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Volvo Cars building €1.2B EV manufacturing plant in Slovakia; third in Europe

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By picking Slovakia as the location for its new plant, Volvo Cars is creating a European triangle of manufacturing covering its largest sales region—complementing the Ghent plant (Belgium) in western Europe and the Torslanda plant (Sweden) in northern Europe. Volvo Cars has an ambition to move towards annual sales of 1.2

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BMW Overtakes Tesla in European EV Sales For First Time

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JATO Dynamics’ data for 28 European markets revealed that a total of 1.03 Growth was particularly prominent in Poland (+19%), Portugal (+27%), and Slovakia […] The post BMW Overtakes Tesla in European EV Sales For First Time appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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The European car market remained stable during 2018, as 15.6 It was the best result since 2007, when the market peaked with 16.02 Strong results in Q2, where the market was up by 4.8%, and Q3, where the market was up by 1.1%, were enough to offset the large decline posted in Q4, where the market dropped by 7.5%

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SEAT introduces the Mii Electric city car in first salvo of electric offensive

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Pre-sales of the SEAT Mii electric—touted by SEAT as one of the most affordable EVs offered—will start in September. The market is changing, and electrification is expanding at an unprecedented rate. The Mii electric is the start of that journey, and at the same time brings to the market an affordable electric car.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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Moreover, the market penetration of zero- and low-emission vehicles, including electric cars, remained slow in 2018. The market share of gasoline vehicles also increased, constituting 3.6% Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase. of sales in 2018.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased again in 2019

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The market penetration of electric cars remained slow in 2019. Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase to about 3.5%, compared with 2% in 2018. The market share of gasoline vans was 3.4%, which is slightly less than in 2018. g CO 2 /km—0.5 in 2018 to 1.3%

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Tesla Model Y to earn best-selling spot in Europe in September

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Tesla’s Model Y will earn the best-selling vehicle spot in Europe for September, outselling its closest competitors by around 8,000 units, according to data from market researcher Dataforce in a report from Automotive News Europe this week. percent from the previous month.

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