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EV Sales In China Continued Their Upward Climb In May
Sales of battery electric and plug-in hybrid cars in China were up strongly in May and rapidly approaching 50 percent market share.
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Electrification Won’t Crash On Copper: Debunking Latest Claims
The April 2025 paper by Cathles and colleagues in SEG Discovery, Copper: Mining, Development, and Electrification, examining global copper supply constraints in the context of electrification and renewable energy, is rapidly becoming influential in industry and policy circles. It is important to closely scrutinize its assertions and underlying assumptions, as … [continued]
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New XPENG G6 & G9 Come To Europe
XPENG is really trying to ramp up its sales in Europe. As a big part of that, it has just launched the new G6 and G9 “ultra smart” electric SUVs on the continent. These models come with 800V architecture and a 5C “supercharging battery” that allow for just a 12-minute … [continued]
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Car Bonnets Becoming Half Centimetre Higher Every Year, Driving Road Safety Fears — Study
Drivers of high fronted cars are unable to see children as old as nine, tests find. The bonnet height of new cars in Europe is increasing by half a centimetre a year, on average, driven by the growth in SUV sales, new research finds. The trend is part of the recent phenomenon … [continued]
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EVs Take 94.9% Share In Norway — Renault 5 First Customer Deliveries
May saw plugin EVs take 94.9% share in Norway, up from 82.3% year on year. BEVs alone took 93.9% share. Overall auto volume was 14,260 units, up 39% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling vehicle. May’s auto sales saw combined EVs take 94.9% share in Norway, comprising 93.9% … [continued]
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