EV Central

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Mazda won’t be joining the push to extend the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) exemption for plug-in hybrid vehicles even as it expands its PHEV line-up in Australia. It is also continuing to push for an expansion of PHEV into the local CX-90 and about-to-launch CX-70 model lines despite homologation hurdles. The Mazda CX-90 PHEV.

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Plugs and Cars

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BYD already has a plug-in hybrid for sale in small numbers in China, and has Warren Buffet-infused plans to market PHEVs and EVs in the US within a few years. But other cars, including the MINI E, will be out and about soon, and stimulus money abounds, so the question of public EV infrastructure is much discussed.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2025

Schemes in France, Ireland and Germany were reduced during the year, especially for plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). Global EV-leader BYD also has expansion plans for the region. PHEV sales are only forecast to grow by 2.9%. There have also been discussions about amending the 2035 ICE ban to potentially exclude PHEVs.

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EV Sales

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But this still doesn’t take away from a 47% EV market share, more than double 2019’s, and also a sharp shift in composition from a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) dominated island to an evenly balanced 2020 mix (yes, there are points for that too). In South America BYD seems the only E-bus act in town. Or have subsidies been cut too quickly?

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