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Norway’s Plugins Continue To Grow, Tesla Model Y Bestseller

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February saw Norway’s plugin electric vehicle share continue to grow to 90.1%, from 86.1% All the growth came from full electrics, whilst plugin hybrids lost share. overall plugin share comprised 83.1% year on year. Overall auto volume was 7,439 units, down some 9% YoY. The bestselling vehicle was the Tesla Model Y.

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France’s Plugin EVs Hit 24% In February, Dacia Spring Still Boss

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France’s plugin electric vehicle share reached 23.8% Full electrics grew share, whilst plugin hybrids remained static. February’s combined plugin result of 23.8% in February, up from 20.1% year on year. Overall auto volume was 126,237 units, up over 9% YoY. comprised 15.5% full electrics […]

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BYD #1 In World In Plugin Vehicle Sales In 2022

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After looking at the top selling plugin vehicle models of 2022 across the world, let’s look at the auto brands that sold the most plugin vehicle models. Top Auto Brands in World in EV Sales — December 2022 In the last stage of the 2022 race, BYD scored another record month, this time with 228,502 […]

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Sweden’s Plugin Growth Catches Its Breath After Recent Pull-Forward

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Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share in January was 52.4%, flat from 52.9% January’s combined plugin share of 52.4% […] year on year. The temporary pause in growth comes after a pull-forward in December. Overall auto volume in January was 35,476 units, some 27% down from January 2022.

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Sweden’s Plugins Continue To Grow Despite Economic Downturn

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In February, Sweden’s plugin electric vehicles continued to dominate with a 54.0% Full electric share grew substantially, whilst plugin hybrid share decreased. share of auto sales, up from 51.6% year on year. Overall auto volume was 18,442 units, down some 13% YoY.

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UK Plugin EVs Take 27.7% Share – Tesla Model Y Bestseller

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The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 27.7% Full electric share grew YoY, but was outweighed by plugin hybrids’ decline. share in November, down from 28.1% year on year. Overall auto volumes were up over 23% YoY, to 142,889 units, though still almost 9% down on 2019 seasonal levels. The Tesla Model Y […].

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UK Plugin Share Flat In January As Economy Stumbles

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The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles (EVs) take 20.0% Full electrics grew slightly whilst plugin hybrids shrank. share of new sales in January, flat from 20.4% year on year. Overall auto volume was 131,994 units, up some 15% YoY, but still 21% below pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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29% of New Cars in Ireland Electric, 37% Plugins

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In September, 36.66% of all new vehicle registrations in the home of leprechauns were plugin vehicle registrations. 29.31% were full electrics and 7.35% were plugin hybrids. Plugin hybrid registrations in the […].

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Germany’s Plugin EVs Continue To Grow, Despite Headwinds

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Europe’s biggest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles grab 25.3% Full battery electrics increased their share by close to 1.25x, whilst plugin hybrid share dipped slightly. share in May 2022, from 23.4% Overall auto volume fell 10% YoY, and was down by 35% from the 2018-2019 seasonal average.

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UK Plugins Drop Share YoY, Tesla Model Y Bestseller

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The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 22.9% share of the auto market in February 2023, down from 25.6% year on year. Overall auto volume was 74,441 units, up some 26% YoY, though still down from the ~81.000 unit seasonal norm, pre-2020. The Tesla Model Y was the UK’s best selling full electric vehicle for […]

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Plugin Electric Vehicles Get 30% Share Of Auto Market In Another Record Month In China

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Plugin vehicles in China once again ended the year with a record month, growing by 83% year over year (YoY) in the last month of the year to a record 671,000 units. They were responsible for 70% of the plugin […] Interestingly, full electric vehicles (BEVs) had a slow month, growing just 13%, to 471,000 units.

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BYD Hits 2 Million Plugin Vehicle Sales!

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Tesla and BYD have grown their plugin vehicle production and sales almost in tandem for the past decade. Currently, they are neck and neck in global plugin sales in 2022 — Tesla in the winning position one month, then BYD […]. BYD is an interesting company. It’s like a very distant, very neglected cousin of Tesla.

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France Plugins Take Record 24.4% — Tesla Model Y Bestseller

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France saw plugin electric vehicles take 24.4% of the auto market in November, with full electrics (BEVs) alone taking 15.2%. Traditional combustion-only petrol and diesel powertrains fell under 50% share for the first time. Overall auto registrations in November stood at 133,960 units, up some 10% year on year.

