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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

Green Car Congress

MG (owned by the Chinese SAIC) was the only group to post an increase in registrations, with its volume jumping from 1,327 to 2,592 units. The positive results came as a result of more electrified vehicles from Mercedes (+44%), Volkswagen (+240%), BMW (+15%), Hyundai (+25%), Volvo (+79%), and Suzuki, among others.

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Lotus is betting its future on the electric sports car, can it deliver?

Baua Electric

Forget everything you know about Lotus or Chinese EVs — this looks and feels like a $100,000 product. Claim as commenters on the internet may that their E36 BMW M3 or 997 Porsche 911 was designed perfectly from the factory and never “needed” to be improved, that sentiment derives from well-meaning but ultimately unhelpful nostalgia.

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Electric vehicle winners and losers: Volkswagen steps up as Toyota, Honda, Mazda and Nissan drop the ball – and Tesla and BYD run away with it | Opinion

EV Central

It’s also the kind of statistic that should make you nervous if you’re a brand with very few EV options in market, or in the pipeline. In terms of who’s actually catching up fastest, there’s a newly published list, in the form of a report from the International Council on Clean Transportation, a non-profit research organisation.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. The BMW-i3 and the Renault Kangoo are examples. Appendix D: Representative Statistics for Vehicle Driving. The statistics of daily, weekly, monthly and yearly vehicle driving distances by millions of people who own cars can be used to determine the appropriate design for the PHEV.

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