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Fastned expands fast-charging network into Germany; “die Autowende”

Green Car Congress

The Netherlands-based Fastned, which plans to build a European network of fast-charging stations has acquired its first 14 locations in Germany. These will be the first of such stations in Germany that are accessible to all car brands, and where EVs can be charged with up to 500 kilometers of range in just 15 minutes.

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Tesla Model y become best selling car in Germany

EV Info

After taking the number two spot in the UK the Model y has now taken the number one spot in Germany. . With our high price for petrol and green subsidies Europe has been a leader in the EV adoption. Hence, it’s quite the achievement for the Tesla Model Y to be the best-selling vehicle in the car capital of Europe, Germany.

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Germany December 2020

EV Sales

The German automotive market has opened the flood gates to plugin vehicles, with December setting yet another record month, with a little less than 83,000 units, PEVs scored an amazing 27% share (14% BEV) in December, making Germany the largest PEV market outside China, beating even the USA by a wide margin (394k vs 330k). in Germany.

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Germany February 2021

EV Sales

And in a regressing market (-19% YoY), while petrol (-41% YoY) and diesel (-35%) are falling off a cliff, every electrified category is seeing growing sales, not only the aforementioned BEVs and PHEVs registrations are surging, but even plugless hybrids (HEV + MHEV) are growing, albeit at a slower pace (+42%).

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Germany March 2021

EV Sales

And in a rebounding overall market (+36% YoY), petrol failed (+7% YoY) to profit from it, while diesel is helplessly in a hell hole (-5%), with its sales continuing to fall, even in the context of a recovering market. BEV), so this market sits firmly in The Disruption Zone.

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Audi A3 Gtron goes on sale

Green Cars News

The Audi A3 Gtron (pictured) has now gone on advance sale across its home country in Germany. Described as CO2 neutral in pure e-gas mode, the vehicle comes with a 1.4litre TFSI engine that can develop 81kW and can be operated with either natural gas or petrol. The vehicle is seen as part of an in[.].

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BMW CEO warns against premature phaseout of combustion engines: “I don’t think that would help the climate or anyone else”

Teslarati

. “The largest market segment in absolute terms by a wide margin in Germany, but also in Europe and worldwide, is the internal combustion engine. “If you try to ban this technology in Germany and Europe, but the world market is not even that far, you will lose this technology in the world market as well.

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