27% of New Cars in France Now Plugin Electric Cars

> In October, pure electrics once again outsold PHEVs — 63% share of the plugin market vs. 37% — keeping the BEV share at 64% vs. 36% PHEV in 2023. This represents a slight increase of 2% of BEV share compared to the final 2022 result (64% vs. 62%). Added to the also slight increase in plugin share, this could mean that the French plugin market has reached the ceiling of what current models can offer — and new, cheaper EVs will be needed to break it open further in order for the EV transition to reach new heights.

I wonder. Isn&#x27;t that because poor people can&#x27;t buy even new cheap cars these days?<p>So the share of electrics is there because only the rich early adopters have bought a new car lately.

Rather surprised by the sales of the MG 4 , a Chinese make - they bought the remains of MG Rover (MG=Morris Garage) when they went bust in the UK.<p>It looks rather nice for a subcompact SUV - reminds me a Corolla based Cross.

This tool shows that an EV in France pays back it&#x27;s carbon debt and overtakes gasoline after 10,000Km (roughly 1 year).<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.transportenvironment.org&#x2F;discover&#x2F;how-clean-are-electric-cars&#x2F;" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.transportenvironment.org&#x2F;discover&#x2F;how-clean-are-...</a><p>It also lets you change country and various other parameters e.g. compare with diesel or hybrids.<p>Two other interesting things I noticed:<p>1.It lets you choose where the battery is made (China Vs EU average Vs Sweden) and it has relatively little impact.<p>2. It lets you choose solar panels instead of a national grid, and France&#x27;s grid almost exactly matches the figure they use.

What are you people in France paying for electricity at the moment?

In the first nine months of 2023, electric vehicles accounted for 21.5% of cars sold in California (7.4% nationwide). Apparently we&#x27;re ahead of schedule to get to 100% before 2035 when ZEV will be mandatory.

Some consideration.<p>There is a tax in France called &quot;malus écologique&quot; that depends on CO2 emissions, and it keeps raising. In 2024, it may become more expensive than the car itself, up to 60k€.<p>But for plug-in hybrids (&gt;50km range), you don&#x27;t have to pay that tax. So if you want a gas guzzler, buy the plug-in hybrid version.

Do we count the Citroen ami as a car or not?