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

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

EVs At 29.6% Share In France — Renault 5 Poised For The Lead?
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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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US Focus On Domestic EV Battery Supply Chain Pushing Tesla to Move Supplies from China to US

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