Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2013

The close collaboration between PSA Peugeot Citroën and Bosch dates back to an engineering alliance set up in 2008. This powertrain concept now also features in PSA’s Peugeot 508 (both the RXH station wagon and the HYbrid4 sedan) and Citroen DS5 HYbrid4 models. billion, or 59% of total group sales, in fiscal 2011.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Valeo is an expert in electrical systems, engine management and climate control, and was a key supplier of the drive train for more than 10,000 first generation electric vehicles developed by PSA Peugeot Citroen and Renault. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2009

In 2008, the company began construction on a factory in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, with eventual planned capacity for approximately 10,000 vehicles. This facility will reportedly have sufficient capacity to produce battery packs for 15,000 vehicles a year starting in the autumn of 2010. Earlier post.). In April, Blue Energy Co.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

The Captur was the top-selling small SUV with 121,200 registrations—ahead of both the Peugeot 2008 and Dacia Duster. It was also a positive first half for the Citroen C3 Aircross, Opel/Vauxhall Crossland, Seat Arona, Škoda Karoq and Jeep Compass.

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Push EVs

JUNE 15, 2023

Jeep is now part of Stellantis Group, and the Avenger shares a powertrain with the updated versions of the Peugeot 2008, Citroen e-C4, Opel Mocha, Opel Astra, and similar Stellantis BEVs. Only one vehicle in top 20 made a bigger splash — the new Jeep Avenger BEV. Specs include a 50.8

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Baua Electric

APRIL 20, 2024

The Renault-Nissan Alliance in India was set up in 2008 as Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Limited (RNAIPL) a 70:30 joint venture, with Nissan holding the majority. The latter will take on other three-row midsize SUVs that include the Citroen C3 Aircross, Hyundai Alcazar, MG Hector Plus, Tata Safari, Mahindra XUV700 and others.

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EV Sales

MARCH 4, 2021

In a more blue-ish Top 20 than in January, with 9 BEVs now, against only 5 then, a mention also for the Stellantis BEVs, with 3 representatives in the table, with the Peugeot 208 EV in #7 and its crossover sibling, the 2008 EV, in #9, while the Opel Corsa EV shows up in #19.

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EV Sales

JUNE 14, 2021

And highlighting Peugeot's good moment, the 2008 EV crossover is now #21, just 12 units behind the #20 BMW X3 PHEV, so expect another Lion on the table soon. Another BEV joining the table was the #18 Peugeot 208 EV, although in this case, it was at the expense of its French arch rival, the Renault Zoe.

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Drive EV

MARCH 25, 2021

With revised pricing for all e-2008 models and enhanced deposit contributions for the e-208 range, Peugoet is latest manufacturer to respond to the recent overhaul of the UK Government’s Plug-in Car Grant. This move follows Citroen, Vauxhall and Kia who have adjusted their prices. The Peugeot e-2008 offers up 206 miles of range (WLTP).

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

League table results: Ranking 2008. Country/Average CO2 2008(g/km)/AverageCO2 2007/Rank 2007. Car makers – Ranking by average CO2 in 2008. Ranking in 2008. Manufacturer/ranking 2007/ Average CO2 in 2008(g/km). Peugeot-Citroen / 1 / 139. Portugal / 138 / 144 / 1. France / 140 / 149 / 4. Fiat/ 2/ 138.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

In 2008, Reaction Design announced the launch of the MFC-II in response to tightening emissions standards and research linking respiratory conditions to harmful microscopic soot particles. Surrogate modeling necessitated the creation of a well-validated database of “Model Fuel” components as well as innovative new engineering analysis tools.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 7, 2023

The tide has turned in the electrification of the German auto market, with plugin electric vehicles taking the majority of sales for the first time in December. Plugins took 55.4% of the month’s passenger auto sales, with full electrics taking a third (33.2%), and plugin hybrids taking over a fifth (22.2%).

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 11, 2023

Germany’s plugin electric vehicles took 21.6% of the auto market in March, down from 25.6% year on year. BEV grew share slightly, but PHEVs lost half their share YoY, due to recent policy changes. Overall auto volume was 281,361 units, up over 16% YoY, but still well down from pre-2020 seasonal norms. March’s combined plugin […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

October saw Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share reach 59.4% of the auto market, up from 50.1% year on year. Full electrics alone took 35.5% share, from 22.9% Overall auto volume was 22,383 units, 12% up YoY, though still some 25% down on pre-2020 seasonal norms. October’s best selling full electric was the Volvo XC40. […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Germany’s plugin electric vehicle share broke new records in November, gaining 39.4% of the auto market, up from 34.4%, year on year. Overall auto volumes were 260,512 units, up some 31% YoY, though still down around 10% from pre-2020 seasonal norms. The Tesla Model 3 was the bestselling full electric.

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Plugin Tesla Germany 2020 139

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 32.2% share in September, up from 28.7% year on year. Full electrics grew more than plugin hybrids. Overall auto volume was 224,864 units, up 14% from last year, and down some 8% from September 2019’s result.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 10, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, with May’s plugin share reaching 17% last month (8.2% BEV), pulling the YTD share to a record 15% (7.1% BEV), which is a good 4 percentage point increase over the 2020 result (11%), while the 20% share I predicted for the whole year looks well […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Sweden’s auto market recorded a plugin electric vehicle share of 46.1% in August 2022, a slight drop year on year from 47.1% Full electrics grew their share, but plugin hybrids lost more. Overall auto volumes were 26% down on pre-pandemic seasonal norms, at 20,576 units. The Volkswagen ID.4 4 was the best selling full electric […].

