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France Plugins Take Record 24.4% — Tesla Model Y Bestseller

CleanTechnica EVs

Traditional combustion-only petrol and diesel powertrains fell under 50% share for the first time. France saw plugin electric vehicles take 24.4% of the auto market in November, with full electrics (BEVs) alone taking 15.2%. Overall auto registrations in November stood at 133,960 units, up some 10% year on year.

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Tesla Model Y continues to lead auto sales in Norway

Push EVs

The Tesla Model Y broke all records, with the highest monthly sales of any vehicle in Norway’s history, with 7,445 units registered, and over 38% of the entire auto market. Petrol-only vehicles saw their lowest share in modern history, taking just 1% of the market. March’s combined plugin result of 91.1% comprised 86.8% plugin hybrids.

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How Long Do Electric Car Batteries Last?

Blink Charging

At this point, no one is wondering whether EVs are here to stay, but how soon will we get rid of petrol vehicles? When we think about electric cars, the image of Elon Musk shooting a Tesla into space with a Depeche Mode-like dummy promptly comes to our minds. In fact, before burning petrol, most vehicles ran on electric batteries.

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Tesla’s Fremont Factory was the most productive auto factory in the U.S. in 2021

Teslarati

New data from Bloomberg states that Tesla’s Fremont Factory in Northern California was the most-productive automotive plant in the U.S., Last year, Tesla’s Fremont Factory averaged a weekly production pace of 8,550 vehicles. Teslas charging in front of the Fremont Factory (Credit: @TacosandTeslas/Twitter).

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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

French cars have frustrated the living hell out of me this past decade, and the Peugeot e-2008 GT is another one to add to my list. As tested, our e-2008 GT small SUV is over $67,000 to drive-away in Queensland. Day 1: Bonjour, mon ami 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT. Bonne chance, e-2008. I should want to own one.

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France Hits Record 23% Plugin EV Share In October

CleanTechnica EVs

Petrol share was down to a record low of 36.0% 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. from almost 44% a year ago. Diesel share remained below 20% for the third month in a […].

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Tesla owners clock up 10 million miles

Green Cars News

Owners of the electric supercar model, the Tesla Roadster have now clocked up over 10 million miles and saved 500,000 gallons of petrol in the process. Running in over 30 countries, the 1500 Roadster models sold since the model was launched in 2008 have saved over 5.3 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.

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