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California passes 1M mark for cumulative sales of electric vehicles: BEVs, PHEVs and FCEVs

Green Car Congress

of total California auto sales in 2021. 379,125 PHEV (36% ). 63,141 PHEV (25.2%). Porsche: 2,350 Taycan (1.3% ). Volvo: 1,325 XC40, 1 C40 (0.7%). California also set a new yearly record with 250,279 electric vehicles sold, representing 12.4% 11,956 FCEV (1.1%). 3,205 FCEV (1.3%). BMW: 1,286 i3 (0.7%).

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate

Clean Fleet Report

Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. Power and Range The XC60 Recharge PHEV combines a turbocharged and supercharged inline 4-cylinder engine with 312 horsepower (hp) and an 18.8-kilowatt

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Final Drive: 2021 Polestar 1 PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

The Polestar 1, launched in 2019, was the first car released from what once was the performance division of Volvo. Polestar plans on being a major manufacturer of all-electric luxury vehicles, competing with the likes of Lucid, Porsche and Tesla. The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) 2021 Polestar 1 is powered by a 2.0-liter,

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Tesla opens its Supercharger network in China to other brands of EVs on pilot basis

CN EV Post

The 37 non-Tesla models include the NIO ES6, NIO EC6, XPeng P7, Li Auto Li ONE, Zeekr 001, BYD Han EV, BYD Tang EV, and Polestar 2. Notably, the pilot is currently limited to Beijing and Shanghai, with each city offering five Supercharger stations to participate in the pilot. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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UK Plugin EV Share Shrinks In July, BEVs Still Growing

CleanTechnica EVs

The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 16.7% BEV share grew, but not enough to outweigh PHEVs’ lower share. Overall auto volumes were down 9% YoY, to 112,162, the lowest July in over 16 years. share in July, down from 17.1% year on year. Hyundai was the leading brand in UK BEV sales […].

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

Baua Electric

A few luxury carmakers, such as Volvo and Audi, are also offering the technology. Plug-in-hybrid While the aforementioned hybrids only charge their batteries internally, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) charge their batteries both internally and externally. PHEVs can run as electric vehicles in cities, significantly reducing tailpipe pollution.

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Tesla Model Y Wins UK Bestseller Spot In March, Record BEV Volumes

CleanTechnica EVs

of the auto market in March, down from 22.7% BEVs saw fractional market share growth YoY, and a new volume record, whilst PHEVs saw a slight decline. Overall auto volume was 287,825 units, up some 18% YoY, though […] The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 22.4% year on year. Combustion-only powertrains lost 2.5%

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