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Green Cars News

JULY 6, 2009

A less rosy picture is painted when looking at some of the historically larger volume sellers; with Vauxhall suffering with a 34% decline in sales, Citroen also saw sales fall 30% down to 5,511 units from 7,973 the year before; things look even worse for Renault with sales plummeting over 70% from 10,132 down to 2,853.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 15, 2021

In a red hot market in which fully electric vehicles (BEVs) jumped 183% year over year (YoY) and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) shot up 6-fold in March, plugin sales had their second best month ever in France. In total, 29,737 plugin vehicles were registered, allowing the plugin share to reach 16% last month (8.5% That […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 16, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, with April’s plugin share reaching 15% (6.8% That keeps the year-to-date (YTD) share at a record 14% (6.9% BEV), which is a 3% increase over the 2020 result (11%). The 20% share I predicted for the whole of this year looks on target. Interestingly, […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 1, 2022

July saw plugin electric vehicles take 50.1% market share in Sweden, up from 37.6% year on year. Overall auto market volume was 17,834 units, up 6% Yoy, though still some 25% down from pre-pandemic norms for July. The best selling full electric was the Volkswagen ID.4. July’s combined plugin share of 50.1% comprised 26.3% full […].

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Plugin Sweden Market Auto 142

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 8, 2023

The German auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 20.5% share in April, significantly down from 24.3% year on year. Full electrics, however, saw increased share, though were outweighed by a halving of plugin hybrid share, a result of recent policy adjustments. Overall auto volume in April was 202,947 units, 12.6%

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles take 28.5% market share in August 2022, their best result YTD, though only marginally up on August 2021’s 27.6%. Overall auto volumes were 199,183 units, fractionally up YOY, but dramatically down by some 37% from the 2018-2019 seasonal average of 315,000 units.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Plugin electric vehicles (EVs) gained 32.4% of Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, in October, up from 30.4% This in the context of overall auto market growth of 16.8% YoY, to 208,642 units. This, however, is still down by almost 25% from the pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Germany saw plugin electric vehicle (EV) share at a low ebb in January, just 15.1%, from 21.6% year on year. The one-off low result comes in the shadow of record plugin share in December, ahead of reduced incentives from January 1st; the imbalance will normalise in the coming months. Overall auto volumes were 179,225 units, […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 25.5% share in July. This up from 22.6% year on year. Overall auto market volumes were down some 34% from seasonal norms, to 205,911 units, the worst July performance in many years.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

September 2022 saw plugin electric vehicles take 24.2% share of the French auto market, up from 21.5% year on year. Full electrics grew share (and volume), but plugin hybrids fell, a pattern now common across Europe. Overall auto volume was 141,137 units, 5.5%

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Europe’s second largest auto market, France, saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.0% share in August, up modestly from 19.8% year on year. Overall auto volumes for the month were 91,403 units, an improvement over 2021, but still almost 30% down on August 2019. The bestselling full electric was again the new Renault Megane.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Following up on our quarterly UK electric vehicle sales report and earlier monthly sales reports for Europe overall (see here, here, here, and here), the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, and China, it’s time to jump into the Nordic countries — well, most of them. In this report, I will quickly run through the brands and […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market took its usual holiday in August, with last month’s plugin registrations ending at 17,404 units, divided between 9,916 BEVs and 7,488 PHEVs. The former jumped 78% year over year (YoY), while the latter were up 42%. In isolation, these numbers might sound meh. After all, we were spoiled by doubling […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 13, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, with June’s plugin vehicle share of the country’s overall auto market reaching 19% last month (11% BEV). France had a record 37,408 registrations of plugin vehicles, a new record, pulling the year-to-date (YTD) share to a record 16% (7.9% BEV), or 144,518 units. That is […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 10, 2021

After a record month in June, the French plugin vehicle market took some time to breathe in July, with last month’s plugin registrations ending at 18,247 units, just 5% above July 2020. In isolation, the number sounds meh, but it is still the best July ever, and if you compare it with the overall market, […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share recovered in September, gaining 55.2% of the auto market, from 53.9% a year ago. Full electrics saw 35.3% share, their 2nd highest ever from last December. Plugin hybrids fell slightly year on year. Overall auto volumes were down 3% YoY, and some 21% down from pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 1, 2022

In June 2022 Sweden’s plugin electric vehicles took 55.1% market share, up from 49.4% BEVs grew share by over 31% YoY, whilst PHEVs reduced share slightly. Overall auto market volume, at 26,059 units, was 28% down YoY. Sweden’s best selling vehicle (of any powertrain) in May was the Tesla Model Y. June’s combined […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The Renault Zoe was the 9th best selling car overall in France in October, and the Dacia Spring EV was 13th.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Tesla Model 3 was the 9th best selling car overall in France in September, and the Renault Zoe was 13th.

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