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EV Lease Costs Go Down in France and Germany

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Here’s good news for electric car lovers in Germany and France. The virtual showrooms in France and Germany have flooded with car-buyers. The virtual showrooms in France and Germany have flooded with car-buyers. The market recovery is slower in Europe than in North America and China.

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Shell completes acquisition of largest producer of RNG in Europe

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The company also has a pipeline of around 30 new plant projects in Europe and North America. More than a third of these projects are in medium- to late-development stage in Denmark, the Netherlands and France and could deliver up to 9.2 mln MMBtu/yr (3,000 boe/d).

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The US and EU take different approaches to the threat of Chinese EV imports – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Governments in North America and Europe are seriously concerned about China’s growing dominance of the EV industry. percent tariff for all Chinese-made cars, and the Inflation Reduction Act creates an additional barrier with its stipulation that only EVs made in North America qualify for tax credits. The US currently imposes a 27.5

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Sixt to buy up to 250,000 Stellantis cars – ET Auto

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The purchases will extend to 2026 and concern Europe and North America, the two companies said in a joint statement. In October, Sixt said it had bought “thousands” of electric cars from China’s BYD Auto for its operations in Germany, France, Netherlands and the UK.

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Ipsos global study finds vehicle owners continue to show interest in self-driving technology despite COVID-19

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Among vehicle owners, the decrease in vehicle purchase intention in June is not as significant as early reports have indicated for the US. Ipsos sees refusal to let the pandemic affect vehicle purchase plans as a second key reason. The main reason for continued vehicle demand is the personal safety and protection a vehicle can provide.

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Daimler and Swiss Re launch new company Movinx to transform automotive and mobility insurance business

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This platform enables easy and efficient insurance purchase and customer-centric services by using real time data. It enables an embedded mobility and insurance customer journey—making insurance an integrated part of the vehicle purchase. The first insurance products and services are planned to launch in France in 2021.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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And unlike previous recessions, we’re not just dealing with people’s fears or purchase delays. Markets were significantly hit in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Greece and Portugal, where the combined volume fell from 634,600 units in March 2019 to 161,800 units last month. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst.

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