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Porsche flexes e-Motorsport prowess with GT4 ‘ePerfomance’

Teslarati

Porsche has shown off its electric GT4 ePerformance racecar at an ice track race in Sweden. As a leader in vehicles that put a smile on your face, Porsche is under distinct pressure to bring that same excitement and joy to the EV transition, and it’s clear that it intends to do just that.

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Sweden Continues Electric Vehicle Progress In May With 39.1% Share

CleanTechnica EVs

Sweden saw plugin electric vehicle market share reach 39.1% Overall auto sales were still recovering, down […]. in May 2021, up from 21.5% in May 2020. With policy changes still in flux, we can expect even stronger growth in the second half of the year. The best selling full electric in May was the Volkswagen ID.4.

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Most Autos Sold In Sweden Are Now Plugin EVs – Over 54% In November

CleanTechnica EVs

Sweden, the largest auto market of the Nordic region, saw plugin electric vehicles take 54.3% share in November, up from 38.7% share year-on-year. Diesels remained in the doldrums, seeing their fourth consecutive month under 15% share.

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Sweden Hits 37% Plugin Share In March, New Policy Boost For Full Electrics

CleanTechnica EVs

Sweden saw a plugin electric vehicle market share of 37% in March 2020, up from 27.2% in March 2020. Plugin hybrids gained share from a last minute pull-forward in March, ahead of a policy change from April 1st which now more strongly favours full electric vehicles, and further penalizes carbon emissions.

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Polestar to Utilize Former Saab Plant as European R&D Facility

The Truth About Cars

Polestar is reportedly taking over Saab's defunct plant in Sweden to expand upon its European research and development operations. The site was last used by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) after Saab folded in 2011. While the Polestar 3 and 4 haven’t yet gone on sale, they’ll also be sharing space.

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Sweden’s April Plugin EV Share Above 43% – VW ID.4 Overall Best Selling Vehicle

CleanTechnica EVs

Sweden saw plugin electric vehicle market share reach 43.1% 4 was the overall best selling vehicle in Sweden. in April 2021, up almost 2x year-on-year, with full electric vehicles alone at a record 22.2% This puts full electrics ahead of plugin hybrids for the first time in years. Volkswagen’s new ID.4

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EV sales in Norway explode ahead of policy changes

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BEVs saw pull-forward sales, with volume around 2.5x Petrol vehicles also saw a relative sales surge ahead of increased emissions taxes. The reason for the high volume of these two powertrains was pull-forward sales, ahead of looming tax changes in January 2023. Petrol vehicle volumes were 4x to 5x recent seasonal norms.

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