Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Audi will be competing in the famous Dakar Rally for the first time in 2022 with an innovative prototype. The alternative drive concept combines an electric drivetrain with a high-voltage battery and a highly efficient energy converter for the first time. The Audi e-tron is a bestseller in many markets.

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InsideEVs

JANUARY 15, 2022

Nearly one in 20 new Audis sold was fully electric.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2022

September confirmed the trend with a 9% increase in market sales, signaling that the worst of the production constraints might be over. After over a year in the red, Europe was back in black in August, with a 3% growth rate. Although, with an energy-derived recession knocking on the door, this uptick might not last […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Sales of full electric vehicles (BEVs) were up in August by 13% year over year (YoY). It seems the German automotive market has bottomed out, having grown 3% in August, while plugins are also recovering. There were 31,734 BEV registrations last month, representing 16% of the overall market.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 23, 2022

And it seems all this doom and gloom has finally got to EVs, with sales of full electric vehicles (BEVs) dropping in June by 4% year over year (YoY). With several disruptions affecting it, the overall German automotive market is still in the red, with the market dropping 11% last month year over year. There […].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2021

Audi and FAW are forming a new new cooperation company for the future production of PPE-based electric vehicles in Changchun in the northeast of China. PPE will take on the role in the world of electric vehicles that the modular longitudinal platform (MLB) holds in vehicles powered by combustion engines. FAW Audi Sales Co.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Audi AG plans an outlay of approximately €37 billion for research and development expenditure and investment in property, plant and equipment over the next five years (2020 to 2024). The manufacturer is planning an upfront expenditure of €12 billion solely for electric mobility—more than ever before. —Alexander Seitz.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 20, 2022

Sales of full electric vehicles (BEVs) were up in July by 13% year over year (YoY). With several disruptions affecting it, the overall German automotive market is still in the red. The market dropped 13% last month year over year. It seems all this doom and gloom is affecting plugins differently, however.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 10, 2024

Volkswagen Group, including Porsche , saw EV sales dip in the first three months of the year as the company prepares to launch new electric models. Volkswagen EV sales dip in Q1 with new models coming Although overall VW Group deliveries were up 3% through the first three months of 2024, sales of electric cars fell in the quarter.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

Andre Konsbruck, Vice President of Sales Overseas at Audi AG believes that more than 50 percent of luxury cars sold in India by 2028 will be electric vehicles and hence the German carmaker is very actively looking at localising electric vehicles in the country. That is our planning premise,” said Konsbruck.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

6% of US auto sales is up from EVs' 2.2% of US auto sales in Q3 2020.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 30, 2022

39% of cars sold in November had a plug.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 16, 2021

After reporting on top electric vehicle sales in 10 European countries, a reader indicated it would be even more interesting to see the combined sales numbers of different automotive groups or alliances in that region. It was an interesting idea, so I ran with it.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Flanked by the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron ( earlier post ) on one side and the Audi concept e-tron quattro ( earlier post ) on the other, Audi of America president Scott Keogh used his press conference speech at the Los Angeles Auto Show yesterday to declare that the brand is targeting at least 25% of its US sales to be e-tron—i.e.,

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Despite smaller growth rates, the European passenger plugin vehicle market is still in the fast lane. More than 221,000 plugin vehicles were registered in November — which is +33% year over year (YoY). This performance is even more impressive when we consider that the overall auto market continued to fall off a cliff — down […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Despite smaller growth rates, the European passenger plugin vehicle market is still in the fast lane. More than 184,000 plugin vehicles were registered in October — which is +26% year over year (YoY). This performance is even more impressive when we consider that the overall auto market continues to fall off a cliff — down […].

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2020

Audi is wholly embracing vehicles that plug-in. While that includes fully electric vehicles like the E-tron SUV, or the E-Tron GT performance car and Q4 E-Tron compact SUV that are both due to go on sale by early next year, plug-in hybrids are part of that push, too.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 2, 2023

Volvo Cars is suspending sedan sales in the United Kingdom and it looks like North America could be next if we consider the brand’s rationale. The company has said its sales volume has skewed so heavily toward SUVs and crossovers that it doesn’t make good sense to offer anything else. It’s a similar story for our market.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

Underlining the growing appetite of India’s uber-rich, British luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce doubled its sales volume in the world’s third-largest car market during 2023 and expects the growth momentum to continue in 2024 as well. “India is doing well. India is one of the highest-growing markets for Rolls-Royce.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 3, 2023

The European automotive market is back in the black, with a 17% growth rate in November. It seems the worst of the automotive component crisis is over. Although, with an energy-derived recession knocking on the door, this uptick might not last for long…. Looking at the plugin vehicle market in particular, things are also better. […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 12, 2023

Volkswagen Group has big ambitions of becoming the top selling electric vehicle producer in the world. But the good news is that it’s sprinting toward that goal, and it’s already #1 in Europe and #4 in the USA. China’s the largest BEV market in the world — larger than the rest of the world combined […].

