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EU Cave in on Vehicle Trade Rules Will Cost European Lives as US Pick-up Trucks Flood into Europe

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Pedestrians, cyclists and drivers are at increased risk as the rapid rise in monster US pick-up trucks on Europe’s roads is set to accelerate after the EU-US trade pact. Publication of the pact comes as new data shows America’s pedestrian road deaths are now three times higher than in the … [continued]

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From Norway To Nigeria, Beijing To Bogotá: Mapping The World’s EV Inflection Points

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The story of electric vehicle adoption is not a straight line, but a set of curves shaped by markets, policies, and feedback loops. Diffusion of innovations theory reminds us that early adopters pave the way before the early majority tips the balance. Logistic s-curves show why adoption is slow at … [continued]

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South America’s Electric Car Surge: From Lagging To Accelerating

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South America is arriving late to the electric vehicle transition, but the pace of change is beginning to quicken. For most of the 2010s, the region was a marginal player, with electric cars counted in the hundreds while China and Europe were racing ahead in the millions. That has shifted … [continued]

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