Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The Volvo Group is joining the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Climate Savers Program —the first vehicle manufacturer to do so. As a WWF partner, the Volvo Group’s truck companies will undertake to reduce the CO 2 -emissions from vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2014 by 13 million tons. —Volvo CEO Leif Johansson.

Volvo 186

Volvo CO2 Emissions 2008 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2011

Volvo Cars was named the best car make in Sustainable Brands, Sweden’s biggest sustainability survey for various brands. In 2011, Volvo Cars made it to the very top among the 18 car brands included in the survey. The DRIVe series, launched in 2008, encompasses seven models all classed as green cars. —Linn Fortgens.

Volvo 186

Volvo Sweden Cars Green Cars 186

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.

Volvo 246

Volvo Corporation Plug-in Plug 246

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 11, 2023

of the auto market in March, down from 25.6% Germany’s plugin electric vehicles took 21.6% year on year. BEV grew share slightly, but PHEVs lost half their share YoY, due to recent policy changes. Overall auto volume was 281,361 units, up over 16% YoY, but still well down from pre-2020 seasonal norms.

Plugin 106

Plugin Germany Market PHEV 106

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 25.5% Overall auto market volumes were down some 34% from seasonal norms, to 205,911 units, the worst July performance in many years. share in July. This up from 22.6% year on year.

Auto 122

Auto Market Plugin Germany 122

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 3, 2022

of the auto market, from 53.9% Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share recovered in September, gaining 55.2% a year ago. Full electrics saw 35.3% share, their 2nd highest ever from last December. Plugin hybrids fell slightly year on year. Overall auto volumes were down 3% YoY, and some 21% down from pre-2020 seasonal norms.

Market 98

Market Plugin Sweden 2020 98

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 27, 2021

Despite a still-hurting overall auto market (-20% YoY in February), the European passenger plugin vehicle market continues to rise. More than 115,000 plugin vehicles were registered on the continent in February (+66% YoY), placing last month’s plugin vehicle share at 14% (5.9% full electrics/BEVs).

Plugin 145

Plugin Market Sale Tesla 145

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 16, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, with April’s plugin share reaching 15% (6.8% That keeps the year-to-date (YTD) share at a record 14% (6.9% BEV), which is a 3% increase over the 2020 result (11%). The 20% share I predicted for the whole of this year looks on target. Interestingly, […].

Plugin 138

Plugin Market Electric Vehicles Vehicles 138

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2011

Volvo has upgraded the five-cylinder D5 and D3 turbodiesels for application in the upgraded versions of the Volvo V70, XC70 and S80. Fuel consumption of the Volvo S80 D5 with manual gearbox and start/stop is now 4.9 —Derek Crabb, Vice President, Powertrain Engineering at Volvo Cars. The five-cylinder 2.4-liter

Volvo 186

Volvo Engine Fuel Power 186

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market took its usual holiday in August, with last month’s plugin registrations ending at 17,404 units, divided between 9,916 BEVs and 7,488 PHEVs. The former jumped 78% year over year (YoY), while the latter were up 42%. In isolation, these numbers might sound meh.

Plugin 138

Plugin France Market PHEV 138

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 15, 2024

The replacement for the Taurus sedan was the Five Hundred , which was built on a modified version of the Volvo S80's platform, and debuted as a 2005 model; the old Montego name was dusted off for the Mercurized version. Then, what the hell, Dearborn decided to revive the Taurus and Sable names for 2008.

2007 81

2007 Ford 2006 Mercury 81

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2019

Bosch will then manufacture this technology under license for the global automotive market. We are now going to take on this task with determination and develop this market. Bosch believes the best opportunities for broad adoption of fuel-cell technology are in the commercial-vehicle market. —Stefan Hartung.

Fuel 283

Fuel Production Hydrogen Sweden 283

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 10, 2021

The French plugin vehicle market continues in the fast lane, with May’s plugin share reaching 17% last month (8.2% BEV), pulling the YTD share to a record 15% (7.1% BEV), which is a good 4 percentage point increase over the 2020 result (11%), while the 20% share I predicted for the whole year looks well […].

