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Renault partners with R-FIT to launch electric retrofit kits in France

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Renault is launching electric retrofit kits in France in partnership with R-FIT. The Renault 5 electric retrofit kit will go on sale in France in September 2023 while the kit for the Twingo will be made available at a later date. These kits can be installed on the popular Renault 4, Renault 5 and first generation Twingo.

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EVs in France reach record market share

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December saw France’s plug-in electric vehicles grow to take 25.0% share of the auto market, up fractionally from 24.4% In the hypothetical case where this rate sustains, BEVs would pass 50% share of the market by early 2027. Different national markets may get allocation priority at different times. a year ago.

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June 2023 – Record market share for EVs in France

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France saw a new EV record high of 26.9% market share in June, up from 19.8% This is the strongest YoY volume growth for plugins since late 2021, and represents over 90% of June’s headline YoY auto market volume growth. What are your thoughts on France’s transition to EVs? year on year. Full electrics grew from 12.8%

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JRC: e-vehicle market in Europe is slowly gaining momentum, but breakthrough is needed

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In 2010, electric vehicles still represented a niche market. Although still small compared to conventional passenger cars, the e-vehicle market share has increased steadily in Europe, with some countries witnessing impressive growth. Market share of M1 EV in Europe between 2010 and 2017. Barriers to mass market uptake.

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Hyzon Motors deepens strategic hydrogen mobility partnership with TotalEnergies

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A first concrete operational step is the announcement of the signature of an additional MoU between Hyzon and TotalEnergies, this time through its French affiliate TotalEnergies Marketing France, which oversees its service-stations network and new mobilities solutions in France.

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Alstom and MOL to explore use of hydrogen technologies for rail transport in Hungary

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Alstom is a pioneer of hydrogen technology, having introduced the Coradia iLint to the German market in September 2018 ( earlier post ). Alstom’s hydrogen technology has also been purchased by SNCF (France) and FNM (Italy). —Jean-Baptiste Eyméoud, President of Alstom France.

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EV Lease Costs Go Down in France and Germany

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Here’s good news for electric car lovers in Germany and France. Pay less than the typical cost of a mobile phone contract and drive your dream car. The virtual showrooms in France and Germany have flooded with car-buyers. The virtual showrooms in France and Germany have flooded with car-buyers. Story Background.

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