Cupra el-Born — Sporty & Hip Variant Of Volkswagen ID.3
The Cupra el-Born — a sporty variant of the Volkswagen ID.3 — will be produced at Volkswagen Group’s Zwickau car factory in Germany.
SEAT (S.A.)
Plugin Vehicles = 16% Share of Auto Market in Netherlands, Tesla Model 3 Still #1
Tesla Model 3 Keeps #1 Position, while Plugin Vehicle Market Share Hits 16% in June
After 116 Years, Volkswagen’s Zwickau Factory Produced Its Last Fossil Fuel Vehicle Today
Volkswagen’s Zwickau factory is switching 100% to electric vehicles. It will produce a total of 6 models from 3 Volkswagen Group brands (Volkswagen, Audi, and Seat). Today was the last day it produced a fossil fuel vehicle, vehicle #6,049,207 from the factory under Volkswagen’s reign, a Golf R Estate.
19× More Invested In EVs & EV Batteries In Europe Last Year Than In 2018
According to a Transport & Environment report, Europe poured €60 billion into EV production and EV battery production in 2019, a whopping 19 times more money than it put into them in 2018.
Renault Zoe Returns To #1 In France
With the overall French market slowly returning to normal (last month it was down just 50%), plugin vehicle sales are also returning to form, with registrations up a splendid 77% year over year in May, to 7,167 units.
Tesla Has Top Range In World’s Longest EV Range Test
Norwegian road assistance company NAF has completed the world’s longest EV range test. The company tested 29 of Norway’s most popular EVs. They tested the actual range in the summer, what happens when EVs go into power-saving mode, and how they charge in heat degrees.
VW e-Golf #1 In May In Netherlands, Tesla Model 3 Leader In 2020
With the Netherlands overall market dropping 53% year over year (YoY), the local plugin vehicle market also once again slipped into red, dropping 28% YoY in May to 2,023 plugin registrations.
China × Cleantech — May 2020
Welcome to the next issue of China x Cleantech. For our full China × Cleantech history, stroll over to the “Future Trends” section of our website.
Tesla Gets A Mixed Debut In Largest Danish Car Owner Satisfaction Report
The Danish Motorist Association (FDM) has released its newest car owner satisfaction report: The Motor AutoIndex 2020. Tesla is represented for the first time since the first report came out in 2003, with mixed results.
Peugeot 208 EV Beats Renault Zoe In Pandemic-Disrupted French EV Market — April 2020
While the overall French market ground to a halt due to the coronavirus lockdown (-89% year over year), plugins were down just 66%, with fully electric vehicles (BEVs) faring slightly better, down only -62%. That allowed BEVs to have 74% of the plugin market last month, slightly better than this year’s average of 73%.
