2015, Battery Powered, Global and PHEV

China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2012

China’s State Council has published a plan to develop the domestic energy-saving and new energy vehicle industry, which includes battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. The next 10 years will usher in the transformation of the global automotive industry and offer important strategic opportunities.

Auto Industry

Auto Industry Industrial Industry 2015

Forecast: Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles to Approach $8 Billion in Sales by 2015

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2009

PHEV/EV Models 2010-2012 by Battery Chemistry. The earliest part of the decade will see tremendous growth as dozens of manufacturers will start to meet the anticipated demands of newly electrified vehicles being launched by nearly every major global automotive company. Even with broad global interest in EVs, less than 2.5%

Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion 2015 Li-ion Electric Vehicles

Volvo Cars introducing production S60L T6 Twin Engine PHEV at the Shanghai Motor Show; on sale next week

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

Volvo Cars will introduce the production version of the S60L T6 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid sedan at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show; the plug-in sedan first made its appearance as a concept car at the Beijing auto show in 2014. The S60L T6 Twin Engine is Volvo’s third production PHEV after the V60 diesel a and the XC90 T8. Earlier post.)

Volvo

Volvo PHEV Engine Motor

Mitsubishi to debut eight xEVs in next five years: hybrids, plug-in hybrids, EVs

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2011

Mitsubishi will introduce 8 xEVs by FY 2015. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) plans to introduce eight hybrid (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and battery-powered (BEV) models by fiscal year 2015 in anticipation that demand for low-carbon, fuel-efficient automobiles will expand worldwide. by Jack Rosebro.

Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi i-MiEV Plug-in Hybrid

J.D. Power survey finds China consumers increasingly enthusiastic about new-energy vehicles; ongoing importance of subsidies; battery worries

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2018

A recent study prepared for the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism found that since 2015, China has been far the main market for electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) followed by the EU and the US. In China, battery-electric cars dominate the electric car market, with a 75% share in 2016.

China

China Energy Batteries Battery

EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Increased sales for hybrids and PHEVs. Sales of battery-powered electric vehicles are 65% lower in the AEO2013 Reference case than the year before, with annual sales in 2035 estimated to be about 119,000. Energy consumption by LDVs (including commercial light trucks) declines in the Reference case, from 16.1

Fuel

Fuel Energy Sale 2013

Pike Research projects plug-in sales to fall short of US 2015 target; strong growth through 2020

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2012

Plug-in vehicle (PEV) sales—comprising battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV)—in the US by 2015 will fall far short of the 1-million unit target set by the Obama Administration, according to a new report from Pike Research. bringing the total annual sales of battery-powered vehicles to some 3.4

Plug-in

Plug-in 2015 2020 Sale

BCG forecasts electrified vehicles to take half of global auto market by 2030; hybrids to dominate

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

In a new report (its fourth on electric car adoption) the Boston Consulting Group forecasts that a combination of hybrid and fully electric powertrains will cut the global market share of pure internal combustion engines (ICEs) by about 50% by 2030.

Boston Consulting Group

Boston Consulting Group Market Hybrid Global

Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. The Q7 PHEV will arrive in dealerships in Germany in 2016, and will likely come to the US, although perhaps with a gasoline-engine variant.

Audi

Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel

Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

Nonetheless, hydrogen fuel cell cars are, like pure battery powered cars, classed as Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV). 2015, p127) [1]. . 2015) The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future. 2011) Bottled Lightning: super batteries, electric cars and the new lithium economy. 2020) [11].

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Petrol Gas-Electric Lithium Ion

From EV Range Anxiety to Range Confidence

Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The term “range anxiety” was a common association for early electric vehicle users, who were troubled by the fear of their battery electric vehicles (BEVs, also known as fully-electric vehicles) running out of battery power and the potential of being stranded on the roadside. According to the U.S.

Range

Range Charging Gasoline-Electric United States

Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

roads by 2015? The president is hoping to use incentives to get one million plug-in hybrid vehicles to consumers by 2015. Plug-in hybrids differ from hybrids on the road today in that they can go longer distances on battery power and can be recharged via electrical outlets. A: Think Global’s Think City.

Plug-in

Plug-in Plug Al Gore NMG

EV Driven

China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

Forecast: Lithium Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles to Approach $8 Billion in Sales by 2015

Volvo Cars introducing production S60L T6 Twin Engine PHEV at the Shanghai Motor Show; on sale next week

Mitsubishi to debut eight xEVs in next five years: hybrids, plug-in hybrids, EVs

J.D. Power survey finds China consumers increasingly enthusiastic about new-energy vehicles; ongoing importance of subsidies; battery worries

EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

Pike Research projects plug-in sales to fall short of US 2015 target; strong growth through 2020

BCG forecasts electrified vehicles to take half of global auto market by 2030; hybrids to dominate

Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

From EV Range Anxiety to Range Confidence

Are You Plugged In?

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