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Volvo CEO warns competitors against moving too slow into EVs

General Motors, Ford, and other large manufactures have recently committed billions of dollars towards further development of internal combustion engines (ICE) and their dinosaur-juice fuelled vehicles.

Commenting on his competitors’ slower move to electric vehicles, Volvo Cars’ new CEO Jim Rowan is promoting a different approach, and cautions his competitors against hedging their bets by investing heavily in internal combustion engines (ICE) as they “risk missing the market.”

LMC Automotive reported EV sales surged 72% globally to 7.97 million vehicles in 2022. Nearly 10 percent of new light vehicles sold were pure battery electric vehicles (BEV).

Volvo EX90

Volvo EX90

Volvo is introducing two new EV in 2023 and plans to launch a new EV model every year for the next three or four years.

The flagship Volvo EX90 all-electric 7-seat SUV and a second, more modest crossover will both be in production by the end of this year.

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The number of new BEVs registered in Canada continues to increase, up 85 percent

The trend for electric vehicles in Canada is bright.

Statistic Canada has crunched the data have reported that in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 (Q3), 394,348 new motor vehicles were registered in Canada. This represents a decline of 8.7 percent  from the previous quarter and an 11.7 percent decline from the third quarter of 2021.

Meanwhile, 34,313 new zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) were registered in Q3 2022, comprising 8.7% of total new motor vehicle registrations.

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RAM 1500 Revolution BEV Concept pickup truck revealed at CES Las Vegas

Ram 1500 Revolution BEV pickup truck concept

Ram 1500 Revolution BEV pickup truck concept

The RAM 1500 Revolution Concept is a battery-electric pickup built on the new STLA platform, featuring all-wheel drive, adjustable air suspension, four-wheel steering, and a multifunction tailgate. Among it’s many features, the RAM’s muscular all-electric pickup truck will be able to autonomously follow along while you walk on foot. The cabin includes third-row jump seats and a power mid-gate with a passthrough, fitting objects up to 18-feet long.

Stellantis plans to start selling the RAM 1500 Revolution BEV in 2024.

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Toyota continues to focus on gas burning vehicles for Latin America, blaming a lack of government guidelines for slow EV adoption

Toyota is forecasting only 2.5% of its anticipated 6 million vehicle sales in Latin America in 2030 to be battery electric vehicles (BEV).

Every day, it is harder to deny electric vehicles are the next great advance in transportation. Not because governments mandate them., but because they are better than what we drive today. Yet, Toyota continues to work against this, and endangering our health and lives by encouraging their customers to create more climate changing pollution.

Bloomberg »

Toyota Motor Corp. may be splashing out around $35 billion globally on its battery-electric-car push but in Latin America, electric vehicles will only comprise about 5% of the region’s total market by 2030, the Japanese automaker’s president and chief executive officer for Latin America and the Caribbean said.

Masahiro Inoue blames a lack of government guidelines is part of the reason for the slow EV adoption.

It’s important Brazil take the lead, considering it’s “one of the rare countries that has a complete automobile industry,” Inoue said in an interview with Bloomberg News. “In the southern hemisphere only Brazil has this situation,” he added. Neighboring nations could follow what Brazil decides, whether that’s embracing a hybrid, flex-hybrid or a purely electric strategy.

Inoue sees around 6 million cars being sold in Latin America and the Caribbean, excluding Mexico, in 2030, with about half of those going to Brazil. While that represents growth of 40% compared to 2021 levels, just 5% of those cars are expected to be EVs. Around 10% may be plug-in hybrids while almost 40% will be so-called flexible-hybrid cars, or ones that have an electric engine combined with a combustion engine that can run with gasoline or ethanol.

Mercedes performance division AMG sees battery power as its future

Mercedes AMG EQS

The Detroit Bureau »

“Our battery-electric (product) range will be growing very soon,” Philipp Schiemer, the CEO of the AMG brand, said during a media drive of the AMG EQS. And, in subsequent conversations with TheDetroitBureau.com, he gave a clearer picture of what’s coming, including a high-performance sports car riding on a unique-to-AMG skateboard-style platform.

The AMG EQS underscores the potential advantages battery drive can deliver to the performance sector. Electric motors can deliver ungodly amounts of tire-spinning torque, usually hitting max output the moment they start spinning. And while today’s batteries are heavy, mounting them — along with motors — below the load floor actually yields a lower center of gravity than a vehicle running on a conventional, internal combustion engine.

Dialing up regen — where a BEV’s dual-mode brakes regenerate energy normally lost while braking or coasting — also permits “One-Pedal” driving. A driver simply lifts off the throttle to aggressively slow down, almost like downshifting a manual transmission several gears. It allows for a more nuanced use of power in corners, among other things.

Lexus has revealed the ROV Concept » a ‘luxury’ off-road buggy powered by a hydrogen-burning combustion engine

Lexus ROV Concept

Toyota continues to promote hydrogen-powered vehicles over BEV, pointing out the internal combustion engine produce instant throttle response and a ‘pleasing engine note’.

John Redfern / Motoring Research »

Lexus has revealed the ROV Concept, the company’s first hydrogen-powered vehicle.

Choosing to build an ROV (recreational off-highway vehicle) may seem a strange move for a luxury car brand. However, Lexus says it wants to bring a premium experience to the off-road domain.

More significantly, the ROV Concept demonstrates an all-new hydrogen-burning combustion engine.

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EV Trend » New car registrations in the UK in November rose slightly as EVs increase market share

Hybrids and EVs claim a 27 percent market share of November 2021 sales.

Electric vehicle boom fuels rise in UK new car sales » The Guardian »

Almost 22,000 pure electric vehicles were registered in November, more than double the 10,345 registered in the same month last year, as the share of total sales accounted for by battery-powered electric vehicles climbed to 19%.

The Tesla Model 3 was the third bestselling car, with 3,077 sold, and is the bestselling pure electric vehicle in the UK, according to the figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

The boom in electric car sales helped overall sales of new cars to reach 115,706 in November, a 1.7% rise on the same month last year. While the increase is a welcome boost for the car industry, sales are still close to a third down on pre-pandemic levels.

“After four miserable months that the motor industry would rather forget, the tide is finally turning for new car sales,” said James Fairclough, the chief executive of AA Cars. “But the patch supply of new vehicles continues to peg back the number of sales dealers can make. Stock levels of some vehicles are so low that some dealers are even struggling to offer test drives.”

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