Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2017

Peter Slowik and Nic Lutsey analyze the connections among various state and local policies; public and workplace charging infrastructure; consumer incentives; model availability; and the share of new vehicles that are plug-in electric (both fully electric and plug-in hybrid). Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2019

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the first purely battery-electric people mover in the premium segment at the Geneva Motor Show. Mercedes-Benz founded the technology brand in 2016, kicking off with the “Concept EQ”. In September 2018, the brand presented its first series-production vehicle: the EQC electric drive SUV.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2017

The technology indicator encompasses the performance (efficiency, range, charging technology, vehicle concept and safety) and value for money of electric vehicles that are currently available on the market or soon to be launched. million electric vehicles throughout the period 2015-2019 in total. Technology. of the total car market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2020

This applies in particular to energy-intensive production of high-voltage batteries for electric vehicles. The BMW Group will also no longer use rare earths in its fifth-generation electric drive trains from 2021 on. Signing this contract is another step towards meeting our growing need for battery cells in the long term.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

First to arrive in 2016 was the hybrid, then in 2017 the Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and now a fully-electric powertrain. The new Niro EV will be built in South Korea at Kia’s Hwaseong manufacturing facility, alongside the Niro hybrid and plug-in hybrid. The Level 2 (240v) at 7.2 kWh charger needs approximately 9.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2015

The Volkswagen Group and SAIC Motor Corporation Ltd, Volkswagen’s original joint venture partner in China, have agreed to expand the main plant of their joint venture Shanghai Volkswagen (SVW) in Anting to support the local production of electric vehicles. These agreements form part of the total investment of €22 billion (US$24.5 —Prof.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. Modec fully electric vehicle with a cab forward design used in London.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2018

UPS is working with UK-based technology firm ARRIVAL to develop a pilot fleet of 35 electric delivery vehicles (EVs) to be trialed in London and Paris. UPS is working with ARRIVAL here in the UK because their smart electric vehicles are helping to reduce dependency on fossil fuel. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2017

The Mondeo Energi, to be launched in early 2018, will be the first plug-in hybrid to be manufactured by the Changan Ford JV. Ford also confirmed plans to bring an all-new fully electric small SUV to China within five years; the electric SUV will feature a range of up to 450 km (279 miles) and will also be marketed in North America and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Mercedes-Benz will build the first production model of the new electric EQ product brand ( earlier post ) in Bremen by the end of this decade. Mercedes-Benz Cars aims to have more than 10 all-electric vehicles in its portfolio by 2025. The product portfolio of the Bremen plant currently consists of ten different models.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 19, 2024

And late Thursday, Disney spokesperson Jessica Good told the LA Times that electrification “means fully electric — it does not mean hybrid or any other version of a gasoline combustion engine,” and that the park “will no longer be using the current engines within the next 30 months.”

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Baua Electric

MARCH 29, 2024

According to Automotive News , Nissan will launch its first plug-in hybrid in the US using a Mitsubishi-engineered system. They plan to jointly develop an electric pickup for the US market, which will be produced in Mexico. Fully electric and PHEV versions are being considered. Now, it looks to make up for lost time.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Porsche is launching the new Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid plug-in hybrid as the flagship of a model line for the first time. l/100 km (81 mpg US), and the new flagship Panamera can drive on fully electric power for up to 50 kilometers. The electric motor is supplied with power via a 14.1 Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2015

billion) available in the period to 2016, and is the global frontrunner in e-mobility subsidies by far, according to the Q1 2015 E-Mobility Index published by consultancy Roland Berger. In the fleet mix, this is reflected in the fact that most xEVs sold are electric vehicles (BEVs) in the A or B segment, the index reported. Technology.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

ABB is supplying fast chargers for depot and opportunity charging of electric buses to MAN Truck & Bus, a member of the Volkswagen Group, for its new e-bus R&D facilities in Munich, Germany. In July, MAN Truck & Bus announced serial production of fully electric buses by 2019. MAN electrification.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

The commitments allow us to demonstrate our expertise in the areas of technology and integration on international platforms, including the world’s leading racing series for electric mobility and classic motorsport. Electric mobility will continue to grow in importance. It will remain a cornerstone within the BMW Group in the future.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

in 2016), the company said it is expanding its scope to include vehicles and services—all designed around human-centered experiences. Hackett said Ford will improve its operational fitness, refocus capital allocation and accelerate the introduction of smart vehicles and services. billion investment.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The Outlook predicts a rise in electric vehicles as well as efficiency improvements in conventional engines, both trends likely leading to a peak in liquid fuels use by the world’s light-duty vehicle fleet by 2030. In the forecast, global transportation-related energy demand grows close to 30% from 2016 to 2040. l/100 km) in 2040.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

