Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) finds that the affordability of electric cars remains a strong deterrent for customers across the EU, along with lack of infrastructure and lack of investment in infrastructure. The auto industry is eager to move as fast as it can towards zero-emission vehicles.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

de Meo tries to avoid blame for fines industry knew were coming Today, Luca de Meo, who is CEO of Renault and also head of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), said to Inter radio in France that fines could total €15 billion if fleet emissions remain at today’s level, or that automakers would need to give up the production of 2.5

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Push EVs

JULY 13, 2023

Plugless vehicles will continue to be sold in Norway until plugin options — most likely BEVs — appear in all vehicle segments, and at affordable price points. Let’s see if this somewhat affordable small SUV can catch on in Norway, as it already is doing in France. YTD cumulative share. The third place goes to the Skoda Enyaq.

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Push EVs

JULY 15, 2023

This is more in line with the plugin weightings in the other large European markets of France and the UK. The significant climbers in the top 20 were the Mercedes EQA (up 7 spots to #7), the BMW iX1 (up 7 spots to #11), and the BMW i4 (up 11 spots to #14). The Volkswagen was 71% up in volume over Q1.

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Push EVs

JANUARY 8, 2023

In fact, if we separate out autos by powertrain variant (e.g., Far outside the top 20, the new BMW iX1 had a strong second month on sale, registering 807 units (from a 77 unit debut in November). Could the iX1 become BMW’s bestselling BEV in the months ahead? Are any new models appearing? It seems likely.

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