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Baua Electric

MAY 23, 2024

Although its first fully electric supercar is not due out until next year, Ferrari is warning rivals about incoming Chinese EVs. These measures could severely impact luxury automakers like Porsche , Audi, and Range Rover, which represent most of China’s auto imports. They’re “waiting for our green car,” Ferrari’s boss said.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

Read more Volkswagen AG is planning to launch a product offensive of 30 new cars including both electric and ICE vehicles, in an attempt to offset the gloomy growth outlook. REUTERS) Volkswagen expects a slump in its car sales growth in 2024, amid a gloomy economic outlook and growing competition, reported Reuters.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

17% of new car sales in Germany fully electric, 32% have a plug It seems the German automotive market has bottomed out and is back on a growth path. October brought a solid 17% increase in sales, but it still wasn’t enough to pull the year-to-date (YTD) numbers out of the red (-6% YoY). Sales […].

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EV Central

JUNE 29, 2022

British-Chinese sports car specialists Lotus is confident it will win the race to become the first mainstream sports car manufacturer to offer an all-electric product range. Among Lotus’ sports car rivals, only Maserati has set a clear deadline for the end of ICE in 2030. 2033: Audi. 2027: Alfa Romeo, Buick.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 30, 2021

Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) jumped 190%, to some 295,000 registrations (or 4.4% Global plugin vehicle registrations were up an impressive 199% last month compared to May 2020, to some 442,000 units (or 6.6% share of the overall auto market). That was the industry’s 3rd best month ever.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2018

Over the last two decades, fully electric cars have had, let’s say, a slow start. And while hybrid technology has taken off, drivers have been hesitant to accept fully battery-powered tech for a variety of reasons, including a lack of charging stations. Electric Vehicles: Right Now. By Haden Kirkpatrick.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

Automobili Lamborghini has shared intentions to expand its “Direzione Cor Tauri” strategy to decarbonize its entire value chain and significantly reduce carbon emissions per car by the decade’s end. The famed hypercar developer’s product timeline includes launching several new electric vehicles, including a successor to the Lamborghini Urus.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 5, 2021

4 is mopping up in Europe (and also the only fully electric Volkswagen available in the USA). We publish monthly plugin electric vehicle sales reports for several European countries and Europe […]. The Volkswagen ID.3 3 seems like it just hit the market, but the attention has already shifted to the Volkswagen ID.4,

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 15, 2021

In a red hot market in which fully electric vehicles (BEVs) jumped 183% year over year (YoY) and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) shot up 6-fold in March, plugin sales had their second best month ever in France. In total, 29,737 plugin vehicles were registered, allowing the plugin share to reach 16% last month (8.5% That […].

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Baua Electric

MAY 19, 2024

By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 20 May 2024, 06:05 AM Ford’s iconic muscle car Mustang is likely to receive a four door layout and a hybrid electric powertrain technology soon, hinted Ford CEO Jim Farley. It established the “pony car” class of American muscle cars and has consistently been a top performer for Ford.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 7, 2024

Which electric truck detailed this week got a lower price and more range than originally announced? Is CEO Elon Musk costing Tesla sales? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 6, 2024. 2024 Rivian R1T Could the safest pickup be fully electric?

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Drive Electric

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Electric vehicles have historically received a bad reputation for concerns around safety. Issues like thermal runaway, electrocution, and reports of inextinguishable fires plagued the pioneering electric vehicles. A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) contains both an electric powertrain and an internal combustion engine.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 18, 2021

German car company Volkswagen announced that it had delivered 122,100 all-electric vehicles globally in the third quarter of 2021, doubling its tally from the same period a year before. Tesla ally Herbert Diess shows why Volkswagen’s EVs are better than its own gas cars. increase from last year’s Q3.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) represented 71% of plugin registrations in August, slightly […]. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 114% in August 2021 compared to August 2020, scoring 516,000 units (or 7.7% share of the overall auto market).

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 31, 2021

Fully electric vehicles (BEVs) represented 66% of plugin registrations in July, in line with the year-to-date (YTD) tally. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 94% last month compared to July 2020, scoring 480,000 units (or 7.1% share of the overall auto market). That made it the plugin market’s third best month ever.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 28, 2021

fully electric vehicles), keeping the 2021 plugin vehicle […]. There were more than 159,000 plugin vehicle registrations in April, and 616,000 in the year to date (YTD). That’s +136% year over year (YoY). The plugin vehicle share of the overall auto market in April was 15% (7.1%

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