The Ford
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| Originally published | 1917 |
| Authors | Mary Hunter Austin |
| Genres | Political Fiction |
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| ID | 2978630 |
About The Ford
Mary Austin's 1917 novel illuminates one of the crucial issues in California history--the usurpation of water from the Owens Valley. . . .
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Electric models drive second hand car sales higher
Second Hand car sales have risen this year, boosted by a sharp increase in The Number of used electric vehicles on The Market .
Sales of Used Cars in the UK rose 5. 1% between January and March, compared to the same three months Last Year .
But The Market for electric cars, which only makes up a small percentage of the overall Second Hand market, More Than doubled in size.
Electric Car sales were " energising" The Market , the SMMT Said .
The Most popular models overall were The Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Corsa, and Volkswagen Golf. But consumers appeared keen to snap up more environmentally-friendly cars where possible, the latest figures from The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed.
" Zero emission vehicles [are] starting to filter through in larger numbers to consumers Looking Forward to driving the latest and greenest vehicles, " Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive, Said .
" Although there is some way to go before we see the recent growth in new EVs replicated in The Used market, a buoyant new car market will be vital to help drive fleet renewal which is essential to The Delivery of carbon savings, " He Said .
Sales of used Battery Electric vehicles (BEVs), which run purely on electric power, grew from 6,625 to 14,586 in The First three months of the year, a rise of 120. 2% from a year earlier.
Plug in hybrids (PHEVs) and hybrids (HEVs) which together Make Up a larger share of The Used car market also changed hands in greater numbers, totalling just under 50,000 vehicles.
Smaller models continued to be more popular for buyers in the Second Hand market. Larger multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs), declined by 7. 5%, followed by luxury saloons which were down 3. 4%.
Black was The Most popular colour choice accounting for one in every five cars sold.
'Prices soaring'A shortage of semiconductors and other electronic components was holding back supply in the new car market, Said David Leggett, editor of specialist news site Just Auto.
He Said it was therefore unsurprising that there had been a boom in the Second Hand market. " The prices of Used Cars soared over last 12 Months , " He Said .
The Ramp up in sales of Second Hand electric vehicles in particular was set to continue over The Next few years as more new stock fed through to The Used car market, Mr Leggett added.
" We Are at a fairly early stage still in terms of the impact of BEVs on the new car market and seeping through to the stock of cars Out There , " He Said .
As challenges within the Electric Car market over charging and consumer hesitation over adapting to the technology recede, he predicted a " transformation" of first the new And Then used car markets.
Used car prices have risen, generally, by 30-40% in The Last two years, according to KPMG.
Richard Peberdy, UK Head of Automotive, KPMG, Said : " Used car prices have been soaring like never seen before. "
" The increasing cost of living is cooling The Used car market slightly, but demand Still Remains high and is likely to continue to until the issues impacting new car production are resolved and more supply enters The Used car market. That is unlikely to be this year, " He Said .
Source of news: bbc.com