Plugin 121

Plugin Market 2020 Tesla 121

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 3, 2023

France saw record high plugin electric vehicle share in March, at 25.4%, up from 21.4% year on year. BEVs alone took 16.8% share, a new record. Overall auto volumes were 182,712 units, up some 24% year on year, though still well off the pre-2020 seasonal average (~230,000 units). The Tesla Model Y was the best […]

Auto 134

Auto Plugin France Market 134

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Germany saw plugin electric vehicle (EV) share at a low ebb in January, just 15.1%, from 21.6% year on year. The one-off low result comes in the shadow of record plugin share in December, ahead of reduced incentives from January 1st; the imbalance will normalise in the coming months. Overall auto volumes were 179,225 units, […]

Plugin 109

Plugin Market Germany Auto 109

EV Central

JANUARY 9, 2024

Spurred by new vehicle arrivals, government incentives and a freer supply of stock, the electric car market surged 161 percent over 2022. And 83 percent of those EVs were sourced from China, with brands such as Tesla, BYD, MG, Polestar, Volvo, GWM, LDV and BMW all sourcing electric cars from what is now the world’s biggest car manufacturer.

BYD 52

BYD Sale Electric Cars Hyundai 52

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 3, 2022

of the auto market, from 53.9% Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share recovered in September, gaining 55.2% a year ago. Full electrics saw 35.3% share, their 2nd highest ever from last December. Plugin hybrids fell slightly year on year. Overall auto volumes were down 3% YoY, and some 21% down from pre-2020 seasonal norms.

Market 52

Market Plugin Sweden 2020 52

Push EVs

APRIL 8, 2023

share of the auto market in March, down from 91.9% The slight dent in share came from a drop in plugin hybrid volume, against overall market growth. The Tesla Model Y broke all records, with the highest monthly sales of any vehicle in Norway’s history, with 7,445 units registered, and over 38% of the entire auto market.

Norway 131

Norway Auto Sale Plugin 131

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Volvo Cars is presenting seven new DRIVe models across its full range at the upcoming Geneva auto show, three of which are equipped with a start/stop system and regenerative charging. Volvo introduced its first three DRIVEe branded models—indicating uprated environmental properties—at the 2008 Paris motor show. Earlier post.).

Volvo 170

Volvo Charging Diesel Engine 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2009

will produce lithium-ion battery systems for Volvo Group. The battery systems will be integrated into Volvo’s city buses, heavy-duty distribution vehicles and refuse trucks using the I-SAM parallel hybrid system. These, which are going into production with the Volvo contract, will range from 2.5-7 Source: Magna Steyr.

Li-ion 150

Li-ion Volvo Hybrid Batteries 150

EV Sales

MARCH 4, 2021

Volvo XC40 siblings shine The Dutch PEV market dropped 20% in February, to 2,952 plugin registrations, but that result wasn't all that bad, considering that the overall market fell even more (-26% YoY), placing last month PEV Share at 14% (5.6% BEV), keeping the year to date PEV share at 13% (4.1%

Netherlands 52

Netherlands Plugin PHEV Volvo 52

EV Sales

APRIL 26, 2021

Tesla Model 3 new #1 in hot market (16% share!) The European passenger plugin market continues on the rise, having registered over 227,000 units in March (+169% YoY), placing last month plugin share at 16% share (7.6% In March, the Belgian-built Volvo scored 5,567 registrations, earning its 3rd Best Selling PHEV title in a row.

Europe 98

Europe PHEV Plugin United Kingdom 98

EV Central

JANUARY 19, 2024

French cars have frustrated the living hell out of me this past decade, and the Peugeot e-2008 GT is another one to add to my list. As tested, our e-2008 GT small SUV is over $67,000 to drive-away in Queensland. Day 1: Bonjour, mon ami 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT. Bonne chance, e-2008. I should want to own one.

2008 96

2008 BYD Re-Charge SUV 96

EV Sales

JUNE 14, 2021

Skoda Enyaq superstar in hot market (24% share!) The Dutch PEV market continues on the fast lane, with 5,986 plugin registrations, placing last month PEV Share at 24% (13% BEV), pulling the year to date PEV share to 18% (7.9% Not bad, eh? while the VW ID.4

Netherlands 52

Netherlands Plugin PHEV Volvo 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2016

The European Commission found that truck makers MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco, and DAF broke EU antitrust rules by colluding for 14 years on truck pricing and on passing on the costs of compliance with stricter emission rules. Volvo/Renault. The Commission has imposed a record fine of €2,926,499,000 (US$3.22 Fines imposed.

