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BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced an expanded partnership that further leverages renewable energy to sustainably power electric vehicles (EVs). A smart-charging plugin hybrid can integrate more renewable energy than a normal-charging all-battery electric vehicle, despite the smaller battery size.

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13% Of New Car Sales In Europe Electric (21% Plugins)

CleanTechnica EVs

It was only by 3%, but it signals that the worst of the production constraints might be over. Although, with an energy-derived recession looming on the horizon, this uptick might not last for long… Looking at the plugin vehicle market in […]. dFor the first time since June 2021, the overall European car market grew YoY.

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Electric car sales remain low in the UK

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The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles (EVs) take 20.0% Full electrics grew slightly whilst plugin hybrids shrank. January’s combined plugin share of 20.0% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). January’s combined plugin share of 20.0% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). share of new sales in January, flat from 20.4%

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Tesla Model Y also leads the German EV market

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Germany’s plugin electric vehicles took 21.6% March’s combined plugin share of 21.6% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). March’s combined plugin share of 21.6% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). Obviously this growth in petrol share is temporary, related to the plugin incentive hangover and a resettling of the market.

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Europe January 2021

EV Sales

Last month positive result, added to a crashing overall market (-26% YoY), allowed the 2021 plugin share to start at 14% (5.6% 4 BMW 330e – Now this was a surprise. the BMW plugin hybrid managed to pull off this good result, although one wonders for how long with BMW's model manage to keep this status. and CCS!),

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Europe March 2021

EV Sales

The European passenger plugin market continues on the rise, having registered over 227,000 units in March (+169% YoY), placing last month plugin share at 16% share (7.6% The markets where the Volvo plugin was in high rotation were Sweden (1,192 units), the United Kingdom (900) and Germany (624 units). for BEVs alone).

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Germany April 2021

EV Sales

1-2 win for Volkswagen The German plugin market scored over 50,000 units last month, with both technologies rising fast (+413% for BEVs and +380% YoY for PHEVs) , with last month plugin share ending at 22% (10% BEV), in line with the yearly tally of 22% (10% BEV), so this market is firmly in The Disruption Zone. 4 e-Up and ID.3

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