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SEAT begins construction on battery lab in Spain

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SEAT has begun work on its future Test Center Energy (TCE), the new automotive battery lab that will be located at the SEAT plant in Martorell. MW simultaneously, this facility will become a one-of-a-kind, pioneering electric battery laboratory in Spain. With a testing capacity that can reach 1.3

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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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Demand for electrically-chargeable cars also increased in Q1: battery-electric vehicles made up 5.7% 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%). In the first quarter of 2021, hybrid electric vehicles made up 18.4%

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Ford reveals production version of Transit Custom PHEV at IAA Commercial Vehicles

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Ford revealed the production version of the new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany. The Transit Custom PHEV targets an all-electric driving range of 50 kilometers (31 miles), and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0-liter Ford’s compact and fuel-efficient 1.0-liter

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Ford of Europe piloting geofencing and blockchain technology to ensure PHEVs operate efficiently in city center low-emission zones

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Ford is extending its European plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) trial to Cologne. The study, which is also testing Ford PHEVs on the streets of London and Valencia, Spain, aims to better analyse and show the real-world benefits of such vehicles for the environment and for commercial vehicle owners and operators.

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New EV market share in Europe hits 7.2% in Q2 2020, up from 2.4% in same period last year

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in Spain and 48.8% Sales of plug-in hybrids (PHEV) provided a strong boost to this growth (+133.9%) with 66,128 new cars. Sales of plug-in hybrids (PHEV) provided a strong boost to this growth (+133.9%) with 66,128 new cars. From April to June 2020, registrations of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECV) rose by 53.3%

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JATO Dynamics: 17% of new passenger car registrations in Europe in April were electrified

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Combined registrations in Italy, the UK, Spain and France tumbled from 646,000 units in April 2019 to 34,000 one year later. Volume fell mostly due to the B-SUV and C-SUV subsegments—as they are very popular in France, Italy and Spain, the models were badly hit given these were three of the most affected markets.

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Ford extends Transit Plug-In Hybrid Van trial to Cologne

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From spring 2019, Ford, supported by the City of Cologne, will operate a fleet of 10 Ford Transit Custom PHEVs with regional companies in the city to investigate the extent to which PHEVs can help to achieve urban air quality goals. The range extender powertrain features the multi-award winning 1.0-liter

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