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April 2023 – Plug-in car market share continues to grow in Norway

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All other powertrains lost volume YoY, with petrol-only vehicles at their 2nd lowest volume of the modern era (just 112 units), and 3rd lowest share ever, just 1.25% of the auto market. times the volume of the runner up, Toyota BZ4X. Looking at unit volumes, against the background of a 7.7% to 7,471 units.

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Honda to increase green car output

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It will also boost production at a plant in Saitama Prefecture, where the Fit and Freed minivan are made. The move comes after Japan lowered taxes on fuel efficient cars to push consumers into swapping their old cars for newer, greener alternatives from home-grown manufacturers including Toyota, Honda and Nissan.

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Nissan to introduce compact hybrids

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This motor will run on high performance lithium-ion batteries and the hybrids should be around 50-60 per cent more fuel efficient than their petrol powered counterparts. It had previously frozen its development of hybrids in 2002 to focus on an agreement with Toyota for the hybrid version of the Altima, which is available in the US.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Saab GM-owned company exploring PHEVs Joint Venture with Volvo and others to research PHEVs Toyota 500 PHEV 2010-model Priuses with lithium batteries to be leased for fleet tests in 2009 (150 in U.S.) This was starting to hurt because it was one reason for a sudden surge in Toyotas market share." People wont buy a full car.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

↓ ↑ report 10 Pixls 11:45PM (4/09/2009) well i think, in a perfect world there would be some level of uniformity to the batteries per car of course not all cars would have the same pack, that would be impossible, but perhaps, an SUV pack, a sport pack, minivan pack, and like regular car or something. When you need to haul.