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Over 200,000 Pure Electric Vehicles to hit UK roads in 2021

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The figure does not include plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). Volkswagen Group and Mercedes-Benz will bring more EVs to market in 2021 with production plans based on new EV-specific platforms (although the dealer network will need to be much better at selling EVs to achieve targets).

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A Look Back at 2020—The Year in EVs

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Second, we have some great new long-range high-volume BEVs scheduled to hit dealers in all 50 states in the coming months: Nissan Ariya, Volkswagen ID.4, With two new factories under construction (Austin, TX and Berlin, Germany) and shares up an astonishing 750% this year, concerns about its going belly up seem to be behind us.

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Plug In Auto Nation

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The Nation's largest retail car dealer sees the importance of the PHEV and its CEO is calling on his manufacturers to get with the program. Austin Mayor Will Wynn said: "AutoNation's support of the Plug-In Partners campaign demonstrates the growing momentum for the manufacturing of plug-in hybrids. 12, 2006 AutoNation, Inc.

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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

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He explained that Chrysler is currently demonstrating electric cars and plug-in hybrids to dealers to get their feedback. Nissan has been slower than Toyota and Honda to embrace petrol-electric hybrids, seeing a brighter future for vehicles running entirely on electricity.

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