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South Korea EV registration jumps in 2022

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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport in South Korea has announced that EV registrations in the country have jumped by 72.7% Most notably, electric vehicle registrations jumped by 72.7% YoY, while hydrogen vehicle registrations increased by 54.3%, and hybrid vehicle registrations increased by 29.6%.

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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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The joint country comparison combines the three key areas of technology, industry and the market and enables an objective examination of the status quo in the field of electric mobility in China, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea and the USA. Both German and American vehicles belong in the high-price segment.

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Hyundai launches Sonata PHEV; 22-mile electric range

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Hyundai lanched the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle—Hyundai’s first plug-in hybrid vehicle—along with the hybrid version of the seventh-generation Sonata, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The PHEV is fitted with a 9.8 The PHEV is fitted with a 9.8

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BMW Group and Samsung SDI expand partnership on electric drive batteries; i3, i8 and additional hybrid models

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South Korea is also an important supplier market for the BMW Group beyond the partnership with Samsung SDI. The BMW Group relies on a total of 20 South Korean suppliers. South Korea will be one of the key purchasing markets for the BMW Group in the future, especially for innovative IT technologies. from 2012.

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2021’s Top 3 Countries in the Global EV Revolution — Part 2

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By Assaf Oron 3rd Place, 62 Points: South Korea (8th In 2020) Years ago, the Korean industry — both automakers and battery makers — saw the EV writing on the wall, and did what Koreans do: […]. This piece continues my annual rundown of the top 10 EV countries in the world! See part 1 if you missed it.

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 km) of all electric range and a 9.8

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Roland Berger E-Mobility Index finds government subsidies for and projected sales of xEVs declining worldwide

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The index compares the development of e-mobility in seven leading car-manufacturing nations (Germany, France, Italy, US, Japan, China and South Korea) on the basis of three parameters: technology, manufacturing, and market. Forecasts for vehicle sales in China, the US and Japan have been corrected downward. Click to enlarge.