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France Plugins Take Record 24.4% — Tesla Model Y Bestseller

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France saw plugin electric vehicles take 24.4% of the auto market in November, with full electrics (BEVs) alone taking 15.2%. Traditional combustion-only petrol and diesel powertrains fell under 50% share for the first time. Overall auto registrations in November stood at 133,960 units, up some 10% year on year.

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France’s Plugin EVs Back To Modest Growth, Renault Megane Favourite

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Europe’s second largest auto market, France, saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.0% share in August, up modestly from 19.8% year on year. Overall auto volumes for the month were 91,403 units, an improvement over 2021, but still almost 30% down on August 2019. The bestselling full electric was again the new Renault Megane.

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Norway BEVs Hit Record Volume in November — Tesla Model Y Leads

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Plugin electric vehicles took 89.3% Plugin hybrids continued to tail off, dropping to 7.7% share of the auto market in Norway in November, down from 91.2% year on year. Full electrics (BEVs), however, grew their share YoY, from 73.8% from 17.4% Overall auto volumes were 19,513 units, up almost 28% YoY. November’s […].

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UK Auto Market Struggling But Full Electrics Still Growing

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The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 20.2% Full electrics saw a decent growth in share whilst plugin hybrids lost share, weighing on the combined plugin result. share of the auto market in August, up from 18.3% year on year. Overall auto volumes were at 68,858 units, a slight YoY improvement, though still 18.8%

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Reply Neutral KilgoreTrout @ Apr 19th 2009 5:14PM True, but if I havent been mislead by the documentary I have seen, the Tesla should have an even better solution: you just plug it in any normal home outlet and it doesnt require any special plug. Tesla probably did not sign up because they are already making EV cars.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. The turning point came when tiny Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley start-up, announced in 2006 that it would produce a speedy electric sports car powered by those same laptop batteries. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." That tore it for me," says Lutz.

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