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Jeep ending sales of internal combustion engine only models in France

Green Car Congress

The Jeep is ending the sale in France of non-electrified internal combustion engines (ICE) on all the Renegade and Compass ranges; the Wrangler and the Grand Cherokee being already only available in 4xe plug-in hybrid versions. e-Hybrid versions of Renegade and Compass replace ICE engines, including diesel versions.

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ProLogium to build €5.2B gigafactory for solid-state batteries in France

Green Car Congress

Taiwan-based ProLogium has chosen France as the location for its first large-scale solid-state battery manufacturing facility outside of Taiwan. ProLogium will invest a total of €5.2 billion to set up a 48 GWh gigafactory and an R&D center.

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The révolution is on: France has record year in EV sales

Electrek

It was a very good year in France for electric cars, for all kinds of reasons – among them, new cheaper cars entering the market supported by generous government subsidies. In 2023, 26% of new cars sold in France were battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, a huge 47% jump from 2022.

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EVs At 24.3% Share In France — BEVs Grow Volume 45% YoY

CleanTechnica EVs

share in France in April 2024, growing from 21.1% Share In France — BEVs Grow Volume 45% YoY appeared first on CleanTechnica. The auto market saw plugin EVs at 24.3% year-on-year. Full electric volume was up by a strong 45% YoY, while plugin hybrid volume was flat. continued] The post EVs At 24.3%

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Renault partners with R-FIT to launch electric retrofit kits in France

Green Car Congress

Renault is launching electric retrofit kits in France in partnership with R-FIT. The Renault 5 electric retrofit kit will go on sale in France in September 2023 while the kit for the Twingo will be made available at a later date. These kits can be installed on the popular Renault 4, Renault 5 and first generation Twingo.

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30% Plugin Vehicle Share In France!

CleanTechnica EVs

Plugin sales continued to grow in December, even reaching a new record, 54,413 units. continued] The post 30% Plugin Vehicle Share In France! That’s mostly thanks to BEVs. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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EVs Take 27.9% Share In France, & The Peugeot e-208 Is Still On Top

CleanTechnica EVs

share in France, growing from a 25.4% Share In France, & The Peugeot e-208 Is Still On Top appeared first on CleanTechnica. March’s auto market saw plugin EVs take a 27.9% share year-on-year. Full electric volume was up by some 11% YoY, while plugin hybrid volume grew 4%. continued] The post EVs Take 27.9%

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