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These are the 2024 World Car of the Year Winners

The Truth About Cars

Every year, different groups of auto journalists and industry professionals come together to choose a “best of” list to recognize vehicles in various categories. They recently revealed their 2024 picks at the New York auto show, and it’s clear that legacy auto brands are facing increasingly tough competition.

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Top 20 Plugin Electric Vehicles in the World — August 2021

CleanTechnica EVs

share of the overall auto market). Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 114% in August 2021 compared to August 2020, scoring 516,000 units (or 7.7% That made it the plugin market’s third best month ever, and expect September to be another record month.

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20 Top Selling Plugin Vehicles Globally — Charts

CleanTechnica EVs

share of the overall auto market). Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 94% last month compared to July 2020, scoring 480,000 units (or 7.1% That made it the plugin market’s third best month ever. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) represented 66% of plugin registrations in July, in line with the year-to-date (YTD) tally.

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Tesla Model 3 & Model Y Take #1 & #2 In World Record Month For Electric Vehicle Sales!

CleanTechnica EVs

share of the overall auto market). Global plugin vehicle registrations were up an impressive 153% last month compared to June 2020, scoring a record 583,000 units (or 8.7% Add this record performance to the 700,000-plus hybrids and mild hybrids registered last month (their second best month ever) and we get over 1.3

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Tesla Model 3 & Model Y = #1 and #2 in Global EV Sales in May

CleanTechnica EVs

share of the overall auto market). Global plugin vehicle registrations were up an impressive 199% last month compared to May 2020, to some 442,000 units (or 6.6% That was the industry’s 3rd best month ever. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) jumped 190%, to some 295,000 registrations (or 4.4%

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Can green cars solve automotive crisis? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The car maker is rumoured to be in so much trouble that it is considering closing a major auto assembly plant for the first time ever – the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc based in Fremont, California, which it shares with General Motors. However, the company’s bright spark remains its green efforts.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., and Chery Automobile Co.

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