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4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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digit gains were also seen in Belgium (+17.7%), Slovenia (+18.2%), Hungary (+18.4%), Sweden (+30.5%) and Romania (+31.1%). electric segment (BEV) and plug?in in hybrids (PHEV) posting strong gains (+76.5% Germany stood out as demand more than doubled (+101.9%) during the fourth quarter, driven by sales of both plug?in

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BYD launches 3 new electric vehicles at the Paris Motor Show

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In 2008, BYD launched the world’s first mass-produced plug-in hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show. BYD was also the first automotive OEM in the world to announce it would be ceasing production of ICE vehicles this year to focus on BEV and PHEV products. For over two decades, BYD has been at the forefront of sustainable innovation.

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JATO Dynamics: in decline of Euro new car market, electrified vehicles increase share to almost 13%

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Against this negative backdrop, electrified vehicles (HEVs, PHEVs and BEVs) were once again the outlier in the industry. February 2020 registrations of HEVs were up 46% to 59,000; PHEVs were up 153% to 28,700; and BEVs were up 92% to 38,700 units year-on-year.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase. However, the combined share of PHEVs and BEVs in all car sales remains low (2% compared to 1.5% The combined shares of PHEV and BEV sales were highest in Iceland (15%), Sweden (8.4%) and the Netherlands (6.8%).

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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8TH PLACE: SOUTH KOREA, 51 POINTS (6TH IN 2019) Claim to fame: Korean EV makers (basically, the Hyundai-Kia conglomerate) continued their advance, nearing 200k made in 2020, while Korean battery makers cemented their global dominance with twin giants LG Chem and Samsung launching factories in Hungary, and more being built elsewhere.

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