ursula von der Leyen statement on Automotive Dialogue. The EU Commission will weaken the 2025 CO2 target for carmakers by allowing them to comply over three years instead of one, President Ursula von der Leyen said today. The measure, which still needs to be passed by EU governments and … [continued]
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Half of New EU City Buses Were Zero-Emission in 2024
Zero-emission sales to reach 100% by 2027 if growth rate continues Nearly half (49%) of all new EU city buses were zero-emission (ZE) in 2024, making city buses one of the early success stories of the European Green Deal. Sales exceeded T&E’s projection made last year, despite it assuming exponential growth. This … [continued]
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Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — January 2025
Plugin vehicle registrations were up 18% year over year (YoY) in January, to over 1.2 million units, with BEVs being the driver of growth (+24% YoY) compared to PHEVs (+8%). Share-wise, 2025 started with plugin vehicles getting 19% share of the global auto market (12% BEV). The global market was … [continued]
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AI’s Power Hunger Grabs Attention—Its Climate Wins Deserve More
Artificial intelligence is often criticized for its energy intensity, with large-scale models like GPT-4 consuming tens of gigawatt-hours during training. However, it’s important to place this within the broader context of energy consumption and AI use case trends. I published a couple of times on demand to provide context, and … [continued]
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