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  • J.D. Power Study Finds Many Technologies In New Cars Go Unused

    J.D. Power Study Finds Many Technologies In New Cars Go Unused

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    A newly-released study from J.D. Power has revealed that many owners of new cars have no interest in using some pieces of in-car technology. J.D. Power’s 2021 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study finds that for more than one in three advanced technologies found in new cars, fewer than half of owners used the technology…

  • MIT Study Finds Tesla Drivers Are Less Attentive When Autopilot Is Enabled

    MIT Study Finds Tesla Drivers Are Less Attentive When Autopilot Is Enabled

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    A study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has revealed that drivers using Tesla’s Autopilot system are less attentive when the system is enabled. The report has been following Tesla Model S and Model X owners during their daily routine over a year or more in the greater Boston area. These vehicles were equipped…

  • RAM Takes Out Top Honors In J.D. Power’s Initial Quality Study

    RAM Takes Out Top Honors In J.D. Power’s Initial Quality Study

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    J.D. Power has just published its annual U.S. Initial Quality Study and for the first time, Ram took out top honors. The study measures the number of problems experienced per 100 vehicles (PP100) during the first 90 days of ownership. This year’s study surveyed 110,827 owners of 2021 model year vehicles. A lower score is…

  • Positive ‘tipping points’: How clean technologies could be on the cusp of exponential growth

    Positive ‘tipping points’: How clean technologies could be on the cusp of exponential growth

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    UK academic study outlines a series of positive’tipping points’ in crucial sectors that, if attained, would catalyse the International net zero transition Positive”tipping points” in low carbon technology development may spark cascading changes that accelerate activity that slows global temperature increases, based on new academic research today which offers a welcome dose of urgency to…

  • Study Suggests EVs Could Cost Manufacturers The Same As ICEs By 2024

    Study Suggests EVs Could Cost Manufacturers The Same As ICEs By 2024

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    New research indicates that electrical automobiles could charge the exact same to make as traditional cars as ancient as 2024. Research from investment bank UBS indicates that the extra price of producing battery electric vehicles in comparison with ICE vehicles will drop to just $1,900 per car by 2022, before disappearing completely in 2024. UBS…

  • Half Of UK Motorists Say They’d Buy An EV As Their Next Car

    Half Of UK Motorists Say They’d Buy An EV As Their Next Car

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    A survey conducted in the UK indicates that almost half of respondents would consider buying an electric car as their next vehicle. In a joint survey from the AA and British current affairs program ITV Tonight, more than 17,000 people provided their thoughts on electric cars. In total, 47 per cent of respondents said they…

  • Three Of The Fastest-Selling Used Cars In The U.S. Are Teslas

    Three Of The Fastest-Selling Used Cars In The U.S. Are Teslas

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    Three of the fastest-selling used cars in the United States are Teslas, a new survey has found. During an analysis of over 4.4 million new and used cars that were sold from March until June 2020, iSeeCars discovered that it typically took 68.9 days for a used car to sell but there were some vehicles…

  • Why Brand Image Overrules Brand Quality

    Why Brand Image Overrules Brand Quality

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    Tesla had a fourth quarter of profitability. And, although some analysts question the quality of the profitability, these numbers are quite a coup. However, there are some other numbers that are not so wonderful. Tesla scored poorly on the recent 2020 J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey. The survey assesses problems new owners experience within the…

  • Study Says 1/3 Of New Cars Sold Globally By 2030 Will Be Electric

    Study Says 1/3 Of New Cars Sold Globally By 2030 Will Be Electric

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    According to a study conducted by Deloitte, a third of all cars sold around the world will be electric by this decade’s end. The study estimates that approximately 31.1 million EVs will be marketed each year from 2030 – 10 million more in contrast to the previous forecast from January of 2019. Interestingly , the…

  • Invest in bus travel to drive green recovery, studies urge

    Invest in bus travel to drive green recovery, studies urge

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    Public transport ‘essential’ to driving economic activity, study argues, as bus operator First Group pledges zero emission fleet by 2035 Increased investment in bus travel across England is “essential” to driving the economic recovery from Covid-19, boosting community connectivity and slashing transport emissions, fresh research published today by Greener Journeys argues. A study carried out…