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MAHEPA consortium marks latest flights of HY4 fuel cell hybrid electric aircraft

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The MAHEPA consortium announced that technology developed as part of the project has been successfully proven in flight on board the Hy4 fuel cell hybrid electric aircraft ( earlier post ). The sixth-generation of hydrogen propulsion has been completely revised from 2016 to 2020, according to aviation requirements.

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Volkswagen Passenger Cars lifts global deliveries of BEV vehicles by 197% and of electric vehicles overall by 158% in 2020

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In 2020, Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered more than 212,000 electric cars in total (+158 percent versus 2019), including nearly 134,000 battery electric vehicles (+197 percent versus 2019). This brought the share of BEV and hybrid vehicles in Europe up to 12.4% of the brand’s total deliveries, up from 2.3% In Sweden, the ID.3

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4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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digit gains were also seen in Belgium (+17.7%), Slovenia (+18.2%), Hungary (+18.4%), Sweden (+30.5%) and Romania (+31.1%). chargeable vehicles (ECV) were among the main drivers of this growth (+80.5%; 155,572 units in total), with both the battery?electric in hybrids (PHEV) posting strong gains (+76.5% and +86.4%, respectively).

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Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

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High-efficiency battery systems will also be manufactured and assembled within the production network. Local production of highly efficient battery systems plays a central role in the Mercedes-Benz strategy - coupled with a comprehensive sustainability concept that spans the entire life cycle of the battery all the way to recycling.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4orce is a taste of EV-lite

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Nissan’s new hybrid tech has the potential to challenge Toyota’s dominance in Australia’s medium-size SUV segment with the RAV4. litre engine, and more again than equivalent RAV4 hybrid models. litre engine, and more again than equivalent RAV4 hybrid models. Nissan X-Trail e-Power e-4orce. Nothing else.

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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

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Registrations increased in all EU Member States except in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Slovenia. Sales of battery electric vehicles continue to increase, but at a significantly slower rate than in earlier years. Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles together still remain a small fraction of total sales, accounting for 1.1%

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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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. Indeed, the BEV figures were only 10,000 units less than the hybrids. million units. 29f21c0cbca83138705c33c58e16f247. >.

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