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Navigant Research: plug-in electric vehicles close to becoming leading alternative fuel platform, best positioned to lead future

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From 2017 to 2018, PEV sales doubled in North America, and sales in Europe and China increased 39% and 77%, respectively, according to a new report from Navigant Research. These include vehicle availability, consumer awareness, charging infrastructure, and threats from competing alternative fuels or fuel efficiency solutions.

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More than 1M plug-in vehicles sold in China in 2018; 8.1% of LDV market

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The combined total of light-duty all-electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) sold in China in 2018 was more than 1 million, or 8.1% Europe’s plug-in vehicle sales have been nearly equally split between EV and PHEV since 2015, while more EV than PHEV have been sold in China and the United States.

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Total BEV sales in California at 8.9% of 2030 goal

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The California Center for Jobs & The Economy has released an updated report ( earlier post ) on the progress of ZEV sales in the state during the first half of 2020, drawing on sales data from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA). Sales nationally were down 23.5%. Cumulative PEV Sales at 15.3% in H1 2020.

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Ethanol production in Germany fell 12.88% last year from 2018; market share of E10 up 1 percentage point

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German bioethanol production, standardized for use as fuel, fell last year to 542,699 tonnes—12.8% Sales of bioethanol were roughly on par with the previous year, with the market share of Super E10 rising by almost one percentage point to 13.7%. In a fuel market that increased again slightly in 2019 with gasoline sales of 18.0

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

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The European car market remained stable during 2018, as 15.6 Throughout 2018 we continued to see the effects of the diesel crisis, as announcements of policy changes by governments led to confusion and panic among consumers. 2018 also marked the best ever performance for AFVs, recording 944,800 registrations and a 6.1%

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Cumulative PEV sales in California at 8.6% of 5M 2030 goal; BEVs at 4.4%

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cumulative plug-in vehicle (plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles) sales in California have reached 8.6% Full battery-electric vehicle sales are at 4.4%. Source: “State’s Progress on 5 Million Zero Emission Vehicles by 2030: Q2 2018 Results”. in Q2 2018. These sales may indicate that a break from the 9.1%

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Market share of plug-in vehicles in China has more than quadrupled from 2015 to 2019

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During that same period, Europe saw its plug-in vehicle sales share reach 3.0%. in 2018, and then dropped to 1.9% Europe - European Alternative Fuels Observatory. United States - Argonne National Laboratory, Light-Duty Electric Drive Vehicles Monthly Sales Update Program, February 2020.

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