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The révolution is on: France has record year in EV sales

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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It was a very good year in France for electric cars, for all kinds of reasons – among them, new cheaper cars entering the market supported by generous government subsidies. In 2023, 26% of new cars sold in France were battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, a huge 47% jump from 2022.

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EVs in France reach record market share

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December saw France’s plug-in electric vehicles grow to take 25.0% share of the auto market, up fractionally from 24.4% Overall auto volumes for the month were flat year on year, but full year 2022 volumes were down almost 8% on 2021. share of auto sales, with BEVs taking 13.3%, and PHEVs, 8.3%. a year ago.

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June 2023 – Record market share for EVs in France

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France saw a new EV record high of 26.9% Overall auto volume was 190,847 units, up some 12% YoY, though still below long term norms, and with almost all the growth coming from plugins. This is the strongest YoY volume growth for plugins since late 2021, and represents over 90% of June’s headline YoY auto market volume growth.

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Dacia Spring takes the lead in France

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France’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicles (EVs) take 22.3% share of new sales in January, up from 17.6% Overall auto volumes were 111,939 units, some 9% higher YoY, but still well below pre-2020 seasonal norms. At this point in 2021, diesels took a quarter of new sales. year on year. January’s 22.3%

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BNEF forecasts EVs to hit 54% of new car sales by 2040; decreasing importance of PHEVs

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Electric vehicles will make up the majority of new car sales worldwide by 2040, and account for 33% of all the light-duty vehicles on the road, according to a new forecast published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). We see a momentous inflection point for the global auto industry in the second half of the 2020s.

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Automakers whine about €15B fine they knew they’d risk for pushing gas cars

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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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ACEA study finds cost still strong deterrent for EV uptake across Europe; calls for “realistic” targets recognizing affordability

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Besides affordability, the report identified a balanced supply of charging and refueling infrastructure as a pre-requisite for stronger sales of alternatively-powered vehicles across the EU. The Commission has proposed a ‘benchmark’ for the sales of full battery-electric cars at the level of 15% by 2025, and 30% by 2030.