The world is about to pass another major milestone in the adoption of electric vehicles: this June, there will be 20 million vehicles on the world’s roads. This number also includes 5.3 million hybrids.
In the second half of 2022, analysts estimate that the global fleet will be replenished by almost a million electric vehicles per month.
By the end of 2022, analysts predict there will be more than 26 million electric vehicles on the roads.
China accounts for 46% of total EV sales to date, followed by Europe at 34%. North America is a distant third at 15%. All other countries combined account for only 5%, writes Bloomberg.
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A 35-year-old passenger on a Dragonfly tourist jet, unable to fly, took control when the pilot collapsed and saved residential buildings from disaster, the Ouest-France newspaper reported on Saturday.
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French citizens will go to the polls on Sunday to cast their vote in the first round of the presidential election.
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Presidential elections will be held in South Ossetia. According to the CEC of the republic, voting will take place from 8:00 to 20:00 at 72 polling stations in the country, four more stations will open in the capitals of Russia, Abkhazia and North Ossetia, one in Moscow and Sukhum and two in Vladikavkaz.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in an interview with the British edition of The Telegraph, said that the alliance is developing new plans for the deployment of permanent armed forces in the east.
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The Pakistani parliament on Saturday passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Anadolu agency writes, citing Pakistani media.
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The EU Delegation to Ukraine resumes its work in Kyiv. Its employees returned to the Ukrainian capital on April 8, accompanying the delegation of the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and will now continue their work in Kyiv.
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Hermitage exhibits, including works by Canova, Ingres, Lebrun and Carlini, returned to Russia after being detained by Finnish customs
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Two Japanese pharmaceutical companies — Takeda Pharmaceutical and Astellas Pharma — will refuse to conduct new clinical trials of drugs in Russia, the Nikkei newspaper reports.
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Prize-winners and winners of the Beijing Olympics from Russia will receive money as a gift instead of the usual cars. This decision was explained by «the situation that has arisen today.» After the Summer Games in Tokyo, athletes received BMW cars
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Dozens of planes linked to wealthy Russians are parked at Dubai airport, the WSJ reported. Businessmen sent their business jets there because the United Arab Emirates did not impose sanctions.
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Today, Ukraine officially introduces a complete embargo on the import of goods from Russia. All trade relations between countries are now stopped. This was announced by Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko and called on other countries to follow the example of Ukraine.
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Pakistan has successfully completed flight tests of the Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations Service (ISPR) of the Armed Forces of the country.
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Pakistani government officials have been barred from leaving the country without a special certificate of no objection (NoC), local newspaper Dawn reported, citing a spokesman for the country’s Federal Investigation Agency (FAA).
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Sberbank has reduced rates on deposits and consumer loans. The minimum rate on deposits decreased from 21.9% to 19.9%. On April 8, the Central Bank lowered the key rate from 20% to 17%. Judging by the data from the bank’s website, the rates on deposits for individuals have also decreased.
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Israel has launched a humanitarian air bridge to Ukraine. This was announced by Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky.
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