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October 15, 2023

Mercedes Crashes Two EVs Into Each Other To Prove They’re Safe In The Real World
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Mercedes has become the first automaker to conduct a public EV on EV frontal crash test to see what would happen if they collided with each other

The Average Price Of New EVs Dropped By Almost $15,000 In A Year: KBB
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New electric vehicles sold in the United States have become less expensive in the last 12 months, according to Kelley Blue Book’s latest report, with the average transaction price (ATP) of a new EV going down more than 22 percent in September compared with the same month last year.

Electric vehicle fires are very rare. The risk for petrol and diesel vehicles is at least 20 times higher
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Reports of electric vehicle fires might lead some people to fear the growing numbers of these vehicles will increase fire risk. In fact, replacing petrol and diesel vehicles is likely to reduce it.

France Hits New Record: 20% Of Market Buys Electric Cars In September 2023
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New passenger car registrations in France increased in September by nine percent year-over-year to 153,916, taking the year-to-date total to 1,286,247 (up 16 percent year-over-year).

The market has been expanding every month this year (recovering slightly from the 2020-2022 collapse) and also is becoming more and more electrifying thanks to increasing plug-in electric car sale

Tesla Model 3 Performance Reportedly Helps Driver Flee Hamas Gunfire In Israel
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The owner of a Tesla Model 3 Performance from Mefalsim, Israel, escaped alive from a shocking attack by Hamas fighters, and it was mostly thanks to his car, according to a report from Israeli news outlet Walla.

German EV Sales Plummet In September 2023 After Incentive Cuts
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In September, new passenger car registrations in Germany amounted to 224,502 - basically on par with the volume a year ago. During the first nine months of 2023, 2,138,066 new cars were registered (up 14.5 percent year-over-year).

Meanwhile, the plug-in electric car segment experienced a significant decrease in new registrations last month due to the end of EV incentives for business buyers. The end of some incentives also explains the rush for new electric company cars in August, when all-electric car registrations surged by 171 percent year-over-year to almost 32 percent of the total market.

In September, the total new plug-in electric car registrations amounted to 47,097 (down 35 percent year-over-year), which is 21 percent of the total volume (compared to 32.3 percent a year ago).