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Ford LFP battery pause, Porsche Cayenne PHEV, Nissan goes all-EV for Europe, UK: Today’s Car News

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Porsche plug-in hybrid shoppers have lots of options. And Nissan accelerates EV plans in Europe—and Britain. Ford puts one of its cornerstone EV battery projects on hold. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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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%). However, the same report finds that California is still falling behind Europe where EV sales exceeded 20%. Porsche: 2,350 Taycan (1.3% ). The CEC updates its Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) sales figures quarterly by analyzing DMV data. 11,956 FCEV (1.1%). 3,205 FCEV (1.3%).

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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

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However, Porsche Chief Financial Officer Lutz Meschke was quoted by Automotive News on Thursday casting some doubts.& Despite Europe having adopted battery electric vehicles far more quickly than North America, the market is still confronting a lot of the same problems. We should probably take Porsche’s comments seriously.

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JATO Dynamics: 17% of new passenger car registrations in Europe in April were electrified

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As expected, new car registrations in Europe faced a steady decline in April. This represents the lowest monthly level since the 1970s, and the worst result among the big three markets: China, USA-Canada, and Europe. Europe’s sharp decrease was only outperformed by India (-100%). Volume fell from 1.34

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Volkswagen Group doubles deliveries of battery-electric vehicles in Q3 to 122,100

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There also continued to be strong demand for vehicles with a plug-in hybrid drive (PHEVs). A total of 246,000 PHEVs were delivered in the first nine months, more than twice as many as in the prior-year period (+133%). In terms of BEV deliveries by region, Europe was still clearly in the lead, with 209,800 vehicles (share of 72%).

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Porsche introducing new Panamera 4 E-hybrid PHEV at Paris Show

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Porsche will unveil the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid with controlled all-wheel drive and an electric range of 50 kilometers (31 miles) at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. The all-wheel Porsche achieves a top speed of 278 km/h (173 mph) and delivers a system torque of 700 N·m from stationary without hesitation.

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Volkswagen Group more than doubles deliveries of all-electric vehicles in first half year to 170,939 units

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6, ŠKODA Enyaq iV, Audi Q4 e-tron, Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron, Audi e-tron GT2 and Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo. The Group has also consistently expanded its portfolio of PHEV models. In the first half of the year, a total of 171,300 PHEV were delivered, more than three times as many as in the prior-year period (+204.2%).