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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

This success comes at the expense of diesel cars, with the market share of these vehicles falling from 35% of registrations in February 2019 to just 15% last month. While we’re seeing a clear decline in demand for diesel models, drivers are opting for gasoline alternatives, rather than switching to electric.”

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Fisker Sold, Tesla And Apple, Diesel Crossovers: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: The assets of Fisker Automotive are sold to Chinese auto-parts conglomerate Wanxiang, why Apple may have come closer to acquiring Tesla Motors than it appears, and we drive new diesel crossovers from Audi, Jeep, and Mercedes-Benz. all this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Kia EV3 debut, Silverado EV review, Bolt EV settlement, ID.7 delay: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

The upcoming 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S EV could out-accelerate the Tesla Model Y Performance and be the quickest model from the off-road-focused brand ever, it revealed Wednesday in a teaser. Jeep Wagoneer S vs. Tesla Model Y Performance Final class-action settlement documents that mean many Chevy Bolt EV owners might get up to $1,400.

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BYD Shark attack! China’s plug-in hybrid ute set to maul the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux – and it’s coming to Australia!

EV Central

The 2024 BYD Shark has been launched at an event in Mexico City, with full details released on how the Chinese car giant plans to beat the likes of the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-MAX. The big news is that BYD isn’t bothering with a diesel version, preferring to introduce aa plug-in hybrid powertrains that blend a 1.5-litre

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May 2023 – New Stellantis BEVs arrive in France

Push EVs

Diesel share dropped from 17.5% Only one vehicle in top 20 made a bigger splash — the new Jeep Avenger BEV. Jeep is now part of Stellantis Group, and the Avenger shares a powertrain with the updated versions of the Peugeot 2008, Citroen e-C4, Opel Mocha, Opel Astra, and similar Stellantis BEVs.

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EV gameplan: Strategic tie-ups, fund raising, the way forward | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Also, alliances such as Renault-Nissan, Skoda-VW and Jeep-Citroen are splitting the huge capital outlay needed to build scale. Growing volumes for petrol- and diesel-run vehicles and improving cost structures has meant that the majority of them have broken into profits over the past few years.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

It’s the first of a line of EVs that will initially sell alongside their gas and diesel siblings, then eventually replace them. Stellantis (Jeep/Fiat/Chrysler) – Slow, But Picking Up Steam. Since the merger, Jeep has shown two new production plug-in models, one of which is already on the market.