Cluno, A German Car Subscription Service, Has Electric Cars — A Bunch of Them

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 04:48:50 +0000

Cluno is a German company that helps its customers drive in a cost-effective manner. It’s marketed toward those who would rent a car often but don’t want to own one. It includes several different electric vehicle models in its lineup

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Hyundai Ioniq Range Increase; Nissan LEAF Makes Safety Shield 360 Standard

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 19:35:25 +0000

2020 Nissan LEAFHyundai has increased the size of the battery in the Ioniq to give the car 46 more miles of range for a modest increase in price. The Nissan LEAF now comes with Safety Shield 360 standard on all models.

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Plug-In Hybrids Are Still A Useful Tool To Fight For The Environment

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 23:07:34 +0000

A few weeks ago, the EV folks on social media joined together to sing the scorn of a German engineering firm’s “Hyper Hybrid” — a modified Tesla with a reduced battery pack and a small range extender under the hood instead of a frunk. “Why fix what isn’t broken?” some asked. The general consensus was that battery EVs are the answer, while plug-in hybrids are a step backward. It’s not that simple, though

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Tesla Model 3 Shatters Records In Hot European Market — EV Sales Report

Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 04:57:17 +0000

The European plug-in electric vehicle market registered a record 77,000 vehicles in December (+88%!), with the Dutch market most helping to pull the market up. Fully electric vehicles (+91% year over year) grew a bit faster than plug-in hybrids (+81%), with the powertrain breakdown becoming even more friendly to fully electric vehicles (68% to 32% in December, versus 64% to 36% in 2019)

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2018 Nissan LEAF: 60,000 Mile Update

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 12:03:11 +0000

Almost a year ago, I wrote an article about the first 40,000 miles in my Nissan LEAF. Fortunately, I continue to drive this car a lot, and can give you an idea of what to expect

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Tesla Model 3 Sales Were Almost Triple The #2 Electric Vehicle’s Global Sales In 2019

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 06:30:39 +0000

It’s hard to put into perspective just how many sales the Tesla Model 3 inspires worldwide. It’s sometimes hard to convey convincingly why Tesla is highlighted or mentioned on so many CleanTechnica pages. But there’s one general point everyone should understand by now: the Tesla Model 3 is in a league of its own

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Renault Zoe Wins 2019 EV Model Trophy In Germany, BMW Wins Manufacturer Trophy

Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 01:03:49 +0000

The German plug-in electric passenger vehicle market ended the year on fire, with registrations more than doubling in December, to 11,328 registrations

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Plug-In Vehicles = 5.7% of Portugal’s Auto Sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 23:51:10 +0000

The Netherlands got most of the press from EV fans in recent weeks and months thanks to a stunning 54% plug-in vehicle (PEV) market share at the end of 2019 and the Tesla Model 3 bagging approximately twice as many 2019 sales as the #2 Volkswagen Polo

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Plug-In Vehicles = 5.5% of Switzerland’s Auto Sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:12:01 +0000

Far and away, the Swiss plug-in vehicle (PEV) leader was the Model 3, which had 29% of PEV market share. That means it had ~1.6% of the overall auto market in Switzerland all by itself, and it put the Model 3 at #4 in the overall auto market in the country, only trailing the Skoda Octavia, Volkswagen Tiguan, and Volkswagen Golf

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