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May 2023 – Tesla Model Y conquers Sweden

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Plugin electric vehicles saw strong year on year growth in market share in Sweden, taking 61.9% share, with plugin hybrids slightly losing share YoY. Overall auto volume was 28,492 units, up some 8% YoY, though year to date volume remains some 5% down compared to 2022. May’s combined plugin result of 61.9% in May 2022.

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April 2023 – Good month for Volkswagen in the UK

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The UK car market saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.9% Overall auto volume was 132,990 units, up 11.6% April’s combined plugin result of 21.9% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). Most of the auto market’s volume growth, in fact, came from plugins. share of sales in April 2023, up from 16.2% year on year.

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Tesla Model Y wins UK bestseller spot in March

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The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 22.4% of the auto market in March, down from 22.7% Overall auto volume was 287,825 units, up some 18% YoY, though still some 19% down from March 2019 levels. Overall auto volume was 287,825 units, up some 18% YoY, though still some 19% down from March 2019 levels. year on year.

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In December EVs took more than half of the German car market

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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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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Reuters ).

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