Buying new cars and light trucks is typically seen as a privilege that few may do often. Generally, used vehicle sales are on the rise in most countries. Thanks to ever-improving technology, automobiles may keep running for many years and remain in good condition. This allows the average ...
the readiness of hardware and regulations as well as the potential volume are hard to grasp. This paper provides an overview of these factors for Europe with a special focus on Germany. We find that some countries started to implement regulatory frameworks but none are ready yet. Issues include...
The process of dismantling an ELV typically involves the removal of usable parts, such as engines and transmissions, which are then sold for remanufacturing or reuse. The remaining materials, such as metal, glass, and plastics, are sent to recyclers. The dismantling company needs to carefully ...
Special purpose vehicles typically don’t have as much access to capital as their creators, since they don’t have the same credit. If an asset held by an SPV is sold, it can also trigger accounting rules that affect the creator’s balance sheet. Legislative and regulatory changes can also...
There were fewer than 50,000 new EVs sold in 2013. Last year, more than 1.2 million EVs were sold. EV sales now represent 1.9% of repairable appraisals, while the average repair difference between EVs and non-EVs is roughly 50%, according to the report. ...
Diess toldAutocar"all BMW models will soon need to be sold with some form of electrification - be it in hybrid form or pure electric drive" as it is the only way of meeting stringent emissions regulations in the future. “We are planning to have a plug-in hybrid in each and every mod...
BYD sold 3.02 million electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in 2023, up 62.3 percent year-on-year. In December alone, its deliveries hit more than 340,000 units. For the first time, it overtook Tesla in the fourth quarter in terms of sales as the world's best-selling EV maker. Analyst...
Volkswagen has maintained its position as the best-selling foreign-branded automaker in China, with 3.24 million vehicles sold last year, up 1.6 percent from 2022. Ralf Brandstaetter, a member of the board of Volkswagen AG for China, said the company's robust position reflects the success of...
Block 1 illustrates an Integrated circuit fingerprint sensor for the system (i.e. such as, though not limited to, sensors manufactured and sold by AuthenTec, Inc.) The sensor is a preferably durable, extremely reliable semiconductor device that can acquire a fingerprint image under the most rigo...
The nice things about these caravans is that they are high mileage vehicles worthy of over 300K miles. This one only had about 80,000 miles on it. It didn’t run when I got it. The mechanic said it was having radiator issues. Sold it to me for about $400, not counting the rental...