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ACEA: plug-in vehicles take 6.8% market share in Europe in Q1 2020; HEVs at 9.4%

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With the exception of Cyprus and Lithuania, all EU markets have faced double-digit drops so far this year. Both the battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) segments provided a strong boost to this growth (+68.4 Gasoline vehicle sales contracted by 32.2%, from almost 2 million units last year to 1.3 million in Q1 2020.

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More than 500,000 Mercedes me Adapters activated

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With Estonia, Lithuania and Cyprus, three more markets will be added this year. On their smartphone, customers can keep an eye on everything—from low oil level through low battery voltage to critical tire pressure. The 500,000 th adapter was activated in Malaysia. The app informs the dealer automatically when a service is due.

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New HERE-SBD index identifies EV leaders and laggards in the US and Europe

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The bottom overall countries in the HERE – SBD Automotive EV Index: (21) Italy (22) United Kingdom (23) Hungary (24) Romania (25) Ireland (26) Poland (27) Lithuania (28) Greece (29) Malta (30) Cyprus. Only battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are included in the index. HERE EV Charge Points collects data from public charging points.

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Nissan has more than 550 electric taxis on European roads

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In Estonia, it has been reported that a Nissan LEAF owned by taxi company, Elektritakso, has clocked up more than 218,000 kilometres (135,459 miles) on its original battery pack.

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IONITY partners with Shell, OMV, Tank & Rast and Circle K on sites for high-power charging network; 18 countries, >200 sites

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By teaming up with Circle K in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden, IONITY will be able to forge ahead with the construction of its fast charging network in Northern Europe.

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

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NASA Battery Tech to Deliver for the Grid EnerVenue’s nickel-hydrogen battery cells are 1.8 EnerVenue If you don’t discharge and then recharge them all the way, lithium-ion batteries can last for thousands of charge-discharge cycles. Now imagine a battery that can last through tens of thousands of charge-discharge cycles.

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ACEA: data show EU market for electric cars highly fragmented; need for inclusive measures

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Five EU member states don’t offer any incentives at all: Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta and Poland. Many of the new EU member states with a low ECV market share merely offer an exemption from the annual circulation tax for electric vehicles.

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