The auto industry’s production capacities are far from fully used; PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) estimates current global vehicle assembly capacity at almost 95 million, the report notes. Auto manufacturing capacity continues to grow, and annual output could reach the 100 million mark by 2016. Worldwide light-duty vehicle production.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2017

The second is to benefit from the prospective growth in environmentally friendly, electrified and fully electric drive systems. Continental will spend an additional €300 million (US$327 million) on its business with electric drives alone by 2021. We now will proceed with the gradual implementation of our new strategy.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Volvo and its Chinese parent Geely are very serious about selling cars that plug in. Starting in 2016, the Swedish brand has included plug-in hybrid versions of pretty much every new vehicle it sells in the US. . Until now, it’s had no plug-in option. liter 4-cylinder engine and optional all-wheel drive. Volvo’s first EV.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Kia unveiled three major hybrid offerings at the Chicago Auto Show: the 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle; the new Optima Hybrid; and the new Optima Plug-in Hybrid. The platform underpinning the Niro was specifically engineered to accommodate the gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain. A compact and lightweight 1.56-kWh

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EV Connect

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

But there’s one method that may not have crossed many owners’ minds just yet: electric vehicle charging stations. Attract a New — Increasingly Green — Customer Base Even if you’re not thinking about electric vehicles much, your customers probably are. drivers would consider buying an electric vehicle in the future.

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APRIL 7, 2021

Electric vehicles (EVs) play an important role helping automakers keep in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions standards. The multipliers for fuel cell vehicles and plug-in hybrids are also phasing out. Tesla Model 3 assembly line. In 2021, each will count as 1.5 effectively ending the bonus.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2020

This deal will help to deliver Uber’s vision for every car on the app in the capital—around 45,000 drivers—to be fully electric from 2025. This deal will help to deliver Uber’s vision for every car on the app in the capital—around 45,000 drivers—to be fully electric from 2025.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The vast majority of the funded projects are for battery-electric buses and infrastructure; two projects are receiving a total of $3.2 Transitioning the fleet to all electric will eliminate emissions from diesel buses and emissions from shipping diesel fuel by barge 900 miles from Seattle. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

The next-generation Nissan Frontier midsize pickup truck may get EV and plug-in hybrid variants, the latter using Mitsubishi tech, Automotive News reports. Nissan and Mitsubishi have been corporate allies since 2016, and the current-generation Nissan Rogue and Mitsubishi Outlander crossovers use a common platform. Nissan e-Power U.S.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

MMC launched the Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid electric Twin Motor SUV in 2013. The Outlander PHEV has been Europe’s best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle in 2015, 2016 and 2017. With cumulative sales of over 140,000 units worldwide, the Outlander PHEV is classed as the world’s best-selling plug-in hybrid SUV.

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2020

Proponents believe such a car could be easily refuelled with hydrogen and assumed it would have greater range than a pure all-electric car. Little seems developed in any wide commercial sense and certainly not to the extent of the pure electric car. It is important to realize that a fuel cell car is actually an electric car.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has accelerated as policymakers across the globe pass regulations to reduce emissions of air pollutants, according to the latest analysis by JATO Dynamics. 2017 represents a turning point in the adoption of electric cars, with sales in key regions increasing significantly.

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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. —Xavier Mosquet, a BCG senior partner and lead author of the study.

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Green Charging

MARCH 15, 2021

The United Kingdom’s Office for Zero emission Vehicles (OZEV) offers a couple of government electric vehicle grants to assist businesses and individuals in installing chargepoints and buying electric vehicles. The local governments come in handy in offering electric car infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

In Neuberg, Germany, Audi presented the Group’s first all-electric race car: the Audi e-tron FE04 for the Formula E series. The Allgäu-based team has been successfully present in Formula E ever since the inception of the electric racing series and in the future will be taking care of the e-tron race cars as the fielding team.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The ID family—intended to make electric cars affordable for millions of people—is based on the modular electric drive toolkit (MEB), specifically developed for electric vehicles. Volkswagen’s aim is to make electric cars attractive to as many people as possible, thus paving the way to mass electric mobility.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

At the Frankfurt Motor Show, Renault unveiled four Lithium-ion battery electric concept vehicles that provide a preview of Renault’s range of production electric vehicles to be released from 2011 on: Twizy ZE Concept (city car); Zoe ZE Concept (compact car); Fluence ZE Concept (5 passenger sedan); and Kangoo ZE Concept (electric van).

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