Plug-in electric vehicles in Germany plug-in electric cars have been registered in Germany since 2010. The country is the largest passenger car market in Europe, however, , ranked as the eighth largest plug-in market in the world and the fifth largest in Europe. About 80% of the new plug-in cars registered in the country through 30 September 2016 were registered since January 2014, with 13,049 units registered in 2014, 23,464 registered in 2015, and 17,074 during the first nine months of 2016. The official German definition of electric vehicles changed at the beginning of 2013, before that, official statistics only registered all-electric vehicles because plug-in
Hive Connected Home in August 2016 it was announced the partnership with IFTTT will allow for cross-platform collaboration. In February 2016, a glitch in the system caused the temperatures in some customers homes to rise to 32 degrees, and led to 30 out of Hive's 300,000 customers to contact the company. Following customer concerns over things such as high energy bills and the risk of fire, the company advised customers to reset their thermostats. Hive Connected Home Hive is a trademark owned by Centrica Hive Limited that produces smart home devices. It is one of the largest connected home providers in the UK