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EVs Take Over 60% Share In Sweden — Tesla Model Y Top

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August saw plugin EVs take over 60% share in Sweden, significantly up from 46% year on year. Full electrics alone took over 40% of the market, with plugin hybrids almost 20%. Overall auto volume was 23,871 units, up some 16% YoY, but still well below pre-2020 seasonal norms (typically close to 30,000). The Tesla Model […]

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Volkswagen Group Is Now King Of EV Sales In Sweden & Switzerland

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Those seem like good points, so here’s an update on Sweden […]. Under some of our recent EV sales reports, readers requested charts and stats for automotive group sales, not just sales by model or even brand. It was even pointed out that this is the only comparison many people in the industry actually care about.

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Honda bets on solid-state batteries

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Honda has recently invested in a solid-state battery production line, and a Honda executive has stated that current battery tech is not a long-term solution. However, Honda is betting that solid-state batteries will be able to solve these issues. ” What does Honda see as the next evolution?

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First Honda Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles arrive in Europe as part of HyFIVE demo

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The first Honda Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles arrived in Europe last week. Honda has always been one of the leaders in the field of hydrogen fuel cell technology, with over 30 years of research and development behind us.

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS) and Dongfeng Motor Corporation enter strategic cooperation, focused on new energy vehicles

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS)—the rebirthed Saab—and Dongfeng Motor Corporation (Dongfeng) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to achieve global industrial synergies. million units in 2014 and 1.83 million in the first half of 2015.

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Honda Clarity driven, Sweden's Uniti EV, VW doubts diesel, perplexing plug-in hybrids: Today's Car News

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Today, we've got not only a first-drive report on the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid, but some thoughts on an ad for the car, along with a new small EV with a twist, and some surprising news about diesels from VW. We finally have all the details from our first drive of the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In.

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Toyota’s labor union demanding largest annual bonus yet for workers

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The news comes after automakers such as Tesla , Hyundai, Honda and Toyota have all raised wages in certain markets , following a successful strike from the largest auto union in the U.S. The news comes as Tesla faces labor efforts in Sweden and after the United Auto Workers (UAW), the largest auto union in the U.S., via Reuters ).

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