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Fisker Ocean Wins Two Automobile Awards in France, for Best Full Electric Vehicle 2023 and SUV of the Year 2023

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The all-electric Fisker Ocean SUV has won both Best Full Electric Vehicle and SUV of the Year at the Automobile Awards 2023, the prestigious French mobility awards competition.

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The révolution is on: France has record year in EV sales

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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It was a very good year in France for electric cars, for all kinds of reasons – among them, new cheaper cars entering the market supported by generous government subsidies. In 2023, 26% of new cars sold in France were battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, a huge 47% jump from 2022.

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Nikkei: Nidec to build $715M e-axle plant in Mexico

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In China, Nidec-made e-axles go into EVs produced by Guangzhou Automobile Group and into high-end Zeekr EVs made by Geely Automobile. In France, a plant Nidec runs jointly with Stellantis began operating earlier this year. Nidec also jointly runs a plant with the Guangzhou Automobile Group.

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France wins battery gigafactory with competitive lobbying, incentives

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“There was then the realization that there might be some interesting possibilities, which was maybe a little bit different from the clichés about France,” Normand instructed a little team of reporters. The post France wins battery gigafactory with competitive lobbying, incentives appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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France will goal shape support for EVs, batteries made in Europe

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EVs offered in France are eligible for a 5,000-euro ($5,500) credit score, supplied their most worth is underneath 47,000 euros and their weight is underneath 2.4 The post France will goal shape support for EVs, batteries made in Europe appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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ZOE EV sales in France drop to 483 units in May from 748 in April

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For the first five months of 2013, ZOE posted a combined 2,830 registrations, making it the best-selling electric vehicle in France, accounting for 73% of the electric passenger car market. ZOE goes on sale in Germany on Saturday. With 1,730 registrations at end-May, Renault’s Kangoo Z.E. accounted for 83.6% A hat-tip to David!

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New battery-electric vehicles take 5.7% share in Europe in Q1; hybrids 18.4%, gasoline 42.2% , diesel 23.2%

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of total passenger car sales in the EU, almost doubling their market share in a year, according to data from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). Most EU markets posted double-digit declines in this segment, including three of the four major ones: Germany (-29.4%), Spain (-28.3%) and France (-11.1%).