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EU: Battery-electric car market share reached 16.3% in November

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Despite a relatively low base of comparison, solid growth persisted, marking the sixteenth consecutive month of expansion. There were substantial double-digit gains in some markets, including two of the largest: Italy (+16.2%) and France (+14%). In November 2023, the EU’s car market grew by a modest but reasonably robust 6.7%.

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Current issue of fka/Roland Berger E-mobility Index drops US to 4th place

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The index—now in its tenth year—facilitates a comparison of competitive positions of the relevant automotive nations (the US, Germany, China, France, Italy, Japan and South Korea) in the field of e-mobility, based on an objective assessment of those countries in three key areas: technology, market and industry.

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Benchmark Minerals: Europe’s EV gigafactory capacity pipeline to grow 6-fold to 789.2 GWh to 2030

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Meanwhile, ACC (Total/Stellantis) is expected to be operating three plants in France, Germany and Italy with a combined capacity of 64 GWh by 2030 with Verkor’s new Dunkirk-based Gigafactory to be at 50 GWh as the sixth largest producer. ACC (Total/Stellantis) (Germany, France, Italy): 64 GWh. CATL (Germany): 80 GWh.

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Continental Mobility Study 2020 finds many people still have doubts about EVs

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The Continental Mobility Study 2020 shows that enthusiasm for electric cars is strong in China, while reservations still need to be overcome in Germany, France, the US and Japan. Main arguments against all-electric cars by international comparison. Only in France is the price the most discouraging factor. Source: Continental.

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Uppsala U team identifies main performance bottlenecks in Li-sulfur battery performance

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The study combined various radiation scattering techniques: X-ray analyses were made in Uppsala, Sweden and neutron results came from a large research facility, the Institut Laue Langevin, in Grenoble, France. The comparison of the small-angle and wide-angle scattering reveals the amorphous discharge products found at a low discharge rate.

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New fka and Roland Berger E-Mobility Index finds China best prepared for electric mobility among all automotive nations

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Although Germany takes the lead from France in terms of technology for this latest report, China is catching up quickly and ranks second in terms of technology for the first time. France drops to fourth place, while Japan drops from fourth to fifth place. France is ranked second ahead of a strongly growing South Korean market (+189%).

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Renault Study Shows Electric Cars Far Greener Than Gasoline--In France

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With relatively few electric vehicles on the market, drawing direct comparisons with regular gasoline and diesel vehicles is surprisingly difficult--not many vehicles are sold with all three drivetrains. The Ford Focus is one, and Renault''s Fluence sedan is another.