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New battery-electric vehicles take 5.7% share in Europe in Q1; hybrids 18.4%, gasoline 42.2% , diesel 23.2%

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of total passenger car sales in the EU, almost doubling their market share in a year, according to data from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). Demand for electrically-chargeable cars also increased in Q1: battery-electric vehicles made up 5.7% of all new cars, while plug-in hybrids accounted for 8.2%

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SEAT begins construction on battery lab in Spain

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MW simultaneously, this facility will become a one-of-a-kind, pioneering electric battery laboratory in Spain. There are also plans for several climatic chambers that will enable the batteries and modules to be tested under extreme thermal conditions, simulating the different environments a car may experience during its life cycle.

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ACEA: plug-in vehicles take 6.8% market share in Europe in Q1 2020; HEVs at 9.4%

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in Q1 2019) against the backdrop of the overall decline in passenger car registrations due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Gasoline and diesel cars. During the first quarter of 2020, the number of diesel cars registered across the European Union plummeted by 32.6% of the total EU car market. Graph: ACEA. to 738,392.

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JATO Dynamics: 17% of new passenger car registrations in Europe in April were electrified

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As expected, new car registrations in Europe faced a steady decline in April. Combined registrations in Italy, the UK, Spain and France tumbled from 646,000 units in April 2019 to 34,000 one year later. Demand fell by 46% compared to April 2019 but it was mostly due to the hybrid cars, which saw a decline of 66% to 18,900 units.

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New EV market share in Europe hits 7.2% in Q2 2020, up from 2.4% in same period last year

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of total EU car sales, compared to a 2.4% The overall decline in passenger car registrations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the diesel and gasoline segments in particular, although together those still account for more than 80% of car sales. in Spain and 48.8% in Spain and 48.8% of the EU car market.

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Sales of chargeable vehicles more than triple in EU in Q3 to take 9.9% new market share

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of passenger cars sold in the EU were electrically-chargeable vehicles, compared to 3.0% The support measures introduced by various countries to stimulate car demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic disadvantaged conventionally-powered vehicles. Diesel cars accounted for 27.8% of the EU car market. of the EU car market.

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SEAT to introduce 500 km MEB-based EV, Leon PHEV in 2020

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The EV launch comes as part of a product offensive, in which SEAT will launch one new car every six months until 2020. SEAT is going to launch one new car every six months until 2020. SEAT is going to launch one new car every six months until 2020. —SEAT President Luca de Meo. —Luca de Meo. billion (US$4.1

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