Clean Fleet Report

MAY 7, 2022

While in some cases it’s actually true (the most expensive of charge points vs. the most efficient of internal combustion cars, like my 2008 MINI Cooper Clubman that often gets almost 40 MPG), for the most part these are just hit pieces to sow controversy and generate revenue on ad-heavy websites. Yes, we still do occasionally gas up.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 3, 2022

As the rest of the continent continues to enjoy an increasing share of plug-in vehicles across all major countries, Italy is showing a worrying pullback, whose causes — as ever — are also political. […]. Originally published on opportunity:energy.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 22, 2009

Last year’s Plug-In 2008 gave attendees an insider’s advantage on the Plug-In technology that will quickly replace today’s obsolete, planet-killing fossil fuel centric cars. Creative Greenius readers were right there with me as I live blogged from the event: Top Ten Things I Learned At Plug In 2008.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 31, 2021

It’s been a stellar year so far for electric car sales. Throughout Europe, new records keep coming, with emerging markets consolidating into double-digit share for plug-in vehicles. Originally published on opportunity:energy.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 30, 2013

Since November 2006, our family has always owned at least one plug-in car and one powered by gasoline. For almost two years, our fleet has been a Nissan Leaf electric hatchback, and a used 2008 Toyota Prius.

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Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Right now, here in 2008 the cat is on the roof for global warming. PLUG IN – make your next car a plug in electric car and plug it into the new solar panels you need to get. So don’t buy another car until you can go electric. ” “What!? I understand.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson, the utility company Göteborg Energi and the Viktoria Institute are collaborating in the research project ELVIIS (Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra Structure) to develop a concept for using intelligent infrastructure for the smart on-board charging of plug-in vehicles. Göteborg Energi. vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2013

2012 US sales of plug-in vehicles by major OEMs. GM was the US sales leader among the major OEMs for plug-in vehicles in December, and for 2012. from the 7,671 units in 2011, giving it a dominant lead among the major OEMs in the nascent plug-in vehicles market for the year. GM pickup sales were the highest since September 2008.

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Plug in America

MARCH 29, 2024

“EV adoption continues to grow, especially as manufacturers introduce new models and the used market becomes more robust,” said Joel Levin, executive director of Plug In America , a national nonprofit whose mission is accelerating the shift to EVs and one of the organizations behind Drive Electric Earth Month. Last year U.S. You can too.”

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The European car market remained stable during 2018, as 15.6 Globally, Europe was the world’s third-largest car market behind China and the US. of total registrations in 2008. Despite growing at a slower rate than in previous years, the shift from traditional cars to SUVs continued in 2018. million registrations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2009

UK-based Axon Automotive, a spin-off from Cranfield University, previewed a pre-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its lightweight city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. The Axon gasoline-powered city car uses existing engine technology and carbon fibre material advances to offer 100 mpg UK (83.3

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. for 2016, followed by the Model X.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

The National Center for Policy Analysis reports : CAR M.P.G. The cars aren't actually getting worse mileage, but the government's new tests going into effect next year more accurately reflect real-world driving. The new ratings go into effect beginning with 2008 models, a few of which will soon be on sale. RATINGS GOING DOWN.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

The current plunge in oil prices will likely negatively affect plug-in and hybrid vehicle sales in the short term; automakers such as BMW are already warning of lower sales of plug-in vehicles given the market context. Anticipated price of oil and forecast plug-in sales. Electric (Battery) Forecasts Hybrids Plug-ins Sales'

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InsideEVs

APRIL 1, 2021

The e-2008 compact SUV has seen prices fall by £450.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Chinese automaker BYD has reached a major milestone, producing over 6 million New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) since 2008. By discontinuing its combustion-powered cars, BYD was able to focus solely on NEVs. By discontinuing its combustion-powered cars, BYD was able to focus solely on NEVs.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2012

The Chevrolet Volt was the top-selling plug-in vehicle (PEs) in the US in June 2012, posting 1,760 units, up 213.7% Overall, GM sales were up 16% year-on-year in June to 248,750 vehicle—the company’s highest sales since September 2008. by volume from the 561 units in June 2011. from 2,745 units in the first half of 2011.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 18, 2017

While lithium-ion cells have powered all but a handful of plug-in electric cars since 2008, carmakers have looked further down the road toward solid-state battery cells with an eye toward launching them sometime during the 2020s.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2010

Toyota, French energy provider EDF, and the City and the Urban Community of Strasbourg launched a large-scale, 3-year Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle demonstration in Strasbourg. Based on the third-generation Prius ( earlier post ), the new Prius Plug-in Hybrid ( earlier post ) is equipped with a lithium-ion battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2010

