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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 other two short-listed finalists in contention for the award were the Mercedes-Benz S 500 Plug-In Hybrid and the Volkswagen Golf GTE. 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.

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Peugeot e-Expert van confirmed for Australia as electric commercial vehicles charge into market

EV Central

Electric vans already sold in Australia include the Mercedes-Benz eVito , Ford E-Transit and LDV Deliver 9. The e-Partner will be in Peugeot showrooms in August, with the e-2008 electric SUV due in the third quarter (September-November) and the e-208 small car in 2024. Peugeot electric van lineup: e-Boxer, e-Expert, e-Partner.

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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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France January 2021

EV Sales

The crossover Peugeot 3008 PHEV became the first plugin hybrid to win the Monthly Best Seller trophy in France, by beating both the Zoe and its 208 EV sibling, all thanks to a record 1,410 registrations, making it an historic 1-2 win for Peugeot at home, and relegating the Renault EV to the 3rd spot for the first time in 8 years!

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Tesla Model 3 Shines in France As Plugin Vehicles Reach 20% Market Share!

CleanTechnica EVs

The French plugin vehicle market took its usual holiday in August, with last month’s plugin registrations ending at 17,404 units, divided between 9,916 BEVs and 7,488 PHEVs. The former jumped 78% year over year (YoY), while the latter were up 42%. In isolation, these numbers might sound meh.

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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 March 2021

EV Sales

In a red hot market, where BEVs jumped 183% YoY and PHEVs shooted 6-fold in March, plugin sales had their second best month ever, with 29,737 units, allowing the plugin share to reach 16% last month (8.5% 4 starting its career in #21, with 408 units, just one unit ahead of the #22 VW Golf PHEV. Tesla Model 3 #1 in France!

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