Emissions 150

Emissions Volvo 2004 2006 150

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 5, 2023

share of the auto market in March, down from 91.9% The slight dent in share came from a drop in plugin hybrid volume, against overall market growth. Norway’s plugin electric vehicles took 91.1% year on year. Overall auto volume was 19,366 units, up some 19% YoY, and the highest March sales since at least 2016 […]

Auto 143

Auto Plugin Sale Norway 143

EV Sales

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Despite this slow start, because the overall market drop was more pronounced (-6% YoY), this allowed the 2021 PEV share to start at 12% share (5.1% Despite this slow start, because the overall market drop was more pronounced (-6% YoY), this allowed the 2021 PEV share to start at 12% share (5.1% Peugeot beats Renault!

France 52

France PHEV Citroen Plugin 52

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 1, 2022

market share in Sweden, up from 37.6% Overall auto market volume was 17,834 units, up 6% Yoy, though still some 25% down from pre-pandemic norms for July. July saw plugin electric vehicles take 50.1% year on year. The best selling full electric was the Volkswagen ID.4. July’s combined plugin share of 50.1% comprised 26.3%

Plugin 137

Plugin Sweden Market Auto 137

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

of Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, in October, up from 30.4% This in the context of overall auto market growth of 16.8% Plugin electric vehicles (EVs) gained 32.4% YoY, to 208,642 units. This, however, is still down by almost 25% from the pre-2020 seasonal norms.

Plugin 122

Plugin Germany Auto Europe 122

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles take 28.5% market share in August 2022, their best result YTD, though only marginally up on August 2021’s 27.6%. The Tesla Model Y […].

Plugin 126

Plugin Tesla Germany 2018 126

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2012

million ) European Field Operational Test (euroFOT) project—which began in June 2008 and involved 28 companies and organisations—was led by Aria Etemad from Ford’s European Research Centre in Aachen, Germany. ACC was tested by Ford, MAN, Volvo Cars, Volvo Trucks and Volkswagen. BLIS was tested by Volvo Cars.

Fuel 231

Fuel Volvo Light Europe 231

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 4, 2023

May saw France’s plugins take over 24% market share, up from 20.9% year on year, with new Stellantis BEVs arriving. Full electrics grew from 12.0% share, while plugin hybrids slightly lost share. Overall auto volume was 145,536 units, up some 15% YoY, though still down on pre-2020 norms. The bestselling BEV in May […]

Plugin 122

Plugin France 2020 Hybrid 122

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 2, 2023

share of the auto market in April, flat year-on-year, in a growing overall market. France saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.1% Full battery electrics, however, grew share, whilst plugin hybrids dropped share. Overall auto volume was 132,509 units, up some 22% YoY, though still far below pre-2020 seasonal norms (~183,000).

France 99

France Plugin PHEV 2020 99

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2009

Behind those two market leaders comes VW Touran, VW Caddy, Opel Zafira, Mercedes E 200 NGT, Opel Combo, and Fiat Punto. More than 50% of all new cars sold in the Swedish market are company cars supplied to employees and used both for company and private purposes, and most of these are medium-sized sedans or wagons. NGVA Europe.

Sweden 150

Sweden Sale Gas Vehicles 150

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 32.2% share in September, up from 28.7% year on year. Full electrics grew more than plugin hybrids. Overall auto volume was 224,864 units, up 14% from last year, and down some 8% from September 2019’s result.

Plugin 145

Plugin Germany Tesla Vehicles 145

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 7, 2022

of the auto market, up from 34.4%, year on year. Germany’s plugin electric vehicle share broke new records in November, gaining 39.4% Overall auto volumes were 260,512 units, up some 31% YoY, though still down around 10% from pre-2020 seasonal norms. The Tesla Model 3 was the bestselling full electric.

Plugin 137

Plugin Tesla Germany 2020 137

EV Info

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Evidence that the market can force change far better that rules and regulations dictated by the powers to be / Government. But there is a clear trend that outside of these few exceptions or niche vehicles, there will probably not be many mass-market sales of non-electrified vehicles. 4 Volvo XC40 Electric car 4 995 4.51

Norway 52

Norway Petrol BMW Volvo 52