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29% of New Cars in Ireland Electric, 37% Plugins

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Like in many other European countries, electric car sales are booming in Ireland, but they are booming even more there than is the norm. 29.31% were full electrics and 7.35% were plugin hybrids. Plugin hybrid registrations in the […].

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Tesla Model 3 Tops Sweden, Spain, & Denmark in 1st Quarter; Nissan LEAF #1 in Ireland

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Sales numbers are in for electric vehicles in Sweden, Spain, Denmark, and Ireland for the month of March, and thus for the first quarter as a whole. Though, surprisingly, a different model took the top spot in Ireland, and it was the old-schooler Nissan LEAF! […]. The overall takeaway is clear: the Tesla Model 3 won.

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JATO Dynamics: 17% of new passenger car registrations in Europe in April were electrified

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Demand fell by 46% compared to April 2019 but it was mostly due to the hybrid cars, which saw a decline of 66% to 18,900 units. Pure electric cars registered a decrease of 29% to 16,700 vehicles, while plug-in hybrids saw almost 14,000 new clients, up by 7%. Only 13 models posted growth.

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15 European Countries Have 15%+ Plugin Vehicle Sales (New Car Sales)

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There are now 15 European countries that have 15% or more of new-car buyers buying plugin electric cars (full electric cars or plugin hybrids). There are 12 European countries that have 10% or more of new-car buyers buying full electric vehicles (BEVs).

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Volkswagen nearly doubles deliveries of all-electric vehicles in 2021 to 263K; all electrified vehicle sales at 369K

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In 2021, the Volkswagen brand delivered more electrified vehicles worldwide than ever before, handing over to customers more than 369,000 electric cars (+73% versus 2020), comprising approximately 106,000 PHEVs (+33%) and 263,000 all-electric vehicles (+97%). 4 topped the BEV charts in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Ireland.

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Electric car chargers to be required in all new house and office builds in England

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All chargers installed will additionally have to be ‘smart’ – allowing owners to tell their cars when to charge and up to what percentage, with the option of recharging only during times when energy demand is generally lower. How much does it cost to install an electric car charger in your house? hours, for example.

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Trinity, TOTAL researchers design new molecules that boost fuel efficiency

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The research was funded by TOTAL Marketing Services and supported by MaREI, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine. Current market research indicates that internal combustion engine sales peaked in 2018 and that from now on sales of electric cars will slowly overtake cars running on fossil fuels.

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