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European Carmakers Unhappy After EU Hits China With Tariffs On Electric Vehicles

09 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"...investigation...concluded that the battery electric vehicles produced in China benefit from unfair subsidisation...a threat of economic injury to the EU's own electric car makers

"...German auto giant Volkswage...[stated] countervailing duties are generally not suitable for strengthening the competitiveness of the European automotive industry in the long term – we reject them

"BMW chief Oliver Zipse...it harms the business model of globally active companies."

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New Study Reveals Health Benefits Of Electric Vehicle Transition: 'Each City Requires Unique Regulations Or Strategies'

06 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"...study from the University of Houston examined the possible health benefits of vehicle electrification scenarios across four major U.S. cities...In a full electrification scenario, Houston could prevent 157 premature deaths monthly. Meanwhile, New York and Chicago could avoid a respective 796 and 328 premature deaths per month...cities could also enjoy economic benefits related to health outcomes; the study projected savings anywhere from $51 million to $249 million a day."

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Atlas Shows How Sustainable Transit Is Around the World

06 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"A first-of-its-kind global interactive map gauges cities’ progress on car-free transportation options, from frequent trains and buses to bike lane access.

"The first annual Atlas of Sustainable City Transport looks at nine metrics of sustainable mobility in more than 1,000 metropolitan areas around the world...not just European cities that set an example for others. On the metric of proximity to transit, Tel Aviv and Bogota come in just behind Wroclaw..."

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How E-Bikes Took Over European Cities

06 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"Battery-boosted models now comprise a majority of bike sales in several European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, and they're rapidly gaining share in others such as France and Switzerland.

[Europe's]...experience offers lessons about how North America could catalyze uptake - as well as advanced warning about headaches that can arise when such vehicles become ubiquitous."

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Starting Late In 2025, London Electric Vehicle Drivers Will Have To Pay Congestion Charge

06 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"...EVs will no longer be able to drive through the city for free and will be subject to the same £15-a-day congestion charge currently incurred by other drivers...Congestion Charge Zone areas including Westminster, Holborn, Farringdon, Marylebone and the City.

">..TfL's decision could potentially impact up to 100,000 e-car owners in London...Low Emission and Ultra-Low Emission Zones for 70,000 fewer non-compliant vehicles on London roads."

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EU Imposes Higher Tariffs on Chinese EVs, Increasing up to 38%

06 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

...unfair subsidies benefit the entire battery electric vehicle (BEV) value chain in China, which poses a significant threat to EU BEV producers...The tariffs are set at varying rates for different Chinese producers. BYD faces a duty of 17.4%, Geely 19.9%, and SAIC 37.6% [whose MG brand is pictured]

"These provisional duties will take effect from July 5, 2024, for up to four months. During this period, EU Member States must vote to reach a final decision on definitive duties."

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Move Over, Michigan: Georgia Now Leads In Building Next-Generation Electric Vehicles

03 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"According to the Clean Economy Tracker and new data analysis recently released by Atlas Public Policy and the CHARGE coalition, Georgia currently leads the nation in committed investments and permanent jobs in EV and battery manufacturing, beating out every other state in the country - including Michigan

"Since November 2021, when the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law began to inspire further corporate investment in clean energy, a whopping $22 billion and nearly 24,000 new jobs in private sector EV and battery manufacturing have been announced for Georgia."

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First Round Of Atlanta's E-Bike Rebate Applications Closes With Overwhelming Response

03 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"Fueled by $1,000,000 from the City of Atlanta, the rebate program offers $500 to $2,000 off the price of an electric bike. Propel ATL and the Atlanta Regional Commission plan to accept more applications in August and October. They're currently searching for ways to expand beyond the city limits

"Propel ATL and the Atlanta Regional Commission plan to select all of the rebate winners for round one by the end of July."

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How Rural Families Are Saving Thousands With Electric Vehicles

03 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"Just 17% of rural Americans live less than a mile from a public EV charger, while 60% of urbanites do...Rural drivers consume 25.6% of all U.S. light-duty vehicle gas despite representing only 18.8% of drivers...Rural superusers earning below the national median income spend 25.5% of household income on gas - a higher proportion than their urban or suburban counterparts... 'It's an economic equity issue as well as climate issue and policy implications.''"

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Climate Crisis: How Positive Tipping Points Could Save The Planet

03 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"Tim Lenton, Professor of Climate Change and Earth System Science at the University of Exeter, says positive tipping points, such as the shift to electric vehicles, can save our climate...The crucial idea here behind the tipping point is that when reinforcing or amplifying feedback within a system gets so strong, it just keeps propelling change without you having to push the system anymore."

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Volvo Trucks Have Logged Over 50 Million Battery Electric Miles

03 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"Volvo claims that covering the same fifty million distance with equivalent diesel-powered trucks would have consumed more than 25 million liters of diesel fuel and more than 68,000 tons of carbon dioxide.

"Since 2019, Volvo Trucks' global deliveries of electric trucks increased grew to 1,977 Class 8 trucks in 2023 (up 256% from the year before, and still growing, as the company sees continued interest from customers in 2024)"

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Ford CEO Jim Farley Calls On The United States To Rally Behind EVs

01 Jul 2024 | Synopsis

"...per Ford CEO Jim Farley in a recent post on social media, however, even 'car guys' such as himself could fall in love with electric cars. They just have to give EVs a chance...Farley explained that he fell in love with electric cars not because of government policies or politics. Instead, he fell in love with EVs because he owns one himself.

"Ford CEO also admitted that there is a lot of disinformation and misunderstandings about electric cars today."

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