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EVs At 22.5% Share In France — Citroën e-C3 On Top

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Februarys auto market saw plugin EVs at 22.5% Overall auto volume was 141,568 units, roughly flat YoY. The Citroen e-C3 was Frances best selling BEV in February. share in France, down from 26.3% year on year. BEVs were effectively flat YoY, whilst PHEVs lost share. February saw combined EVs at. continued] The post EVs At 22.5%

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EVs At 23.5% Share In France — Plugins Dip As HEVs Surge

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October’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 23.5% Overall auto volume was 135,532 units, down 13.3% The new Citroen. share in France, down from 26.5% year on year. Classic hybrids (HEVs) were the only powertrain that saw YoY growth, with plugins losing ground, though faring better than combustion-only vehicles.

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Citroen DS3 Electrum: Paris Auto Show Preview

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Citroens haven't been sold in North America since 1974, but in many ways their 'forbidden fruit' status makes them even more desirable.

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China automaker JAC sends first batch of ethanol-powered cars to Brazil

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SHC, the largest dealer in Brazil, has more than 60 outlets selling Ford, Volkswagen, Citroen, Jaguar, and Aston Martin cars. Brazil is the fourth largest auto market, and is growing rapidly. JAC will send 1,500 more units this month, and 2,500 cars in February. Its current annual new vehicle sales are around 80,000 units.

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Mitsubishi to debut eight xEVs in next five years: hybrids, plug-in hybrids, EVs

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Re-skinned variants of the MiEV will also be sold in European markets as the Peugeot iOn and the Citroen C-ZERO. The company displayed a plug-in hybrid crossover concept vehicle, called the PX-MiEV, at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2009.

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French luxury brand DS previews electric DS 3 crossover SUV

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The French luxury arm of Citroen, DS, released plans for its first electric car last Friday. It's set to debut at the Paris auto show early next month. The DS 3 Crossback is a funky-looking small SUV, something along the lines of the Mini Countryman. While the base version will use a turbocharged 1.2-liter,

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Compressed-Air Hybrid Tech: Peugeot To Offer In 2016 On Subcompacts

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Last year French automaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen launched a whole new take on the hybrid system: Hybrid Air. According to Autocar and Auto.'

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