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BMW Group keeps top share of EV sales in U.S., Hyundai Motor Group third

BMW Group kept the top spot among established automaker groups and alliances selling internal combustion models in the United States by battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales share, with BEVs accounting for 6 percent of its U.S. sales in the second quarter. General Motors raised its BEV share to 5 percent from 3.6 percent and moved up to second, overtaking Hyundai Motor Group. Hyundai Motor Group’s BEV share rose to 4.5 percent, but it slipped to third.

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EV batteries keep over 90 percent capacity after 150,000 km; seven models stand out

Electric vehicle batteries still keep the low-90 percent range of their initial capacity after about 150,000 km of driving, an analysis showed. EV diagnostics firm Aviloo compared retention rates for 20 major EV models using more than 500,000 battery health checks conducted from 2022 to 2026 across North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The results indicate degradation is generally gradual, though differences by model were large.

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Gasoline, diesel new cars all but disappear as Norway EV share hits 98.7 percent

Battery-electric vehicles took a record 98.7 percent share of Norway’s new passenger-car registrations in August, as total registrations slipped 3.4 percent from a year earlier to 13,451. Volkswagen led by brand, followed by Toyota, with BMW, Volvo and China’s Xpeng next. Tesla fell to seventh on sharp annual declines, though it still leads year to date. OFV said further emissions cuts hinge on replacing older gasoline and diesel cars.