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Sweden Hits 37% Plugin Share In March, New Policy Boost For Full Electrics

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Sweden saw a plugin electric vehicle market share of 37% in March 2020, up from 27.2% Plugin hybrids gained share from a last minute pull-forward in March, ahead of a policy change from April 1st which now more strongly favours full electric vehicles, and further penalizes carbon emissions. in March 2020.

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Sweden Continues Electric Vehicle Progress In May With 39.1% Share

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Sweden saw plugin electric vehicle market share reach 39.1% in May 2021, up from 21.5% in May 2020. With policy changes still in flux, we can expect even stronger growth in the second half of the year. The best selling full electric in May was the Volkswagen ID.4. Overall auto sales were still recovering, down […].

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Sweden’s April Plugin EV Share Above 43% – VW ID.4 Overall Best Selling Vehicle

CleanTechnica EVs

Sweden saw plugin electric vehicle market share reach 43.1% This puts full electrics ahead of plugin hybrids for the first time in years. 4 was the overall best selling vehicle in Sweden. in April 2021, up almost 2x year-on-year, with full electric vehicles alone at a record 22.2% Volkswagen’s new ID.4

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Automakers testing new GKN electric torque vectoring technology; “eTwinster”

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The “eTwinster” technology is part of a range of new hybrid electric technologies GKN is showcasing to customers at its Wintertest proving ground in Arjeplog, Northern Sweden. The eTwinster is a plug-in hybrid module that makes it simpler for vehicle platforms to offer electric all-wheel drive and torque vectoring.

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GKN order book for electric driveline technologies totalled $2.8 billion by end of 2017

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This system will be demonstrated to customers during the 2018 Wintertest in Sweden. GKN has been working on eDrive and hybrid transmissions for plug-in hybrids and pure electric vehicles since 2002.

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Polestar 7 to replace Polestar 2 in EV line-up to avoid Volkswagen Golf-like fate

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The Polestar 2 is the brand’s first fully electric vehicle after the Polestar 1, a hybrid with up to 78 miles of electric range. The Polestar 2 is already a market leader in several regions like Norway, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, and others. Polestar’s electric performance car fuses Swedish luxury into the compact EV segment.

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GKN trials EV with two-speed transmission and front-axle torque-vectoring

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Based on a standard Jeep Renegade, the GTD19 demonstrator vehicle is undergoing testing at GKN’s annual winter testing program in Arjeplog, Sweden, and showcases how automakers can use drivetrain innovations to achieve industry-leading standards of efficiency, -safety and driving dynamics in BEV models.

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