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BYD offers discounts for Song and Seal as China's auto price war intensifies

CN EV Post

Image from BYD's Weibo) As the price war intensifies in China's auto industry, BYD has also started offering discounts for its two models, even though the official prices remain unchanged. Song family models include the hybrid Song Pro and Song Max, both of which are part of BYD's Dynasty lineup.

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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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UK Auto Market Struggling But Full Electrics Still Growing

CleanTechnica EVs

share of the auto market in August, up from 18.3% Full electrics saw a decent growth in share whilst plugin hybrids lost share, weighing on the combined plugin result. Overall auto volumes were at 68,858 units, a slight YoY improvement, though still 18.8% The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 20.2% year on year.

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Plugins EVs Near Third Of Autos In Germany, Recession Forecast

CleanTechnica EVs

of Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, in October, up from 30.4% This in the context of overall auto market growth of 16.8% Plugin electric vehicles (EVs) gained 32.4% YoY, to 208,642 units. This, however, is still down by almost 25% from the pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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Italy Might Soon Own a Chunk of Stellantis

The Truth About Cars

The automaker and government have been at odds for a while, as Setllantis has moved away from Italian auto production in favor of less expensive markets. France does, and Stellantis also owns Peugeot, Citroen, and others. The French hold a six percent stake in the automaker, which hasn’t sat well with the Italians.

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Compressed-Air Hybrid Tech: Peugeot To Offer In 2016 On Subcompacts

Green Car Reports

Last year French automaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen launched a whole new take on the hybrid system: Hybrid Air. According to Autocar and Auto.'

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Mitsubishi to debut eight xEVs in next five years: hybrids, plug-in hybrids, EVs

Green Car Congress

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) plans to introduce eight hybrid (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and battery-powered (BEV) models by fiscal year 2015 in anticipation that demand for low-carbon, fuel-efficient automobiles will expand worldwide. by Jack Rosebro. Mitsubishi will introduce 8 xEVs by FY 2015. Click to enlarge.