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BYD’s New Shark PHEV Pickup Could Be A Good Option For Some African Markets

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Pickups are a big deal in several traditional auto markets as well as in smaller markets in Africa. continued] The post BYD’s New Shark PHEV Pickup Could Be A Good Option For Some African Markets appeared first on CleanTechnica. This is excluding sales of other popular pickups such as the Ford Ranger and.

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Volkswagen Introduces New Plug-In Hybrid Powertrain While China Embraces PHEVs

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Plug-in hybrid cars are suddenly the hottest thing in the new car market as customers shy away from electric cars. The post Volkswagen Introduces New Plug-In Hybrid Powertrain While China Embraces PHEVs appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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43% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — March 2024 Sales Report

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Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 743,000 sales (in a 1.7-million-unit million-unit overall market). Looking deeper at the numbers, BEVs were up 16%, while PHEVs did even better, jumping 62% in March. That’s up 29% year over year (YoY). Breaking down plugin sales.

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China Electric Car Market — 31% Market Share In May!

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BYD achieves another record month Plugin vehicles continue to be all the rage in the Chinese auto market. They scored over 403,000 registrations in May, with plugin hybrids (PHEVs) surging 187% year over year (YoY) […]. With the end of the covid lockdowns, plugins went back to the fast lane, growing 109% year over year (YoY).

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California passes 1M mark for cumulative sales of electric vehicles: BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs

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379,125 PHEV (36% ). 63,141 PHEV (25.2%). California’s EV adoption rate exceeds the global trends according to the International Energy Agency showing that the global EV market share jumped from 4.11% in 2020 to 8.57% in 2021. In the US overall, more than 652,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids were sold in 2021.

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BYD tests PHEV pickup truck in Mexico [Video]

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However, after it was spotted in Mexico undergoing some rigorous-looking tests, news broke that BYD’s upcoming pickup truck will be a plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV). As a PHEV, comparing BYD’s hybrid pickup truck with fully electric cars like the Tesla Cybertruck or Ford F-150 Lighting would be similar to comparing apples to oranges.

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China Electric Car Market — 28% Share Of Auto Sales In June!

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Plugin vehicles continue to be all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) surged 179% year over year (YoY). Plugins got back into the fast lane, growing 132% year over year (YoY). They scored over 565,000 registrations in June, a new record. They reached a record 124,000 registrations in June.

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