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France January 2021

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for BEVs alone), which is already above the 2020 score of 11% (and miles away from the 3% of 2019), so it all points that this year we will see the French market go north of the 15% mark, and maybe even reach 20%. Has disruption hit the French market for good?

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Stellantis developing hydrogen fuel cell light commercial vehicle; partnership with Faurecia and Symbio

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More than 400 km (249 mile) range. Faurecia will develop, supply and assemble hydrogen storage systems from its global center of expertise in Bavans, France. These systems will be produced in France at Symbio’s Venissieux facility and, from 2023, in its new St Fons site. Less than 34-minute refueling.

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Volvo’s Polestar 1 PHEV makes European debut; pre-orders open 13 March

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Polestar 1 is an electric performance hybrid 2+2 GT coupé which produces 600 horsepower and 1,000 N·m of torque, as well as 150 km (93 miles) of all-electric range—the longest AER of any hybrid car in the world. The European debut follows its global media reveal in Shanghai, China, in late 2017. Earlier post.).

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Ford Selects Johnson Controls-Saft for PHEV Battery Supplier in 2012; Adds 7 Utilities to PHEV Test Program

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Ford has into a partnership with Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) to develop advanced lithium-ion battery system to power Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) beginning in 2012. Initially the cells will be produced at the supplier’s production facility in France, but the system will be assembled in the United States.

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DS introducing DS 7 CROSSBACK at Geneva show; PHEV model, autonomous driving features

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In all-electric use, the 13 kWh battery delivers a range of up to 37 miles (60 km). A new assembly system called “kitting” has been put in place at the Mulhouse plant in France. This version has three possible operating modes: 100% electric, hybrid, or combined. This efficiency is helped by optimized aerodynamics.

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Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi 6-year plan sees 12 pure EV models launched on common platforms, 40 models with autonomous drive

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More than 600 km (373 miles) EV range reached by 2022, based on NEDC homologation methodology. 15 minutes charging time to deliver range of 230 km (143 miles) by 2022, up from 90 km (56 miles) in 2016, based on NEDC homologation methodology. 12 new pure electric vehicles to be launched by 2022.

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Scaleo chip and IFP Energies nouvelles unveil OLEA microcontrollers in a plug-in hybrid car

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Scaleo chip, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in automotive electronics, and IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) announced the “FlexHybrid powered by OLEA”, the first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) driven by OLEA microcontrollers. Earlier post.) FlexHybrid has an all-electric range of 30 km (18.6

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