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Electric trucks and buses show massive sales growth in Europe – Charged EVs

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It says 5% of light- and medium-duty trucks and 1% of heavy-duty trucks sold were electric. In Germany, Austria and Belgium, by contrast, diesel buses still made up 75% of new bus sales. The ICCT tells us that light- and medium-duty electric truck sales in Europe increased by 200% year-on-year in 2023.

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Volvo C40 Recharge EV coming to US with $58,750 MSRP

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The New C40 Recharge will be available in the Ultimate specification level and includes every available feature such as Android Operating System with Google imbedded, oversized fixed Panoramic Moonroof, Pixel LED lighting, Pilot Assist, Harman Kardon Premium Sound, 360° Surround View Camera and Unique 20" wheels.

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Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

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Northern Lights Energy ( NLE ), the initiator of the 2012 charging infrastructure project and provider of infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EV) based in Iceland, has signed an agreement with Reva Electric Car Company to jointly develop the electric vehicle market in Iceland. The REVA NXR. Click to enlarge.

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Nissan LEAF the best-selling EV in Europe in 2013

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The success of the Nissan LEAF in Europe has been propelled by consistently strong sales in Norway where the Nissan LEAF, the third-most sold passenger car last year, became the country’s best-selling car at the end of January 2014 with 650 units. Sales of the Nissan LEAF in Norway were up 145% in January compared to January 2013.

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EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

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Sales of new passenger cars in the EU increased by 3% in 2017 compared to the previous year. For the first year since monitoring started, gasoline cars became the most sold vehicles in the EU, constituting almost 53% of sales. and 2.6 % respectively of national car sales in 2017. Source: EEA. A total of 15.1 percentage point).

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MAN eTGE battery-electric van to be mass-produced from July onwards

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Advancing these ideas consistently, the sales of MAN’s first fully electric-powered production vehicle are now underway with the eTGE. Around 70% of light commercial vehicles used in urban areas travel fewer than 100 kilometers per day on average. The average speed reached during this is low.

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Stellantis-Leapmotor announces global expansion, to enter India by Q4 of 2024 | Autocar Professional

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Leapmotor will enter nine European countries in the first phase starting September 2024, including Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain, and Portugal. After that homologation, sales will start in September 2024. The brand will be sold across 200 dealerships in the region.

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