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Hybrid and electric cars account for 7.5% of Kia 1H 2017 Europe sales, up from 1% in 2016

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Kia Motors posted its best six-month sales period in Europe, with half-year sales surpassing 250,000 for the first time in the company’s history. of European sales so far this year, up from just one per cent in the first six months of 2016, according to Michael Cole, Chief Operating Officer of Kia Motors Europe.

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Pike forecasts $1.4B market for EV telematics by 2017

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Cumulative light-duty PEV deployments by segment, world markets: 2011-2017. Nearly nine out of ten plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) sold this year will include at least a basic telematics package, and that percentage will likely grow to 94% by 2017, according to a new report from Pike Research. billion by 2017, Pike forecasts.

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Colorado releases plan to support EVs on state’s highways, accelerate EV adoption

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John Hickenlooper released of the Colorado Electric Vehicle (EV) Plan , delivering on a directive set forth in the July 2017 Executive Order, “Supporting Colorado’s Clean Energy Transition.” As of October 2017 there were 11,931 EVs (BEVs and PHEVs) in Colorado, according to the ZEV Sales Dashboard.

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Diesel market share in Europe drops below 50%; offset by increased gasoline engine sales; implications for climate targets

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of new car registrations in the first half of 2017, according to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). This drop was offset by an increase in the sale of gasoline engined vehicles. of new passenger car sales, up from 45.8% Diesel’s market share in the EU-15 fell from 50.2%

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Porsche to invest more than $7.4B in electromobility by 2022

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Porsche AG set new records for deliveries, revenue and operating results in the 2017 financial year, delivering a total of 246,375 vehicles (+4%) and increasing its revenue by 5% to €23.5 billion; as a result, its operating return on sales increased from 17.4% Its operating profit rose by 7% to €4.1 in the previous year to 17.6%.

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BMW Group plans joint venture for MINI electric vehicles in China; LoI with Great Wall Motor

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The MINI Electric Concept as presented at the IAA 2017. The BMW Group has no plans to set up an additional sales organisation in China. This is the first battery factory operated by a premium automobile manufacturer in China. In 2017, China was MINI’s fourth-largest market, with around 35,000 units delivered.

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Honda targeting 2/3 of unit sales from PHEVs, HEVs and ZEVs by ~2030; PHEVs the core of electrification

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At a press event in Tokyo to lay out his future vision and direction for the company, Honda Motor President & CEO Takahiro Hachigo said that the company will strive to make two-thirds of its overall unit sales from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero-emissions vehicles such as fuel cell vehicles and battery EVs by around 2030.

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