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Tesla slashes prices across Europe on Model Y

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VW reports BEV sales of 70,628 units last year, a 12% increase, compared to Tesla’s 63,685, a 9% drop. BYD only sold 4,140 cars in Germany in 2023, but is looking for 10% market share after its factory in Hungary starts production in a few years. While VW beat Tesla in Germany, it trailed by a long shot in EV sales in France.

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Telsa joins VW and BYD in cutting prices in Germany

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VW reports BEV sales of 70,628 units last year, a 12% increase, compared to Tesla’s 63,685, a 9% drop. BYD only sold 4,140 cars in Germany in 2023, but is looking for 10% market share after its factory in Hungary starts production in a few years. The Model Y was Germany’s top-selling BEV in 2023, with some 45,800 new car registrations.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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After a steady decline from 2010 to 2016, by almost 22 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (g CO 2 /km), average emissions from new passenger cars increased in 2017 by 0.4 Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase. of sales in 2018. g CO 2 /km. g CO 2 /km in 2018.

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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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Poland, Slovakia, Luxembourg and Lithuania all posted record levels of volume, while it was the best year since 2007 for Spain and Estonia, and the best year since 2008 for Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Latvia. In contrast, it was the worst year for registrations in Switzerland since 2010, the UK since 2013, and Norway since 2014.

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Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant to produce compact electric EQ vehicles; 3rd center of competence for EQ models in Germany

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The company assumes that the proportion of electric vehicles in the total unit sales of Mercedes-Benz will be between 15 and 25 percent by 2025. In 2016, more than 300,000 vehicles rolled off its production lines. In addition to that, luxury-class EQ models will be produced at the plant in Sindelfingen. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Siemens and Valeo to form joint venture in high-voltage electric powertrains

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The joint venture will have full business responsibility for the development, the sales and the production of high-voltage electric motors and power electronics products above 60V, required for electrified passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. The project is subject to consultation of the employee representatives.

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Bosch supplying factory equipment for battery production; €250M business by 2025

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In entering this business, Bosch aims to increase vertical integration in mechanical engineering and, by 2025, to generate annual sales of some €250 million (US$293 million) with equipment for battery production. —Rolf Najork, the member of the Bosch board of management responsible for industrial technology. —Rolf Najork.

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