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ABB, Hydrogène de France jointly to manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels

Green Car Congress

ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hydrogène de France to manufacture jointly megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels (OGVs). With the use of renewables to produce the hydrogen, the entire energy chain can be clean.

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France Plugins Take Record 24.4% — Tesla Model Y Bestseller

CleanTechnica EVs

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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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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France In April – BEVs Up, PHEVs Down, Spring is Sprung

CleanTechnica EVs

France saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.1% share of the auto market in April, flat year-on-year, in a growing overall market. Full battery electrics, however, grew share, whilst plugin hybrids dropped share. Overall auto volume was 132,509 units, up some 22% YoY, though still far below pre-2020 seasonal norms (~183,000).

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France Hits Record 23% Plugin EV Share In October

CleanTechnica EVs

France, Europe’s second largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicle share climb to a new record 22.9% in September, almost twice the 11.8% share seen a year ago. Petrol share was down to a record low of 36.0% from almost 44% a year ago. Diesel share remained below 20% for the third month in a […].

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France Plugin EV Share 21.1% In April, New Bestseller

CleanTechnica EVs

France saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.1% of the auto market in April, up from 14.8% year-on-year. Full battery electrics continued to dominate over plugin hybrids. The overall passenger auto market was down 22.6% YoY, and down 44.2% compared to pre-pandemic April 2019, at a volume of 108,723 units.

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Plugins 22.4% Share In France, BEVs Up, PHEVs Down, Megane Ascendant

CleanTechnica EVs

share of France’s auto market in October, down from 22.9% Plugin electric vehicles (EVs) took 22.4% Full electrics grew share slightly, while plugin hybrids declined more. Overall auto market volume was 124,981 units up 5.5%

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