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Teslarati
OCTOBER 9, 2021
For the first time in the history of the European automotive market, electric vehicles outsold conventional diesel engine vehicles, according to new data from the European Electric Car Report. However, until September 2021, EVs were still lagging behind diesel vehicles, a long-time favorite of the European driver.
Baua Electric
MARCH 27, 2024
Swedish automaker Volvo has rolled out its last diesel-powered vehicle, after a 45-year relationship with the powertrain and cranking out millions of diesel cars. Between 2012 and 2016, diesel accounted for half of the company’s global sales. Since 1991, Volvo made more than 9 million vehicles with diesel engines.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 4, 2020
As expected, the combination of fewer diesel registrations and more SUVs continued to have an impact on emissions. Despite an increase of EV models contributing positively to emission levels, the move away from diesel had a negative impact, one that the market could not offset. BEVs for every diesel car registered.
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2018
A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Their study is published in the journal Nature. —de Rubens et al.
EV Central
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Off the beaten track, the Range Rover Electric should prove as capable as its petrol, diesel or plug-in hybrid version, although the battery-powered SUV can only wade up to 850mm in deep water, not quite the 900mm the rest of the range can.
Cars That Think
MARCH 16, 2024
Early government investment in charging infrastructure went a long way toward soothing the range anxiety that made car buyers in other places reluctant to make the switch to battery power from gasoline or diesel. According to the WRI’s analysis, above, Iceland, Sweden, the Netherlands, and China are the leading EV adopters after Norway.
Push EVs
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
It’s normal for January’s plugin share to take a significant step back from December’s results, when manufacturers push to meet fleet emissions requirements, and to boost their PR credentials for annual plugin progress. Meanwhile, diesel-only vehicles continued their decline, reaching 4.0% share of the market in January, from 5.2%
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