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Audi of America to pilot shared fleet service in North Carolina before 2017 debut

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Audi of America is piloting the new service “Audi shared fleet” at a technology incubator in Durham, North Carolina ahead of a national rollout of the corporate car-sharing service in 2017. Three fully accessorized, 2017 Audi A4 sedans will be available on demand and ready for use. million in start-up capital.

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This Texas EV lease company includes unlimited free home charging

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Octopus Electric Vehicles is part of the UK-based energy tech giant Octopus Energy Group, which first launched Octopus Energy US in Texas in 2020 after acquiring Evolve Energy. 4, Polestar 2, Tesla Model 3 RWD, Hyundai Ioniq 5, and Audi e-Tron. Cars currently on offer on the company’s website include Chevy Bolt, Hyundai Kona, VW ID.4,

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Volkswagen and Audi launch sustainability programs for US introduction of e-Golf BEV and A3 e-tron PHEV; carbon offsets with 3Degrees and solar energy

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The 2015 e-Golf will go on sale later this year at participating dealerships in select states. Separately, Audi of America, also part of the larger Volkswagen Group, also announced its own carbon offset program for the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid (PHEV) ( earlier post ) with 3Degrees, as well as SunPower and Bosch partnerships.

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Tesla Just Had Its Best Year, but Still Got Passed By BYD

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Tesla just had its best sales year ever, beating its sales target and delivering more than 484,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter. The Tesla Model 3 and Model Y were the runaway sales leaders in the fourth quarter, combining for more than 460,000 units. BYD surpassed Tesla, but GAC Aion and SAIC-GM-Wiling are not far behind.

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Porsche Taycan outsells all ICE cars in Norway, EVs take 83.7% market share in Jan.

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There were 181 Porsche Taycans sold in January 2022, making up 98% of the legacy sports car maker’s sales in Norway. The top-selling car brand last month was Audi, with 952 car registrations. The Audi Q4 e-tron topped January 2022’s car registrations in Norway, with 643 vehicles sold.

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US’ EV registrations rise 95% with the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y at the helm

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While electric cars still comprise but a fraction of the United States’ total vehicle sales, the pace of EV adoption in the country is accelerating significantly. This trend was partly due to auto dealers seeing more sales as the country’s economy recovers from the pandemic. EVs still only comprised 2.3%

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Tesla Model Y leads Europe’s D-SUV segment in 1H22

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In one of its blog posts this month, automotive business intelligence firm JATO Dynamics pointed out that Europe is seeing a surge of electric and electrified vehicle sales. This allowed the Model Y to beat popular rivals such as the Mercedes-Benz GLC, Volvo XC60, BMW X3, and the Audi Q5. Credit: JATO.

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