Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models. The global Mercedes-Benz production network is ready for the company’s electric product offensive and is integrating its Mercedes-EQ models into series production in its existing plants. kWh/100 km) started in Vitoria, northern Spain.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 12, 2022

Tesla has been touring Spain and providing the local communities opportunities to test drive its best-selling electric vehicles. The company has been touring with its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles throughout Spain over the summer. EVs are in high demand yet Spain saw a decline for June.

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Teslarati

JUNE 22, 2022

Ford announced on Wednesday that it will begin making electric vehicles based on a next-generation architecture in Spain later this decade. Ford believes the Valencia, Spain plant is the ideal location for making cars with a next-generation EV architecture and plans to produce the vehicles later this decade.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2020

In the first quarter of 2020, the electrically-chargeable vehicle segment in Europe significantly increased its market share, rising to 6.8% (from 2.5% Diesel now holds a market share of 29.9% (down from 33.2% Gasoline vehicle sales contracted by 32.2%, from almost 2 million units last year to 1.3 Graph: ACEA.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

Mercedes-Benz will run the Mercedes-Benz EQC electric vehicle through hot weather trials in Spain. Particular attention is being given to aspects which are very demanding for electric cars—air conditioning and charging, as well as cooling the battery, drive system and control units in extreme heat.

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Setec Powerr

AUGUST 11, 2022

According to data released by BloombergNEF, Europe now accounts for 34% of global electric vehicle sales and is the second largest worldwide market after China. million electric vehicles will be sold in Europe in 2021, up 66% year-over-year, accounting for 19% of all new vehicle sales and only 3.6%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The European car market remained stable during 2018, as 15.6 million vehicles were registered—just 346 more than in 2017— according to JATO Dyanmics. It was the best result since 2007, when the market peaked with 16.02 Globally, Europe was the world’s third-largest car market behind China and the US.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The actions are intended to align Ford’s product development organization and administrative functions in Europe with a smaller, more focused, and increasingly electric product portfolio. These changes are driven by the transition to fully electric powertrains and reduced vehicle complexity.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2010

Enel, Endesa and the Renault-Nissan Alliance signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at developing electric mobility across several geographical areas in Italy, Spain and Latin America. Joint evaluation for development of pilot projects in areas to be identified in Italy, Spain and Latin America. the family sedan Fluence Z.E.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2022

The Volkswagen Group will apply to Spain’s Electric Vehicle PERTE program after the Spanish government announced it will open the call for applications on 1 April 2022. Furthermore, Volkswagen announced Valencia as the dedicated location for a new battery cell gigafactory in Spain. —Thomas Schmall.

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Teslarati

APRIL 11, 2024

Tesla has launched a new variant of the its best-selling vehicle, the Model Y, to select European countries. The new Model Y variant currently stands as the second most-affordable and longest range variant of the all-electric crossover.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has published new data demonstrating the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and both GDP and customer incentives. By contrast, almost half of all EU member states have an ECV market share of 0.5% ECV Units sold.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

Chinese automaker Chery is planning to make cars in Spain, where the EV market is at just 12%, half that of Portugal and France. Spain’s Industry Ministry said in a statement that the agreement would be formalized in the next few days, with Chery planning to start production in Barcelona, according to Reuters.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Northern Lights Energy ( NLE ), the initiator of the 2012 charging infrastructure project and provider of infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EV) based in Iceland, has signed an agreement with Reva Electric Car Company to jointly develop the electric vehicle market in Iceland. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2017

through its US subsidiary EnerNOC, has acquired California-based eMotorWerks, a North American supplier of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, called JuiceBox, and owner and operator of JuiceNet, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform for the smart management of EV charging and other distributed energy storage facilities.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

In Europe, Renault recorded excellent growth and outperformed the market: +19.3% This performance is the result of Dacia’s strong new brand identity, structured around its 4 pillar models, all of which are growing compared to 2022. growth with 4,328 vehicles sold. growth with 4,328 vehicles sold. in a market up 13.9%.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2022

Deliveries of Mercedes-Benz plug-in hybrid and electric passenger cars reached a record 227,458 units (+69.3%) of which 48,936 (21.5%) were Mercedes-EQ battery electric passenger cars (BEV) (+154.8%). Since the EQS went on sale in August 2021, orders for the electric flagship reached 16,370. Sales of commercial vans rose 2.6%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Endesa, Spain’s largest utility, has developed a prototype V2G (Vehicle to Grid) charger that enables electric vehicles to return stored power to the grid. The company projects that the technology could be a reality in 2020, and would allow electric vehicle users to sell surplus energy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2013

