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Will ZOE/i3 energise Euro EVs
Will ZOE and BMW’s i3 energise Europe’s lifeless electric car market?
Published: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 18:41:00 GMT
 

COvers come off new BMW i3 this week

With its ZOE all-electric car, following in the pioneering footsteps of Nissan’s slightly larger and pricier LEAF, Renault has effectively fired the starting pistol to what is potentially seen as the serious start to Europe’s electric car future.

Renault’s ZOE - priced in the UK at a down-to-earth £13,995 after the deduction of a £5,000 government subsidy and excluding a £70 per month battery hire charge - followed this November by the showroom availability of BMW’s all-new i3, probably ranks as the most closely watched start-up of a new technology car in recent European autoindustry history. 

The initial consumer reception of both the ZOE and BMW’s i3, some feel, provides the industry with the first serious.
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DATA AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS WITH THIS ARTICLE:

WEST EUROPEAN new ELECTRIC CAR SALES:
West European new electric car sales: by country JUNE 2013 VS JUNE 2012
West European new electric car sales:
by country 6-Mths '13 VS 6-Mths '12

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