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Battery electric car sales finally overtook the diesel institution in Europe

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Battery-electric car sales overtook diesel for the first time in Europe, the Financial Times reported Sunday. This is an important milestone, as diesel has been the default choice for European car buyers for decades.

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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). Demand for electrically-chargeable cars also increased in Q1: battery-electric vehicles made up 5.7% Gasoline and diesel cars. of EU registrations. Data: ACEA.

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US light-duty diesel sales climb in 2018 to 500,000 units; 3% of sales

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Sales of diesel light-duty vehicles (Class 1-3) in the US in 2018 reached their highest annual level, coming in at more than 500,000 units—just over 3% of total vehicle sales—according to figures by Baum & Associates provided by the Diesel Technology Forum. Source: Diesel Technology Forum.

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Electric city bus sales overtake diesel in Europe in 2023

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Sales data shows sales of battery electric buses have overtaken diesel, the first time a zero-emission technology has dominated a road transport sector in Europe. The post Electric city bus sales overtake diesel in Europe in 2023 appeared first on The Driven.

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UK accelerates end of sale of new gasoline and diesel cars to 2030, hybrids to 2035

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the government will accelerate the ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles, bringing it forward by ten years to 2030, as part of a “Green Industrial Revolution.” The sale of hybrid cars will be allowed until 2035.

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Winning: diesel demand hits 26-year low as EV, hydrogen sales boom

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Freightliner eCascadia; via Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) US diesel demand plummeted to its lowest seasonal level in 26 years last quarter – but is that due to a down economy, or booming commercial EV sales? The last diesel-powered Volvo rolls off the assembly line; via Volvo. Is it really inflation, or is it EVs?

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Battery swapping goes big, America's lithium restart, EVs pass diesels in Europe: Today’s Car News

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CATL has a battery swapping solution that it claims will work on most electric cars. EVs pass diesel sales in Europe. And how did the U.S. end up so short on lithium? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lithium is essential for modern EVs, and the U.S. has large reserves of it.

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