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Bain: Germany’s goal of 1M electric cars by 2020 is unattainable; fewer than 50,000 units on road by end of this year

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The German Federal Government plan to have one million electric cars on its roads by 2020 has failed, according to the analysis of international management consulting firm Bain & Company. Stricter emission laws and the technological advances in electric drives will accelerate the trend towards e-mobility in the medium term, Bain said.

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Norway Plugin Electric Vehicles Take Over 80% Share In April

CleanTechnica EVs

April 2021 saw plugin electric vehicles taking 80.1% The recent best selling full electric vehicle, the Audi e-tron, is now close to being caught by the new Volkswagen ID.4. market share in Norway, up from 69.6% in April 2020. Overall auto volume was back to seasonal norms, with 13,166 vehicles registered.

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EVs Take 55% Of The German Auto Market In December!

CleanTechnica EVs

The tide has turned in the electrification of the German auto market, with plugin electric vehicles taking the majority of sales for the first time in December. of the month’s passenger auto sales, with full electrics taking a third (33.2%), and plugin hybrids taking over a fifth (22.2%). Plugins took 55.4%

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Sweden At 37.6% Plugin EV Share In July – Ripples From Tax Changes

CleanTechnica EVs

Sweden saw plugin electric vehicles achieve a market share of 37.6% Higher company-car tax which came into effect in July put a dampener on plugin sales, further amplified by the hangover from the pull-forward in June. Overall auto sales were down some 43% from long […].

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EVs Take 24.5% Share In Germany — Enyaq Comeback

CleanTechnica EVs

Full electrics nevertheless saw sales volume slightly increase YoY, whilst PHEV volume declined. October 2023 saw plugin EVs take 24.5% share of Germany’s auto market, down from a 32.5% share in October 2022, and amidst a hangover from September 2023 incentive changes. Overall auto volume was 218,959 units, up some 5% YoY.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

Safety systems in plug-in hybrid and electric cars automatically shut the power off and isolate the battery when a collision or short circuit is detected, lowering the likelihood of a fire. So is an EV less flammable than a petrol car? fires per 100,000 sales. This is strikingly lower than 1,528 ICE fires per sale.

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Norway At 84.7% Plugin EV Share In July – Mustang Mach-E Bestseller

CleanTechnica EVs

Norway, the world’s leading country in the electric transport revolution, saw plugin electric vehicles take 84.7% of new auto sales in July 2021, up from 68.4% in July 2020. This is a great result in the context of 2021’s favourite vehicle, the Tesla Model 3, not shipping in any significant volume in July.

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