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Tesla Model 3 Europe’s best-selling pure EV in February in its first full month on the market

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Conversely, registrations were up by a huge 36% in Romania, due to the Government’s scrappage scheme in Q4-18, which led to an increase in vehicle deliveries in Q1-19. Meanwhile, diesel registrations fell once again in February, although their market share did stabilize at 34%.

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EV gameplan: Strategic tie-ups, fund raising, the way forward | Autocar Professional

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And this wouldn’t be the first time: in the past, the Volkswagen Group has engaged in alliance conversations with Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra; now, the homegrown business of the JSW Group is on its list. Also, alliances such as Renault-Nissan, Skoda-VW and Jeep-Citroen are splitting the huge capital outlay needed to build scale.

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UK vans get CO2 database

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Duratorq diesel panel vans. The Citroen C2 1.4 The small van section of the database is understandably dominated by car/van conversions, offering modest load spaces and capacities. The database makes for interesting reading, with the Ford Fiesta Van coming out top of the results with CO2 emissions of only 110g/km for their 1.4

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JATO: 2018 record year for EVs; sales up 74% to 1.26M units; overall market stable, as SUVs rule

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The diesel crisis in Europe also helped to raise awareness among consumers about the benefits of driving electric. The Golf felt the effects of the diesel crisis in Europe, as well as the age of its current model, with its next generation not expected to be presented to the market until later this year. Tesla finally took off.

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New EV electric car calendar

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Citroen C5 X PHEV – sleek and stylish plug-in hybrid will be created as a sedan, wagon and SUV. General Motor eCrate conversion kits – by late 2021 GM plans to offer battery and motor kits for classic cars, allowing an easy EV conversion. It’ll likely be after 2025 and could be a diesel hybrid.