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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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powered vehicles (APV) combined held a market share of 13.2%. digit gains were also seen in Belgium (+17.7%), Slovenia (+18.2%), Hungary (+18.4%), Sweden (+30.5%) and Romania (+31.1%). powered cars grew significantly (+66.2%) across the EU. in hybrids (PHEV) posting strong gains (+76.5% powered vehicles sold in the EU.

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BYD is ‘just getting started’ in Europe with plans to triple its EV market share

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BYD aims for a 5% share of EV sales in Europe, even before production begins in Hungary. The facility will build electric cars with battery packs built in Hungary. The Hungary plant will be able to build 150,000 vehicles a year with the ability to double output to 300,000 eventually. Shu explained, “It will be Europe for Europe.”

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BYD says EVs have entered the ‘knockout round’ with next-gen tech rolling out

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Global EV leader BYD believes new energy vehicles, including EVs and PHEVs, have entered the “knockout round” with gas-powered cars. Let the “liberation battle” begin After declaring a “liberation battle” against gas-powered cars earlier this year, BYD, or Build Your Dreams, is putting pressure on overseas rivals.

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

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Compared to cars in similar segment, SUVs are typically heavier and have more powerful engines and larger frontal areas—all features that increase fuel consumption. Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase. In 2018, 1.66 compared with 2017. of sales in 2018.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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The only exception to this geographical intra-Europe rule was Ukraine, entering the Top 10 in 2016-2018 on the power of grassroots-driven lively market of second-hand EV imports, which seems to have stalled in 2019-2020. And these EVs are powered mostly by renewable energy. Globally ~14k Ioniq BEVs were sold.

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