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Electrified car registrations pass 100K units in Europe for 1st time in March; total reg down 3.6%; Model 3 top EV

Green Car Congress

Last month, they recorded the lowest monthly market share since September 2000. While it was able to outsell its rivals in the sedan category in February, the smallest Tesla was able to outsell all of its rivals in March, including all body-types. At the same time, diesel cars continued to lose ground. of total volume against 36.2%

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GKN Driveline providing eTransmission to StreetScooter electric vans

Green Car Congress

GKN’s system has an output torque of up to 2000 N·m in a compact package with superior noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) characteristics and efficiency. Other applications for the system include the Fiat 500e city EV and the Citroen Berlingo Electric light commercial vehicle.

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Citroen confirms scrappage scheme

Green Cars News

One of the first manufacturers to react to Alistair Darling’s Budget 2009 announcement was Citroen. Under Citroen’s terms, new car buyers can obtain £2,000 for their old vehicles when they trade them in for any new Citroen.

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EEA: almost all Euro car makers met specific 2017 CO2 targets on new sales, but emissions up year-on-year

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Automobiles Peugeot and Automobiles Citroen followed with (105 g CO 2 /km) and (106 g CO 2 /km), respectively. The demand for passenger cars has been the main contributing factor to the trend in CO 2 emissions since 2000: when demand decreases, the emissions follow.

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Scrappage scheme sees end to Jags, Mercs and even a Morris Minor

Green Cars News

Rovers with head gasket problems were the most common cars turning up at Hyundai dealers on the end of a tow rope, while one 94 year-old Ashford man was late picking up his new i10 because a wheel had fallen off his Citroen on the way to the showroom! Tags: Hyundai government scheme scrappage £2000.

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GKN Driveline introducing eAxle for mass-market C-segment vehicles

Green Car Congress

provides up to 2000 N·m torque and 65 kW power for a dynamic pure-electric mode and balanced wheel torques for all-wheel drive mode. GKN has been pioneering the introduction of eAxle technology since 2002, launching the industry’s first high voltage eAxle applications with PSA Peugeot Citroen in 2010.

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Seven-day test: Living with the 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT. Can it really challenge a Tesla Model Y or BYD Atto 3?

EV Central

Comically, countryfolk Citroen and Renault employ the same technique. From about $69,000 drive-away – $2000 more than our e-2008 as tested – the RWD version has 455km range, 194kW/340Nm, 170kW maximum charging, and mega cabin space for families. Then they sling a price tag on to practically ensure you don’t.

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