Tag: car industry
Analysis: Weaker EV Targets Could Cost UK Consumers £3 Billion a Year by 2030
An upcoming UK government consultation on weakening targets for electric vehicles (EVs) could cost consumers as much as £3bn a year by 2030, according to Carbon Brief analysis. It could require the UK to import an extra 17m barrels of oil in 2030, raising expected net imports by 8%, as … [continued]
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One in Five Isn’t EV Leadership
Europe’s BEV market is booming, but not fast enough to match China’s industrial shift By Raphael Wellmann, Ray Wills, and Peter Newman Europe likes to think of itself as an EV leader. The data tells a more complicated story: Europe is neither leading nor lagging — it sits mid-pack, improving … [continued]
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Is It A “Bloodbath”? Aussie New Car Market Reacts
After Fiat withdrew from the Australian market, and a Peugeot dealer handed in his franchise, even long-time motoring “gurus” are asking the question. The metaphors abound — “tip of the iceberg,” “bloodbath,” “annihilation,” “juggernaut.” What is of no doubt is the structural change going through the Australian car sales industry. … [continued]
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Endgame: The Decline & Fall of the Western Automotive Industry
In the light of recent announcements, CleanTechnica readers may like to revisit the analysis and predictions made by Dr Paul Wildman and myself about incumbent Western automakers (and, yes, we include the Japanese in that also). You can read and/or reread about Toyota circling the drain here, about the loss … [continued]
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UK Sales of Electric Vehicles Just Overtook Petrol Cars for the First Time
For the first time in the UK, more new electric vehicles (EVs) have been sold over a 12-month period than petrol cars, according to Carbon Brief analysis. The news comes amid a battle over the future of the UK’s “zero-emissions vehicle” (ZEV) mandate, which the car industry and some unions … [continued]
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