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Volkswagen Passenger Cars lifts global deliveries of BEV vehicles by 197% and of electric vehicles overall by 158% in 2020

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In 2020, Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered more than 212,000 electric cars in total (+158 percent versus 2019), including nearly 134,000 battery electric vehicles (+197 percent versus 2019). This brought the share of BEV and hybrid vehicles in Europe up to 12.4% of the brand’s total deliveries, up from 2.3%

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4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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digit gains were also seen in Belgium (+17.7%), Slovenia (+18.2%), Hungary (+18.4%), Sweden (+30.5%) and Romania (+31.1%). chargeable vehicles (ECV) were among the main drivers of this growth (+80.5%; 155,572 units in total), with both the battery?electric electric segment (BEV) and plug?in powered vehicles sold in the EU.

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Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

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In 2020 production of the EQV premium electric MPV (combined power consumption: 26.4 In May 2019, the EQC 400 4MATIC as a purely electric vehicle, was integrated into the ongoing series production of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen. smart rounds off the electric Mercedes-Benz Cars portfolio with three additional models.

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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

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Registrations increased in all EU Member States except in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Slovenia. For the second successive year, the share of diesel vehicle sales declined and in 2016 fell below 50% of new sales—the lowest share of new sales since 2009 according to the official statistics. A total of 14.7

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

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In other words, neither financial incentives nor charging infrastructure ensure high electric vehicle adoption rates. EV adoption was operationalized as national market shares of electric vehicles. Electric (Battery) Market Background Plug-ins Policy' —Sierzchula et al. Sierzchula, W., 2014.01.043i.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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Drive Electric has advocated for a comprehensive plan to decarbonise transport for the past two years. In 2020, 70 per cent of new vehicle sales in Norway were EV. Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. Japan has a 2035 deadline.