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June 2023 – Record market share for EVs in France

Push EVs

This is the strongest YoY volume growth for plugins since late 2021, and represents over 90% of June’s headline YoY auto market volume growth. YoY), with both Petrol share (35.8%) and Diesel share (9.3%) hitting record lows. Combined combustion-only share hit a new record low of 45.0% in June (from 54.6%

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Hatchbacks not giving up territorial rights so easily | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

India’s affluence is as good as Europe, and also, her people could be as deprived as someone in Africa.” One cannot link disposable incomes and affordability to the fall in the hatchback segment’s contribution, he said. “It This shift reflects a growing trend where customers prioritise affordability and value.

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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

Wallbox

Norway has long been a major producer of oil and gas, and remains the biggest oil producer in Western Europe, as well as, the third-largest exporter of natural gas in the world. Oslo has been an EV testing hub for the rest of Norway, and Norway itself has been a success story for the rest of Europe and the world to follow.

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Electric Car Watch #12: The sad state of Electric Car conversions in India

Plug In India

Many of you want to convert your existing petrol/diesel cars into electric cars. Unless you happen to have a few crores lying around that you don't mind spending, you will have to wait for kit providers who are willing and can afford to spend big bucks on certification. In many countries in Europe, conversions are outright banned.

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Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Car Market | ? ?

Plug In India

Video: Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Electric Car FUD The first thing I want to talk about is the constant FUD -- fear, uncertainty, and doubt -- regarding electric vehicles propagated by ICE car CEOs, the media, ICE-car-centric magazines and websites, and petrol heads. Imagine you have a petrol car.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They will buy a car and rent or lease the battery and the cost of leasing the battery will be the same as, or less than, the cost theyre paying today for petrol. There are also plans to conduct public-road tests of the TOYOTA Plug-in HV in the United States and in Europe. and Europe are still undecided, Takimoto said.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. Hybrids are a proven winner, but a series-hybrid (range extended EV), such as the Volt takes things to a much higher level with existing and "mostly" affordable tech.

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