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New EV market share in Europe hits 7.2% in Q2 2020, up from 2.4% in same period last year

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in Spain and 48.8% The increase in registrations of battery electric vehicles (BEV) was more modest (+12.7%), totalling 63,216 units. With 34,656 units sold over the period, alternative fuels held a market share of 1.9% All alternatively-powered vehicles (APV) combined represented 18.7% in 2019 to 7.2%

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ACEA: electric buses made up 4% of new bus registrations in Europe in 2019

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All alternatively-powered vehicles (APV) combined accounted for 15.0% Four of the five major EU markets recorded double-digit losses in the diesel segment: Spain (-13.8%), the United Kingdom (-12.0%), Italy (-11.8%) and Germany (-10.1%). of the EU bus market in 2019, with electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECV) making up 4.0%

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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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Strong results in Spain, Poland and the Netherlands were offset by falls in the UK, Italy and Sweden. Poland, Slovakia, Luxembourg and Lithuania all posted record levels of volume, while it was the best year since 2007 for Spain and Estonia, and the best year since 2008 for Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Latvia.

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Total alternative fuel vehicle reg in Europe up 17.4% in Q2 2015, EVs up 53%; EVs up 78.4% for H1

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In the second quarter of 2015, total alternative fuel vehicle registrations in the EU increased (+17.4%), totalling 143,595, according to figures from the ACEA. Looking at the EU’s major markets, the UK saw the largest increase of AFVs registered over the period (+62.4%), followed by France (+59.7%) and Spain (+58.0%).

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Sales of chargeable vehicles more than triple in EU in Q3 to take 9.9% new market share

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This strong growth is mainly due to the introduction of incentives by national governments, seeking to boost demand in response to the Corona virus crisis, which has been largely to the benefit of buyers of battery and plug-in electric cars. Both Germany and France recorded percentage increases of more than 400% each. of the EU car market.

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ACEA: plug-in vehicles take 6.8% market share in Europe in Q1 2020; HEVs at 9.4%

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All the markets in the region went into decline, notably the four largest ones: Italy (-49.8%), France (-36.6%), Spain (-33.8%) and Germany (-23.0%). Both the battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) segments provided a strong boost to this growth (+68.4 Diesel now holds a market share of 29.9% (down from 33.2% respectively).

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Euro car market has best H1 of century; diesels down 17%; AFVs up 31% for 5.4% of total; SUVs booming

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on H1 2017, the growth recorded in Germany, France and Spain allowed the overall market to keep growing. The fuel type accounted for just 37% of the total market—its lowest share since 2001. It also recorded more registrations of its alternative fuel types, which counted for 6% of its total volume.

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