Remove Auto Remove Auto Industry Remove Hybrid Remove Volvo
article thumbnail

Who's going all-electrified? Volvo, then Jaguar Land Rover, now Lincoln: report

Green Car Reports

As the auto industry intensifies its embrace of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, announcements of "all-electrified" product lines continue to roll in. First, Volvo made a splash with its announcement saying that all models launched from 2019 onwards would be electrified in some manner.

article thumbnail

Auto Alliance pushing for passage of Maryland SB 1234 that would require state purchase of ZEVs; 50% of LDVs by 2026

Green Car Congress

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance) is strongly supporting the passage of Maryland’s SB 1234 , a bill that would require the State of Maryland to purchase zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) for state fleets. —Auto Alliance. These vehicles are at the dealerships and on the roads, but this is just the beginning.

Maryland 207
article thumbnail

Volvo Buses and SAIC Motors form joint company for new energy driveline systems; electric and hybrid buses

Green Car Congress

Volvo Buses and Chinese SAIC Motors have agreed to form a new joint venture company for driveline systems for new energy buses such as hybrids and electric buses. The new company will be owned by SAIC with 60% and by Volvo with 40%. Today, Chinese companies are already at the cutting edge in new energy buses.

Volvo 199
article thumbnail

Geely officially discloses new global B-segment automobile modular architecture: BMA; new BMA-based SUV to launch this year

Green Car Congress

Automobile modular architectures—for example, TNGA of Toyota, and MQB, MLB and MEB of the Volkswagen Group—hav become a major trend in the auto industry. The BMA platform will be applied in compact cars, including SUVs, sedans, MPVs, crossovers, and wagons.

article thumbnail

Driven: Alfa Romeo Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4

EV Central

Alfa Romeo’s new Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4 is the first ever vehicle from the venerable Italian car maker with a charging port. Until the Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4, Alfa Romeo produced zero electrified models. And the small SUV PHEV is also the starting point for the company’s five-year ‘Zero to Zero’ plan.

Plug-in 71
article thumbnail

Tesla Swedish sales grow 9% in December

EV Info

in Sweden Data from Swedish auto industry association Mobility Sweden showed 1,789 new Tesla cars were registered in December, up from 1,645 in the same month of 2022. Tesla’s Model Y was Sweden’s top-selling car in 2023 with 16,412 new vehicles registered, ahead of Volvo’s XC40 with 13,606 units.

Sale 52
article thumbnail

Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Wagon Prototype: First Test Drive (Video)

All Cars Electric

A few weeks ago we were invited to the Challenge Bibendum - an auto-industry event devoted to fuel economy and green vehicles - in order to drive the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Station Wagon. The car we drove was.

Volvo 65