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Sweden Plugin EV Share At 46.1% In August

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Sweden’s auto market recorded a plugin electric vehicle share of 46.1% Full electrics grew their share, but plugin hybrids lost more. in August 2022, a slight drop year on year from 47.1% Overall auto volumes were 26% down on pre-pandemic seasonal norms, at 20,576 units. The Volkswagen ID.4

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Sweden’s Plugin EV Revolution Continues To March Forward

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July saw plugin electric vehicles take 50.1% July’s combined plugin share of 50.1% market share in Sweden, up from 37.6% year on year. Overall auto market volume was 17,834 units, up 6% Yoy, though still some 25% down from pre-pandemic norms for July. The best selling full electric was the Volkswagen ID.4. comprised 26.3%

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New Zealand Achieves 30% Plugin Vehicle Penetration

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Back in August, CleanTechnica broke the news that New Zealand (a tiny nation in the Pacific) had reached a penetration rate of 12% vehicle sales being plugin vehicles. Now, New Zealand has bumped that up to 30%! Much of the reaction in August was centred around one-off factors, and many felt that this was a […].

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France Plugin EV Share Up YoY – Dacia Spring Takes Top Spot

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France’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicles (EVs) take 22.3% Full electrics saw stronger growth than plugin hybrids. share of new sales in January, up from 17.6% year on year. Overall auto volumes were 111,939 units, some 9% higher YoY, but still well below pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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Sweden’s Plugin EV Share At 59.4%, Volvo XC40 Back To Strength

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October saw Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share reach 59.4% of the auto market, up from 50.1% year on year. Full electrics alone took 35.5% share, from 22.9% Overall auto volume was 22,383 units, 12% up YoY, though still some 25% down on pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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20 Top Selling Plugin Vehicles Globally — Charts

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Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 94% last month compared to July 2020, scoring 480,000 units (or 7.1% That made it the plugin market’s third best month ever. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) represented 66% of plugin registrations in July, in line with the year-to-date (YTD) tally. In total, there […].

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30% Plugin Vehicle Share In German Auto Market!

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The German plugin vehicle market scored over 54,000 registrations last month, a 12% improvement year over year (YoY), an impressive performance considering the overall market crashed 35%. As a result, last month’s plugin share ended at 30% (17% BEV).

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Sweden’s Plugin EV Share Hits 56% In March, Will Accelerate

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Sweden’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 55.6% March’s combined plugin result of 55.6% share in March 2022, up substantially from 37% year-on-year. Full electrics alone took close to a third of the market, at 31.8%. Overall auto volumes were 28,706 units, down 16.6% from pre-pandemic seasonal norms.

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Fiat 500e Shines In 21% Plugin Share Market Of France

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Plugin vehicles continue to rise in France, with last month’s plugin vehicle registrations ending at 26,517 units, divided between 15,247 BEVs (or 12% share of the overall auto market) and 11,270 PHEVs (9% share of the overall auto market).

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What’s Cleaner, An Electric Truck or Plugin Hybrid Truck? It Depends… (Part 2)

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In Part 1, I discussed the methodology and assumptions that went into my comparison of the F-150 Lightning, the F-150 Hybrid, and a hypothetical plugin hybrid version of the truck. Now, let’s see how they stack up. I discuss my methods in Part 1, but to briefly recap, the production emissions are based on vehicle […]

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51% Plugin Vehicle Share In The Netherlands! Tesla Model Y #1 Overall!

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December was another strong month in the Dutch market for plugin vehicle sales, with 15,757 plugin registrations. The top 10 vehicles in the Netherlands in December included six 100% electric vehicles. That might have starved […].

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10% Plugin Vehicle Share in China!

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Plugin vehicles are a hot item in China, having scored over 175,000 registrations last month. April was the second month in a row that the plugin share reached the two-digit mark, hitting 10% […]. That was a 173% jump compared to the same month last year, with BEVs in particular growing at an amazing 204% rate.

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15 European Countries Have 15%+ Plugin Vehicle Sales (New Car Sales)

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There are now 15 European countries that have 15% or more of new-car buyers buying plugin electric cars (full electric cars or plugin hybrids). China also passed those milestones in 2021 (15% plugin vehicle share and 12% […].

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UK Plugin EV Share Shrinks In July, BEVs Still Growing

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The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 16.7% share in July, down from 17.1% year on year. BEV share grew, but not enough to outweigh PHEVs’ lower share. Overall auto volumes were down 9% YoY, to 112,162, the lowest July in over 16 years. Hyundai was the leading brand in UK BEV sales […].

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Stellantis Wins #1 & #2 in Europe — Plugin Vehicle Sales Report

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With the doom and gloom continuing on the overall European car market, down 21% last month and the lowest April in over 30 years (excluding the Covid-hit April 2020), the European passenger plugin vehicle market has also started to be affected. It dropped 1% last month, with approximately 159,000 plugin vehicles registered in April.

