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BMW i8 beats Mercedes S 500 PHEV, Golf GTE to win World Green Car award in New York

Green Car Congress

The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) was named the World Green Car at the World Car Awards in New York. Its battery-electric sibling, the BMW i3, took the same award in 2014. The BMW i8 was also one of the finalists in the category World Luxury Car at the World Car Awards. seconds to 100 km/h from a standing start.

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Europe March 2021

EV Sales

This time growth came from both fields, with BEVs doubling their sales year-on-year, but PHEVs continue surging at a faster pace, having seen their sales jump by 264% YoY last month, confirming plugin hybrids as the major growth source for plugins in the first months of 2021. BEV) , pulling the 2021 PEV share to 15% (6.6% for BEVs alone).

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Germany – Tesla Model Y Leads In Hangover Plugin Market

CleanTechnica EVs

BEV grew share slightly, but PHEVs lost half their share YoY, due to recent policy changes. Germany’s plugin electric vehicles took 21.6% of the auto market in March, down from 25.6% year on year. Overall auto volume was 281,361 units, up over 16% YoY, but still well down from pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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Tesla Model Y continues to lead auto sales in Norway

Push EVs

Plugless hybrids (HEVs) did better than PHEVs, growing their share from a year ago (6.1% Finally, another relative newcomer, the BMW iX1, has seen great progress, from its very first deliveries in December, climbing to 16th rank in Q1. March’s combined plugin result of 91.1% comprised 86.8% full electrics (BEVs), and 4.3% from 2.7%).

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Tesla Model 3 = #1 in France!

CleanTechnica EVs

In a red hot market in which fully electric vehicles (BEVs) jumped 183% year over year (YoY) and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) shot up 6-fold in March, plugin sales had their second best month ever in France. In total, 29,737 plugin vehicles were registered, allowing the plugin share to reach 16% last month (8.5% That […].

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Netherlands May 2021

EV Sales

But the Mustang wasn't the only Ford having a great month, because j ust outside the podium, the Ford Kuga PHEV reached the 5th place thanks to 339 units, its second peroformance in a row(!), The Renault Captur PHEV was up two spots, to #8, thus making 9 Crossovers/SUVs in the top positions. while the VW ID.4

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Sweden’s Plugin EV Share Grows In June – Tesla Model Y Overall Bestseller

CleanTechnica EVs

BEVs grew share by over 31% YoY, whilst PHEVs reduced share slightly. In June 2022 Sweden’s plugin electric vehicles took 55.1% market share, up from 49.4% Overall auto market volume, at 26,059 units, was 28% down YoY. Sweden’s best selling vehicle (of any powertrain) in May was the Tesla Model Y. June’s combined […].

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