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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 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. The mass of new cars increased slightly in 2011 and is now back to the level seen in 2007 before the economic crisis.

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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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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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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. As the 1 April deadline approached, many customers were holding back from purchasing cars in anticipation of better deals. million units.

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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. … Unfortunately, we cannot buy one of these for at least a few years from now as the company did not say anything about its plan with Lightyear 0. The vehicle’s overall drag coefficient is less than 0.19. ( 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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Some national governments will pay for charging stations or give cash incentives to people buying plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), while other countries will not give any financial support to EV infrastructure (and, historically, have not given any). Across Europe, multiple technologies and rates apply to charging an EV.

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