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15 European Countries Have 15%+ Plugin Vehicle Sales (New Car Sales)

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There are now 15 European countries that have 15% or more of new-car buyers buying plugin electric cars (full electric cars or plugin hybrids). There are 12 European countries that have 10% or more of new-car buyers buying full electric vehicles (BEVs).

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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

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Electric cars are becoming an attractive business proposition for high-mileage vehicle operators such as ride-sharer Uber in key EU capitals such as Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Lisbon, a new study by research and campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) has found. —Yoann Le Petit, new mobility expert with T&E.

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New cars sold in Europe in 2011 were 3.3% more fuel efficient than those sold in 2010; increasing diesel uptake

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The data also show that car manufacturers are mostly on track to meeting European Union (EU) targets. The average CO 2 emissions for these cars was 135.7 A combination of changes in buying behavior, improved technology and engine efficiency was mostly responsible for this reduction, according to EEA analysis. There were 12.8

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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The passenger cars registrations for Europe-27 were 848,800 units, down by 52% compared to March 2019. Markets were significantly hit in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Greece and Portugal, where the combined volume fell from 634,600 units in March 2019 to 161,800 units last month. million units. million units.

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16 Countries Now Over 10% Plugin Vehicle Share, 6 Over 20%

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The plugin electric vehicle market has exploded in the past year (in a good way), thanks especially to the European Union requiring that automakers sell more efficient vehicles (EVs) or pay big fines. All of a sudden, automakers have discovered that consumers will indeed buy millions of EVs if you produce them and market them […].

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The Lightyear Solar Vehicle: Reinvents Its Strategy To Attract The Crowd

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But the car would cost you more than a quarter of a million dollars to own. The four-wheeled car is five metres long and 1,575 kilograms heavy It has a top speed of 160 kilometres per hour and can hold five passengers. The body of Lightyear 0 is constructed from recycled carbon fibre and aluminium panels. Sounds great right?…

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Pike Research: Europe to have 4.1M EV charging stations by 2020, but needs to address country-specific variations

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Mennekes connector) for more than two years, while French and Italian electric equipment manufacturers, united under the umbrella of the EV Plug Alliance —but without the support. of a single car company—have supported the Type 3 plug. If the European EV charging equipment market is to reach. provide infrastructure.

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