In addition to the ongoing strength in the European market and India (the second-largest diesel market after Europe, Bosch sees potential strength in North America and China. Because diesel vehicles already account for a high share of the European market, opportunities for growth are correspondingly moderate.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Spain-based SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Volkswagen Group China and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., Under the agreement, all parties will leverage their technology and product strengths to develop a battery electric vehicle platform for production at JAC Volkswagen.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Just a few months after the launch, Porsche is expanding its charging service for plug-in and electric vehicles ( earlier post ) by five countries and additional functions. The Porsche Charging Service, the digital platform for all charging-related services, was launched in May 2018.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2009

Think signed an MOU for 550 units for Spain. At EVS 24, the Electric Vehicle Symposium (Norway, 13-16 May), Think announced that the TH!NK NK city electric vehicle has been granted the first pan-European homologation certificate for an EV. NK city EVs to the Spanish market. Click to enlarge. EV Homologation.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2017

Last year, the municipality of Florence, Italy called a tender notice that involved 70 new electric taxi licenses, all of which have now been allocated. The European market for electric taxis is expanding, with a growing number of operators choosing the benefits of zero emissions mobility.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Kia has updated its Plan S strategy, underpinned by three core pillars: advancing electric vehicle (EV) transition; strengthening its purpose-built vehicle (PBV) business; and expanding future mobility services. By 2030, EVs, HEVs and PHEVs will make up 40% of all sales for Kia, with an annual sales target of 1.6

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Teslarati

JANUARY 3, 2022

of the country’s market share, led by the Model 3 all-electric sedan. Norway is a monumental region for the electric vehicle transition, which reached record levels in 2021 after battery electric vehicles (BEVs) captured between 75 and 80 percent of the total market share in the country.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

First delivery of low-carbon high performance batteries for electric vehicles is scheduled for July 2025; manufacturing capacity will expand from 16 GWh in 2025 to 50 GWh by 2030. volume battery-cell manufacturing for the electric vehicle and large?scale scale stationary storage markets.

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Teslarati

MAY 30, 2022

The companies teamed up again in 2019 when Stellantis started making a compact LCV in Vigo, Spain. The new large light commercial vans will have full-electric variants, aligning with Stellantis’ goal to expand its LCV lineup in Europe based on its Dare Forward 2030 objectives. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2021

LADOT will equip all of its new e-buses with software to improve bus performance by measuring bus efficiency, ridership, and bus arrival-departure timing. ViriCiti Software provides LADOT access to real-time bus vehicle notifications, such as the state of charge, bus location, speed, idling, or any issues the bus may have. million ($7.25

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The Tesla Model 3 will undoubtedly be named Europe’s best-selling electric vehicle of 2021, based on data provided by registration trackers. The Model 3 is Tesla’s first mass-market vehicle, and it was eventually followed by the company’s Model Y crossover. average cost of a new vehicle.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 14, 2023

BYD recently held a new car launch in Barcelona, Spain, announcing that the Dolphin and Seal will be available in Europe in 2023, according to a press release from the company today. BYD officially launched the BYD brand and three models to the European market at the Paris auto show in October 2022. known as the Yuan Plus in China.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Europe’s leading land transport provider is thus strengthening its sustainability strategy and further expanding the use of electric vehicles in its mixed fleets. With these latest vehicles, DB Schenker will become FUSO’s largest electric fleet customer with a total of 41 eCanter vehicles in daily operations.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2019

The main factors contributing to the increase of new passenger cars’ emissions in 2018 include the growing share of gasoline cars in new registrations, in particular in the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. Moreover, the market penetration of zero- and low-emission vehicles, including electric cars, remained slow in 2018.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2018

BNEF includes equity raising by specialist electric vehicle companies in its clean energy investment totals, and this element was a conspicuous bright spot in the latest quarter. Colin McKerracher, head of advanced transport analysis at BNEF, said that there is a growing amount of money chasing China’s electric vehicle boom.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will introduce its first fully electric vehicle in 2020. The first two vehicles will be the SEAT Tarraco and the CUPRA Ateca, which are going on sale at the end of 2018. Built on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform, the new EV will feature a range of 500 km (311 miles). billion (US$4.1

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Setec Powerr

JULY 22, 2022

The EU’s strict emission standards will also promote the development of new energy vehicles in Europe. At present, the new energy vehicle market in Europe is rising, mainly in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Norway, Italy, Sweden, Spain and the Netherlands. million units, a year-on-year increase of about 65%.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) finds that the affordability of electric cars remains a strong deterrent for customers across the EU, along with lack of infrastructure and lack of investment in infrastructure. To put this in context, pure battery-electric cars accounted for just 0.7%

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