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Affordable Dacia Spring Takes Pole As France Hits Record 23.5% Plugin EV Share

CleanTechnica EVs

November saw France, Europe’s second largest auto market, hit a record 23.5% Legacy diesels and plugless hybrids continued to stagnate below 20% share, with petrol taking a breath at just under 37% share, before its next dive. plugin electric vehicle share, up from 14.8% share a year ago.

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New Nissan Qashqai in Europe to offer 12V MHEV and upgraded e-POWER powertrains

Green Car Congress

Supporting Nissan’s goal of achieving 50% electrified sales in Europe by 2024, the new Nissan Qashqai will not only be available with a 1.3 DiG-T gasoline engine equipped with mild hybrid technology, but also e-POWER, Nissan’s non-plug-in series-hybrid electric powertrain in its European debut. POWER drive system to Europe.

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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

February 2024 was a positive month for the new car market in Europe. In contrast, petrol cars performed almost as well as they did before the Covid-19 pandemic. Chinese-made cars drive growth In Europe, sale of cars made in China saw the highest levels of year-on-year growth in February 2024 (+45%) and in January-February 2024 (+43%).

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Why Hybrids are gaining momentum amid EV frenzy | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The hybrid vehicles — dual powered by a petrol engine and an electric motor — are gathering strong traction amongst SUV buyers versus all electric battery-operated passenger vehicles. Not surprising then that the sale of mainstream hybrid vehicles is set to cross the one lakh mark in a short span of 24 months.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

Green Car Congress

g/km, almost half that produced by diesel and petrol vehicles. Four of the five major markets in Europe posted higher averages in 2019 than in 2018. France has seen this higher level of market penetration in part due to the adoption of more affordable cars such as the Renault Zoe, which is soon to be followed by the Peugeot 208-e.

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M-zero performance electric car

Electric Vehicles India

So, most of them manufacture electric vehicles based on affordability and utility. Unlike Europe, the US or China, the focus on performance EVs in India is very low. Their initial plan is to build a hybrid car with the combination of a petrol engine and an electric motor. . Technical overview.

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ACEA: data show EU market for electric cars highly fragmented; need for inclusive measures

Green Car Congress

In countries with a GDP per capita below €17,000 (US$20,000) the market share remains close to zero—including the new EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as crisis-torn Greece. Affordability is clearly a major barrier. Many people take the Norwegian market as a benchmark.

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