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EVs Take 27.9% Share In France, & The Peugeot e-208 Is Still On Top

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share in France, growing from a 25.4% Overall auto volume was 180,024 units, marginally down YoY, though well below 2017–2019 seasonal norms (~230,000). Share In France, & The Peugeot e-208 Is Still On Top appeared first on CleanTechnica. March’s auto market saw plugin EVs take a 27.9% share year-on-year.

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Neste to supply the Air France-KLM Group with more than 1M tons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

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Neste will supply the Air France-KLM Group with more than 1,000,000 tons (approximately 1.26 This SAF agreement is one of the largest of its kind in the aviation industry and supports the Air France-KLM Group’s commitment to a more sustainable aviation sector.

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Total begins producing sustainable aviation fuel in France

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Total has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its La Mède biorefinery in southern France and its Oudalle facility near Le Havre. Total started up production at the La Mède biorefinery—converted from a former oil refinery—in 2019. An 8-megawatt solar farm that can supply 13,000 people.

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ACEA: electric buses made up 4% of new bus registrations in Europe in 2019

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of the EU bus market in 2019, with electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECV) making up 4.0% In 2019, EU demand for diesel buses decreased by 3.1% France was the only market to post modest growth (+2.4%) in registrations of new diesel buses. Across the entire European Union, only eight gasoline buses were sold in 2019.

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ABB, Hydrogène de France jointly to manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels

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ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hydrogène de France to manufacture jointly megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels (OGVs). With the use of renewables to produce the hydrogen, the entire energy chain can be clean. The company is on track to reach 60% of revenues by the end of 2020.

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France EV Share Grows In May, Fiat 500 Leads

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France, Europe’s second largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 20.9% Overall auto volumes were down 10% YoY, and down by around a third from May 2019, at 126,811 units. share in April, from 17.3% year-on-year. Full battery electrics grew their share by almost 1.5x YoY, to 12%.

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France Plugin EV Share 21.1% In April, New Bestseller

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France saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.1% compared to pre-pandemic April 2019, at a volume of 108,723 units. of the auto market in April, up from 14.8% year-on-year. Full battery electrics continued to dominate over plugin hybrids. The overall passenger auto market was down 22.6% YoY, and down 44.2%

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