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Green Car Congress
JUNE 12, 2012
The new generation of 3-cylinder gasoline engines for the future BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) will be produced exclusively at the BMW engine plant at Hams Hall, near Birmingham. Most daily journeys can be taken in zero-emission all-electric mode with an electric range of approximately 20 miles.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) is developing a 48-volt version of its 12 volt electric supercharger based on its variable torque enhancement system known as VTES. At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 25, 2018
For the first year since monitoring started, gasoline cars became the most sold vehicles in the EU, constituting almost 53% of sales. For the first year since monitoring started, gasoline cars became the most sold vehicles in the EU, constituting almost 53% of sales. grams (g) of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) per kilometer more than in 2016.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. Emissions are usually higher in the production phase of electric cars, but these are more than offset by lower emissions in the use phase over time.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 8, 2018
Polestar, Volvo Cars’ new electric performance brand, introduced the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. The combustion engine in the Polestar 1 is a high-performance supercharged and turbocharged gasoline in-line four-cylinder engine. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
APRIL 20, 2017
of new sales, followed by gasoline vehicles (47%), and alternatively fueled vehicles (3.3%, including electric vehicles). Sales of battery electric vehicles continue to increase, but at a significantly slower rate than in earlier years. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge. With an average of 118.1 A total of 14.7 of registrations.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 30, 2020
Markets were significantly hit in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Greece and Portugal, where the combined volume fell from 634,600 units in March 2019 to 161,800 units last month. Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. million units.
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