Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2018

This growth can be attributed to key markets such as Germany, Spain and France, as well as five other markets (Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Estonia and Luxembourg), which posted double digit growth. This was largely caused by falling demand in Germany and the UK, where diesel vehicle registrations decreased by 19.2% respectively.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2024

In contrast, petrol cars performed almost as well as they did before the Covid-19 pandemic. By comparison, the registrations of cars made in Germany and Spain – the second and third most popular origins – saw increases of 6% each during February. This comes despite the ongoing geopolitical tensions across the continent.”

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Push EVs

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Full electrics grew slightly whilst plugin hybrids shrank. plugin hybrids (PHEVs). Whilst this year France saw YoY plugin share growth in January, both the UK and Sweden have seen January’s plugin results flat, and both Norway and Germany saw a decline. Volkswagen was the UK’s best selling BEV brand in January.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Volkswagen L1 – One of those weird and wonderful concepts that you just hope gets to see the light of day, the VW L1 diesel-electric hybrid is constructed from aluminium and carbon fibre, weighs just 380kg and emits just 39g/km of CO2 (see article ). Lexus LF-Ch – Considered a rival to the BMW 120d and the Audi A3 2.0

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EV Sales

MARCH 10, 2021

BEV), and if we were to add the plugless hybrids to the tally (HEV and MHEV), then the electrified share of the French market would hit 31%(!), As for OEMs, Stellantis is now the major force here, with a commanding 35% share, with the Renault-Nissan Alliance far behind, with only 17%, while the best foreign OEM is Hyundai-Kia, with 9% share.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

The reveals of the Canoo pickup and Kia EV6 have heads turning and yet another automaker, BMW-owned Mini this time announced plans that it would only produce battery-electric vehicles from 2030. In a press release, Kia called the exterior design “crossover inspired,” but the EV6’s sleek lines are still quite car-like.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

Even when there is an expressed interest in purchasing a battery electric or hybrid vehicle, it often did not turn into an actual purchase. A 2022 CarGurus survey found that 35 percent of new car buyers expressed an interest in purchasing a hybrid, but only 13 percent eventually did.

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