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Tesla Model 3 Europe’s best-selling pure EV in February in its first full month on the market

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The Tesla Model 3 also achieved another record in February, as it became the top-selling premium midsize sedan in Europe—outperforming the popular Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4 and BMW 3-Series. Denmark also recorded a strong result in February, with volume up by 8% due to an increase in its EV and PHEV registrations.

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Europe March 2021

EV Sales

This time growth came from both fields, with BEVs doubling their sales year-on-year, but PHEVs continue surging at a faster pace, having seen their sales jump by 264% YoY last month, confirming plugin hybrids as the major growth source for plugins in the first months of 2021. BEV) , pulling the 2021 PEV share to 15% (6.6% for BEVs alone).

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Europe January 2021

EV Sales

PHEVs shine in disrupted market The European passenger plug-in market registered 112,000 registrations in January (+50% YoY), with PHEVs (+85%) growing faster than BEVs (+18%), with PHEVs starting the year ahead of BEVs (42% BEVs / 58% PHEVs). reached the 4th place last month. and CCS!),

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Europe February 2021

EV Sales

This solid sales growth was mostly due to PHEVs, that have seen their sales jump by 117% YoY, to 65,581 units, while BEVs (50,246 units) have grown a more moderate 27% last month, confirming plugin hybrids as the major growth source for plugins in these first stages of 2021. BEV) , keeping the 2021 PEV share at 14% (5.7% for BEVs alone).

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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Markets were significantly hit in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Greece and Portugal, where the combined volume fell from 634,600 units in March 2019 to 161,800 units last month. Whereas Audi and Mercedes increased the registrations of their E-Tron and GLE by 86% and 213% respectively. >. million units.

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Volkswagen: e-mobility and sustainability; Part 1, the e-Golf and Golf GTE

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BluePower energy comes exclusively from hydro-electric generating plants in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The GTE shares the basic powertrain hardware with the Audi A3 e-tron PHEV; software controls will differ. The e-Golf’s CO 2 emissions are reduced by 99% in the use phase compared with the 63 kW/85 hp Golf 1.2

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