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Electrified car registrations pass 100K units in Europe for 1st time in March; total reg down 3.6%; Model 3 top EV

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March marked the first time that registrations of electrified cars (BEV, PHEV, HEV) exceeded the 100,000 units mark, with a total of 125,400. The market continues to be dominated by SUVs, but their growth is slowing. In March, SUV registrations totalled 650,300 units, or 36.8% for small SUVs, and 5.3% for compact SUVs.

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

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) plans to introduce eight hybrid (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and battery-powered (BEV) models by fiscal year 2015 in anticipation that demand for low-carbon, fuel-efficient automobiles will expand worldwide.

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JATO: electrified vehicles 13% of new car reg in Europe in January 2020; electrified vehicles only growth-driver

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All electrified types contributed to growth as hybrids (HEV) increased their volume by 36%, pure electric (BEV) by 91% and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) by 173%. In contrast to this, they made up a significantly smaller proportion of the volume by registered by Citroen (1.4%), Seat (1.4%), Ford (3.3%), Opel (3.9%), Skoda (4%) and Volkswagen (5%).

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Citroen strengthens its Plug-in Hybrid offering with updates for New C5 X and New C5 Aircross

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Citroen has revealed updates to the Plug-in Hybrid variants of New C5 X and New C5 Aircross. Playing a key role in Citroen’s energy transition strategy, the changes see New C5 X and C5 Aircross provide customers with increased electric-only range.

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Tesla Model 3 Europe’s best-selling pure EV in February in its first full month on the market

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Denmark also recorded a strong result in February, with volume up by 8% due to an increase in its EV and PHEV registrations. SUVs, vans and sports cars were the only segments to grow during the month, as compact and midsize cars, and MPVs recorded large drops.

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GKN Driveline introducing eAxle for mass-market C-segment vehicles

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With our systems now proven in halo hybrid sports car programmes and premium SUVs, automakers are working with us to launch eAxle technology in a much broader range of vehicles. It launched the world’s first two-speed eAxle in the plug-in hybrid BMW i8 and also supplies the eAxle on the Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine PHEV program.

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New electrified Peugeot 408 headed for Australia

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Featuring a five-door body on moderately raised ride height that sits the 408 between traditional passenger cars and SUVs, the 408 will come with an orthodox petrol ICE , two rechargeable plug-in hybrid ( PHEV ) choices and in pure electric form as well. 2023 Peugeot 408 is a crossover coupe with an SUV look.