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What has been making the headlines in HEV TCP member countries?

🇦🇹 AUSTRIA

  • BMW completes electric vehicle plant in Austria.
  • 400 charging points at Austrian discounter Hofer.

🇧🇪 BELGIUM

  • Belgium: EV incentive will only be available in 2024.
  • 2024 to be the year of the electric car, Belgian automobile sector predicts.

🇨🇦 CANADA

  • Empowering the EV industry: Canada’s journey towards sustainable mobility.
  • Honda to invest $11 bln on new electric vehicle battery plants in Canada.

🇨🇳 CHINA

  • China’s state planner issues new rules to manage EV power demand.
  • Three drivers of China’s booming electric vehicle market.

🇩🇰 DENMARK

  • Green Mobility to exit Belgian market and continue focus on its main market in Denmark.
  • EFFEKT designs EV charging station where drivers can also "recharge mentally".

🇫🇮 FINLAND

  • These Finnish companies are going places with their electric approach to getting from point A to point B.
  • Historic shift: Most new cars sold in Finland are plug-ins.

🇧🇱 FRANCE

  • Hybrid cars are making a comeback.
  • France cuts EV subsidy for higher-income buyers.

🇩🇪 GERMANY

  • Germany to end subsidies for electric buses and trucks.
  • Mercedes EQXX sets electric car record by travelling 628 miles on one charge - and still had 192 miles of range left.

🇮🇪 IRELAND

  • Half of Irish drivers willing to make the move to electric or hybrid car, survey shows.
  • €21 million programme for infrastructure on motorways and dual carriageways.

🇮🇹 ITALY

  • Italy considers EV subsidies for low-income families.
  • Ferrari is full speed ahead on its first electric car—and the CEO promises it’s going to roar just as loud as a combustion engine.

🇳🇴 NORWAY

  • How did Norway become the electric car superpower? Oil money, civil disobedience – and Morten from a-ha.
  • Norway saw 4,717 new electric cars in January 2024.

🇰🇷 REPUBLIC OF KOREA

  • Renault Korea Motors shifts to EV production in Busan.
  • Hyundai introduces trade-in program in Korea to encourage transition from ICE cars to EVs.

🇪🇸 SPAIN

  • Spanish resistance to electric car sales.
  • Fastned expands into Spain, accelerating the roll-out of fast charging infrastructure in the country.

🇸🇪 SWEDEN

  • Volvo Cars reconfirms its commitment to sustainability with new ambitions and a focus on biodiversity.
  • Swedish Tesla strike expands to include charging stations.

🇨🇭 SWITZERLAND

  • Switzerland EV Profile: Upbeat Outlook Despite Tax Exemption Removal For EVs.
  • The Microlino Lite is here to make urban SUVs look even dumber.

🇧🇶 THE NETHERLANDS

  • EVs enjoy successful start to 2024 in the Netherlands.
  • Rheinmetall acquires Dutch hybrid fighting vehicle startup REEQ.

🇬🇧 UNITED KINGDOM

  • Funding provided to local councils to help roll out EV charging infrastructure.
  • Action plan launched for UK to become a leader in electric aviation technologies.

🇺🇸 UNITED STATES

  • Treasury announces new tax guidance on alternative fuel infrastructure.
  • Launch of national strategy to accelerate zero emission freight.