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Plugins 22.4% Share In France, BEVs Up, PHEVs Down, Megane Ascendant

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Plugin electric vehicles (EVs) took 22.4% Full electrics grew share slightly, while plugin hybrids declined more. share of France’s auto market in October, down from 22.9% Overall auto market volume was 124,981 units up 5.5%

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Norway At New Record High 92% Plugin EV Share In March

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Norway, the leading nation for EV adoption, saw plugin autos take a market share of 91.94% in March, with 86.1% March’s combined plugin result of 91.9% being full battery electrics. Overall auto market volume was 16,238 units, some 6% up year-on-year. Tesla’s Model Y took the top spot in March.

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20% Plugin Vehicle Market Share in China! BYD Shining

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Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Even in the slowest month of the year, plugins scored 291,000 registrations, up 176% year over year (YoY). This pulls the year-to-date (YTD) tally to over 665,000 units, and with March set to be another strong month (400,000 units?),

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Plugin Vehicles = 20% Of New Car Sales In France

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Plugins continue to rise in France, with last month’s plugin vehicle registrations ending at 23,138 units, divided between 13,453 BEVs (or 12% share of the overall auto market) and 9,685 PHEVs (8% share of the auto […]. The Tesla Model 3 was last month’s best selling EV and the 9th best selling car overall in France.

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Sweden’s Plugin EV Share Breaks New Records

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plugin electric vehicle share in December, up from 49.4% Sweden saw a record high 60.7% share year-on-year. Full battery electric vehicles took the largest share, with 36.4% share, greater than the combined share of old-school petrol and diesel vehicles (32.3%). December’s […].

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UK Plugin EV Share Grows YoY, BMW Leads In May

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The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 18.3% YoY, and plugin hybrids lost share. Market Share Trends The combined plugin total of 18.3% share of the auto market in May, from 14.7% Full battery electrics grew share almost 1.5x Overall auto volumes were down over 34% from pre-pandemic seasonal norms, at 124,394 units.

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Germany Plugin EV Share Grows, Fiat 500e Bestseller, Grimm Warnings

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Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles take 26.0% June’s combined plugin share of 26.0% market share in June, up from 23.6% Overall auto volumes were down 18% YoY, to 224,558 units, the lowest June in 25 years (except 2020). The Fiat 500e was Germany’s best selling full electric in June.

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France Plugin EV Share 21.1% In April, New Bestseller

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France saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.1% Full battery electrics continued to dominate over plugin hybrids. April’s combined plugin result of 21.1% […]. of the auto market in April, up from 14.8% year-on-year. The overall passenger auto market was down 22.6% YoY, and down 44.2%

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11% Plugin Vehicle Share in China!

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Plugin electric vehicles are a hot item in China right now, and they scored a near-record 211,000 registrations last month. Last month’s plugin vehicle share actually reached the two-digit mark for the […].

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28% of New Cars Sold in Netherlands Now Plugin Cars

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After a surprisingly good January, February doubled last year’s result, with the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reaching 28% last month. In fact, that result allowed full electrics (BEVs) to surpass plugin hybrids (PHEVs) in the year-to-date […]. year over year (YoY).

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Plugins EVs Near Third Of Autos In Germany, Recession Forecast

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Plugin electric vehicles (EVs) gained 32.4% of Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, in October, up from 30.4% This in the context of overall auto market growth of 16.8% YoY, to 208,642 units. This, however, is still down by almost 25% from the pre-2020 seasonal norms.

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13% Of New Car Sales In Europe Electric (21% Plugins)

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Although, with an energy-derived recession looming on the horizon, this uptick might not last for long… Looking at the plugin vehicle market in […]. It was only by 3%, but it signals that the worst of the production constraints might be over.

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Top 20 Plugin Electric Vehicles in the World — August 2021

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Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 114% in August 2021 compared to August 2020, scoring 516,000 units (or 7.7% That made it the plugin market’s third best month ever, and expect September to be another record month. Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) represented 71% of plugin registrations in August, slightly […].

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Plugin EVs Take Record 75% Share Of Sweden’s Auto Market

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Sweden’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicle share continue to grow strongly in December, reaching a record 74.6%, up from 60.7% year on year. Full electrics alone took a record 51.3% share of the market. Overall auto volume for the month was up 28% year on year, but still 18% down from December 2019. Full […].

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Germany’s Plugin EVs Resume Growth, Tesla Model Y Leads

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Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles take 28.5% market share in August 2022, their best result YTD, though only marginally up on August 2021’s 27.6%. Overall auto volumes were 199,183 units, fractionally up YOY, but dramatically down by some 37% from the 2018-2019 seasonal average of 315,000 units.

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