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DSM Engineering Materials partners with Renault on lightweight and decomplexed PHEV fuel tank

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The fuel tank is designed and manufactured by DSM Engineering Material project partners RM Technologies and MTS France. Hybrid vehicles are indeed a key part of the transition toward a more sustainable economy, and we’re very proud to offer this innovative new solution to the market.

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Spring is sprung in France

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France saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.1% comprised full battery electrics (BEVs) at 12.9%, and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) at 8.2%. We can see that BEVs are still growing decently, whilst PHEVs are sliding. PHEVs only grew volume by 6% YoY (to 10,878 units), trailing broader market growth, and thus losing share.

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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% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). In terms of volumes, BEVs grew 52% YoY to 33,279 units — a new record — while PHEVs grew 50% to 17,969. In 4th place was the MG4 (its highest ever ranking), and in 5th was the ever-popular Dacia Spring (the 14th overall bestseller in France, YTD).

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Dacia Spring takes the lead in France

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plugin hybrids (PHEVs). The French economy is holding up a bit better then the German and UK economies, the latest data suggests. What are your thoughts on France’s auto market and EV transition for 2023? The post Dacia Spring takes the lead in France first appeared on ?PushEVs. January’s 22.3% PushEVs.

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New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

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Vehicle fuel economy improvements have slowed globally, according to the latest report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI): Fuel Economy In Major Car Markets: Technology And Policy Drivers 2005-2017. Overall, global fuel economy has improved by an average of 1.7% in the past two years. L ge /100 km.

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BNEF forecasts EVs to hit 54% of new car sales by 2040; decreasing importance of PHEVs

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The forecasters said that while plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sales will play a role in EV adoption from now to 2025, puer battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) will subsequently take over and account for the vast majority of EV sales. BNEF suggested that only in Japan will PHEVs continue to play an important role after 2030.

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JATO Dynamics: in decline of Euro new car market, electrified vehicles increase share to almost 13%

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The situation is rapidly deteriorating in Europe due to complex regulation, lack of available homologated cars, and increasing pressure on the economy. Against this negative backdrop, electrified vehicles (HEVs, PHEVs and BEVs) were once again the outlier in the industry. to 2,194,706 units. This is also pre-COVID-19. in Italy.

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