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Volkswagen Group France and SNAM partner on recycling hybrid and EV batteries

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Volkswagen Group France et la Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux (SNAM) signed a partnership agreement through which the hybrid and EV batteries from group brands—Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA and Volkswagen Utilities—will be recycled in the two French factories owned by SNAM, Saint-Quentin-Fallavier (Isère) and Viviez (Aveyron).

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Tesla Model 3 = #1 in France!

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In a red hot market in which fully electric vehicles (BEVs) jumped 183% year over year (YoY) and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) shot up 6-fold in March, plugin sales had their second best month ever in France. In total, 29,737 plugin vehicles were registered, allowing the plugin share to reach 16% last month (8.5% That […].

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Audi R18 e-tron quattro: diesel hybrid Le Mans racer with electric flywheel energy storage

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Major hybrid system elements in the R18 e-tron quattro: front-axle MGU, flywheel accumulator and power electronics. Audi Motorsport unveiled the R18 e-tron quattro: the first LMP1 car to combine a highly-efficient TDI diesel engine with a hybrid system. Martin Mühlmeier, Head of Technology at Audi Sport. Click to enlarge.

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Plugin Vehicles = 23% of New Car Sales in France

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The Renault Zoe was the 9th best selling car overall in France in October, and the Dacia Spring EV was 13th.

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Record Month For Electric Vehicles In France! Tesla Model 3 Firmly At #1

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France had a record 37,408 registrations of plugin vehicles, a new record, pulling the year-to-date (YTD) share to a record 16% (7.9% The French plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, with June’s plugin vehicle share of the country’s overall auto market reaching 19% last month (11% BEV). BEV), or 144,518 units.

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22% of New Car Sales Were Plugin Car Sales in France in September

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The Tesla Model 3 was the 9th best selling car overall in France in September, and the Renault Zoe was 13th.

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Audi shows off its new all-electric RS Q E-Tron Dakar racecar

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Audi has entered its RS Q E-Tron electric rally car in the Dakar rally, bringing modern EV technology to the heritage racing series. In a video published by Top Gear on Friday, the new rally car from Audi was shown off. Audi at this time does not have an Extreme E team. liter turbo engine to charge the battery.