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Onto expands its fleet with 600 new PEUGEOT EVs

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Electric car subscription service Onto is adding 600 new, fully electric PEUGEOT cars to its fleet. 300 e-208 Allure Premium vehicles are now available for delivery and 300 more e-2008 GT models will join their fleet from July. PEUGEOT is a popular choice amongst Onto subscribers, with both models regularly fully booked.

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Volkswagen Group Is #1 — By Far — In Fully Electric Vehicle Sales In 10 European Countries

CleanTechnica EVs

After reporting on top electric vehicle sales in 10 European countries, a reader indicated it would be even more interesting to see the combined sales numbers of different automotive groups or alliances in that region. It was an interesting idea, so I ran with it. Aside from being another interesting way to combine and look […].

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Volvo Cars? Chengdu car plant powered by 100% renewable electricity; 65% hydropower

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All its European plants have had a climate-neutral electricity supply since 2008, while the engine plant in Skövde, Sweden, was the first in the company’s network to become completely climate-neutral in 2018. These and other measures are part of the climate plan Volvo Cars launched late last year.

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BMW Group shifting to cylindrical BMW cells in NEUE KLASSE from 2025; 46xx

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The BMW Group has set itself the goal of bringing manufacturing costs for fully-electric models down to the same level as vehicles with state-of-the-art combustion-engine technology. The BMW Group has been systematically building expertise in the field of battery cell technology since 2008.

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PowerCell signs development contract for 3.2 MW maritime fuel cell system with Havyard Group

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When entering the fjords, they can operate fully electric for a long time with no other emissions than water. PowerCell Sweden AB, founded in 2008 as an industrial spinout from the Volvo Group, develops and produces fuel cell stacks and systems for stationary and mobile applications with a world class energy density.

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Volkswagen ID.4 Is Mopping Up In Europe In April — Chart

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4 is mopping up in Europe (and also the only fully electric Volkswagen available in the USA). We publish monthly plugin electric vehicle sales reports for several European countries and Europe […]. The Volkswagen ID.3 3 seems like it just hit the market, but the attention has already shifted to the Volkswagen ID.4,

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Tesla Model 3 = #1 in France!

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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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