BYD Auto says it will place its F3DM dual-mode plug-in electric vehicle ( earlier post ) on sale to individual buyers on 29 March, with the first sales location to be Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. BYD has sold more than 100 units to governments, banks and other institutions since it entered the market at the end of 2008.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. New ideas like Tesloop keep popping up.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2012

The California Air Resources Board approved $27 million for its Air Quality Improvement Program, a statewide effort to provide incentives for the purchase of advanced-technology passenger cars and heavy-duty trucks. The program also supports the Advanced Clean Car regulation ARB adopted earlier this year. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The technology company supplies automotive manufacturers with electric motors for different vehicle types—from hybrid and electric axle drives for electric passenger cars to electric central drives for commercial vehicles. Especially in recent years, this went hand in hand with massive production capacity increases.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2015

The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) was named the World Green Car at the World Car Awards in New York. The other two short-listed finalists in contention for the award were the Mercedes-Benz S 500 Plug-In Hybrid and the Volkswagen Golf GTE. Its battery-electric sibling, the BMW i3, took the same award in 2014.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are the next step, potentially offering zero-emissions transportation depending on how far the vehicle travels. Most HEV programs now cover almost all segments from small cars to medium- and heavy-duty (M/HD) trucks to luxury vehicles. Tags: Fleets Hybrids Plug-ins.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2009

A newly released University of Michigan study found widespread consumer interest in buying plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; however, the cost of the cars is much more influential than environmental and other non-economic factors as a predictor of purchase probabilities. —Richard Curtin. Surveys of Consumers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2011

This development model features a plug-in hybrid diesel-electric powertrain that Land Rover expects to make available in future production models, following the scheduled launch of its diesel-electric hybrid in 2013. The Range_e development 4WD diesel PHEV. Click to enlarge. Jaguar Land Rover is committed to spending £800 million (US$1.3

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 31, 2008

Once again, a conference on plug-in cars. Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. I wish I knew what’s holding Gore back from full-throated support for plug-in cars. I will pay nothing for my 300 mile road trip.)

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 10, 2018

While Musk has now become synonymous with the electric-car brand, Tesla was actually founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, who had previously founded and sold a eBook reader company. While both left the company in 2008, they have kept their hands in.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

500,000th BYD Dolphin rolls off assembly line (Source: BYD) China’s behemoth BYD overtook Volkswagen as the best-selling car brand in China last year, the first time any carmaker outsold the German brand since at least 2008. million cars, Reuters reports. billion in the first half of last year, according to Car News China.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2011

Since 2008, Barack Obama has consistently promoted the goal of having 1 million advanced technology vehicles on U.S. The number refers to plug-in vehicles that use grid power, stored in lithium-ion battery packs, to operate their electric traction motors. roads by 2015. Regular hybrids like the Toyota Prius don't do that.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2010

The European Investment Bank and PSA Peugeot Citroën signed a €200-million (US$259-million) loan agreement to finance the carmaker’s program to develop plug-in hybrid vehicles. Since December 2008, the EIB has granted €8.6 Tags: Europe Hybrids Plug-ins. billion in loans to carmakers and automotive equipment manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2009

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will test and evaluate a mobile smart charging device for plug-in electric vehicles developed by Juice Technologies LLC. SDG&E and Juice Technologies presented a prototype of the Juice Technologies Plug Smart intelligent charging device at the Plug-In 2009 Conference in Long Beach, CA.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2009

At the Tokyo Motor Show next week, Suzuki will show three concept cars: an all-new Alto Concept for the minivehicle segment; a new Swift Plug-in Hybrid concept; and the SX4-FCV fuel cell vehicle, shown earlier in 2008. The Swift Plug-in offers a battery-powered range of about 20 km (12 miles). The Swift PHEV.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

The European car market recorded its best H1 performance of the century, with 8.6 million car registrations between January and June—a year-on-year increase of 2.7%. The growth is also a result of car makers continuing to launch new models, giving consumers more choice than ever before. of total registrations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2022

features a ‘multi-load path’ structure controlling how energy is absorbed by the car in the event of a collision, minimizing intrusion into the passenger cabin. BYD is not just another car manufacturer. In 2008, BYD launched the world’s first mass-produced plug-in hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show. BYD e-Platform 3.0

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

That's a result not only of the 2008-2010 recession but also vastly more durable and reliable vehicles compared to those of previous decades. The average vehicle on U.S. roads these days is more than 10 years old, despite three successive years of record new-vehicle sales. All of those vehicles provide a ready stream of service revenue to.

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