Electric Car Market Share In France Reaches New Record

2% of new passenger cars in France were electric in November November 2018 was the second-best month for plug-in electric car sales in France. In total, some 5,667 new plug-in cars were registered, which is 65% more than a year ago. Because all-electric passenger car sales more than doubled to 3,541, France achieved an all-time […]

PSA Providing 550 Citroën C-Zero & Peugeot iOn To Free2Move Paris

The void after Autolib is slowly filling up in Paris. On December 3, Parisians finally will be able to use the new electric free-floating car-sharing service as PSA Group launches Free2Move Paris. Initially, there will be 550 Citroën C-Zero and Peugeot iOn (based on the good old Mitsubishi i-MiEV). Cars can be located and rented […]

Nissan questions Renault alliance after Ghosn scandal

Following the arrest of top executive Carlos Ghosn, Nissan wants to put the alliance with Renault to the test. Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa hinted as much when calling the business “not equal”. Still, Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi are prepared to meet and the French state wants its say as well. Japan’s news agency Kyodo reported […]

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Top 8 Most Electric Car Friendly Countries In Europe

Some countries are more EV friendly than others EVANNEX compiled a list of eight European countries that are considered as the most friendly for electric cars. Some of them are obvious choices – like Norway, while the others are rather surprising because current market share does not justify their position. They were chosen because of future […]

Dozens Of Former Autolib Bluecars Sell Out Quickly

The price matters. After the Autolib electric car sharing system was canceled earlier this year, thousands of Bollore Bluecars became idle. Some maybe were utilized by other car sharing systems, but others needed to be sold. Recently, several dozens of the Bluecars with an average of 100,000 km (62,000 miles) on the clock were sold almost […]

Plug-In Electric Car Sales In France Improved By 28% In October 2018

Renault ZOE takes 61% of passenger all-electric car sales in France Sales of plug-in electric cars in France increased in October by 27.7% to 4,630 registrations thanks to higher demand for all-electric models, as plug-in hybrids did see a small step backward. Market share of passenger plug-ins amounted to nearly 2.2%, which means that every 50th […]

CAM study shows China continues EV growth

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China’s dominance of the electric mobility market still continues unabated. This is one of the results of the newest industry research report by the Center of Automotive Management (CAM) regarding sales trends in the most important global automobile markets. The study concerns itself with the period from the first to the third quarter of 2018, […]

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Plug-Ins Hit 2.5% Market Share Of Passenger Cars In France

Sales of plug-in electric cars increased to record levels. In September 2018, sales of plug-in electric cars in France amounted to 4,561, which is some 10.8% more than a year ago. Passenger BEVs: 2,681 registrations (up 10.2%) at 1.8% market share Passenger PHEVs: 1,023 registrations (up 9.0%) at 0.7% market share Light commercial BEVs: 857 registrations […]

Car2go Announces Car Sharing In Paris: 400 Smart EQ Fortwo

Hundreds of car2go’s smart EQ fortwos coming to Paris. During the 2018 Paris Motor Show, car2go announced the launch of free-floating car sharing in Paris – the 15th city in Europe and 26th in the world. The fleet will be fully electric and initially will consist of 400 smart EQ fortwo. It’s expected that demand will be […]