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Diesel new vehicle market share in Europe in February dropped to 39.5%; SUVs still driving growth

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The results mark the highest February volume since 2008, when 1.19 million cars were registered, as well as constituting the highest YTD volume since 2008, with 2.44 SUVs were a key driver of growth in February, with the volume of vehicles registered up by 24.7% in February 2018, with a total of 67,900 SUVs registered.

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2023 electric car sales record led by Tesla, BYD and MG – but luxury brands are also doing plenty of EV heavy lifting

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Medium SUVs powered by electrons are also proving popular in Australia. READ MORE: Electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024 Toyota, Subaru and Volkswagen will start selling their first battery electric vehicles this year while Kia is set to unleash the EV5 mid-sized SUV that’s expected to be priced from about $60,000.

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Peugeot e-2008 SUV confirmed for 2023 arrival

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Peugeot will enter the highly competitive Australian battery electric SUV segment in the third quarter of 2023. The French auto-maker has confirmed the local arrival of the e-2008 in a single highly specified variant. The e-2008 is fitted with a 100kW/260Nm electric motor fed by a 50kWh battery. 2023 Peugeot e-2008.

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France January 2021

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This highlighted Peugeot's great month, with 4 models in the top 13 spots (the 2008 EV crossover was #11 and the 508 PHEV midsizer was #13), while Stellantis, the new group that resulted from the fusion between PSA and FCA, had 8 models in the Top 20(!),

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2011 edition of EPA Fuel Economy Trends report shows several advanced powertrain technologies making significant gains

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Most small, 2 wheel drive SUVs from MY 1975-2011 have been reclassified from trucks to cars; this lowers the absolute truck share, particularly since the mid-1980s when SUV sales began to increase rapidly. This represents a 5% increase over MY 2009, but MY 2009 truck share was 8% lower than MY 2008.

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Netherlands February 2021

EV Sales

In February, the leader was the Volvo XC40 PHEV, scoring its second win in a row, this time with 231 units, while its BEV twin was 5th, with 114 registrations, both helping the Swedish SUV to become the 3rd best selling model in the overall market (#1 Ford Fiesta; #2 Kia Picanto), as 59% of the smaller Volvo registrations came from these two.

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2024 Peugeot e-2008 review: Is this affordable European electric SUV a true rival to the Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3?

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What if I told you that you could secure a European electric SUV for less than $60k, with any and every feature you might want or need, and with essentially no wait time for delivery? What does the Peugeot e-2008 cost and what features do you get? What is powering the Peugeot e-2008? What is charging like for the Peugeot e-2008?

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