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Time to unplug phoney PHEV fuel ratings: Australia’s “electrified” automotive future isn’t all its cracked up to be | Opinion

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This catch-all allows them to make it sound like, by 2030, there will be a huge number of proper and actual zero-emission EVs on the road, when what they are actually including are hybrids and plug-in hybrids, which, let’s be honest, still use their petrol-burning combustion engines a lot, and sometimes almost all of the time. I think not.

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Tesla continues to dominate EV sales in the UK

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plugin hybrids (PHEVs). The YoY fall in share of plugins reflects the temporary bounce back of petrol-powertrain volumes YoY (from 23,952 to 32.331 units). This is likely due to dealers wanting to clear a backlog of “old” petrol-car stocks ahead of the new licence plate arriving in March. February’s 22.9% a year ago.

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Tesla Model Y continues to lead auto sales in Norway

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Plugless hybrids (HEVs) did better than PHEVs, growing their share from a year ago (6.1% Petrol-only vehicles saw their lowest share in modern history, taking just 1% of the market. Finally, another relative newcomer, the BMW iX1, has seen great progress, from its very first deliveries in December, climbing to 16th rank in Q1.

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Tesla Model Y also leads the German EV market

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BEV grew share slightly, but PHEVs lost half their share YoY, due to recent policy changes. plugin hybrids (PHEVs). PHEVs — which lost the entire Umweltbonus incentive from January 1st — saw sales hit harder, thus the almost halving of share YoY. Germany’s plugin electric vehicles took 21.6% year on year. comprised 15.7%

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June 2023 – Tesla Model Y was the best selling car in Sweden

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plugin hybrids (PHEVs). We can see that BEVs have grown well whilst PHEVs have slightly declined. Regarding volumes, BEVs grew by 33% YoY to 10,956 units, while PHEV declined by 5% to 5,798 units. The BMW i4 saw its highest volume yet (458 units), and climbed to 7th. The Swedish economy is experiencing just 0.6%

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Electric car sales remain low in the UK

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plugin hybrids (PHEVs). The good news is that flatness or decline is mostly due to falling PHEV sales (stemming from incentive cuts), whilst the performance of BEVs has been more resilient. Petrols were flat YoY in January, but are also on a slide over the long term. Volkswagen was the UK’s best selling BEV brand in January.

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Tesla Model Y strengthens its position in Sweden

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plugin hybrids (PHEVs). It terms of volumes, BEVs were up nearly 38% YoY, while PHEVs were down by some 19%. Petrol-only vehicles, and HEVs, were essentially flat YoY, and diesels were down by over a third. Petrol-only vehicles, and HEVs, were essentially flat YoY, and diesels were down by over a third. comprised 41.6%

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