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Fastned expands fast-charging network into Germany; “die Autowende”

Green Car Congress

Fastned says it will open the stations before the launch of major new electric cars from OEMs such as Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche, Tesla and Jaguar. This is accompanied by the start of a transition from petrol stations to fast-charging stations where electric cars can charge super fast and continue their journey.

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Tesla Model y become best selling car in Germany

EV Info

The Tesla Model Y has only been on sale in Europe for a year or so and has been very well received by consumers. With our high price for petrol and green subsidies Europe has been a leader in the EV adoption. With our high price for petrol and green subsidies Europe has been a leader in the EV adoption.

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BMW CEO warns against premature phaseout of combustion engines: “I don’t think that would help the climate or anyone else”

Teslarati

. “The largest market segment in absolute terms by a wide margin in Germany, but also in Europe and worldwide, is the internal combustion engine. “If you try to ban this technology in Germany and Europe, but the world market is not even that far, you will lose this technology in the world market as well.

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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

EV Central

The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Not that sodium-ion batteries are perfect, not just yet at least.

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Norway Again Over 90% Plugin EV Share In November – Legacy ICE At Record Low 5%

CleanTechnica EVs

share in November, with Petrol at just 2.3% Norway, the world’s leading market in the electric vehicle transition, saw plugins take 91.2% share in November, up from 79.9% a year ago. Non-hybridized combustion vehicles saw a record low of under 5.1%

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REPAIRING EVS IN NEW ZEALAND

Drive Electric

The main difference between EVs and petrol or diesel cars (ICEVs)vehicles is how they are powered. Volkswagen NZ, for example, sent a mechanic from each of their nationwide workshops to Europe for high-level specialised training courses before their EV range even landed in New Zealand! Why are EV repairs different from regular cars?

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EV sales in Norway explode ahead of policy changes

Push EVs

Petrol vehicles also saw a relative sales surge ahead of increased emissions taxes. PHEV’s relatively low share was not due to their fall in volume, rather that the volume of BEVs and petrol vehicles were much higher than usual. Petrol vehicle volumes were 4x to 5x recent seasonal norms.

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