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Fraunhofer ISI/ICCT analysis of PHEV data finds real-world CO2 emissions 2-4x higher than official values

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A new analysis of the real-world usage of more than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles shows a large deviation between on-road CO 2 emissions and fuel efficiency and the official vehicle type-approval values. The real-world share of electric driving for PHEVs, on average, is about half the share considered in the type-approval values.

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Volvo Cars global sales grew 30.2% in January; PHEVs and EVs account for 23% of all sales globally, 41% in Europe

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Demand for Volvo Cars’ SUV line-up remained strong and represented 71% of overall volumes, while the popularity of its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars—plug-in hybrids and battery-electric vehicles—continued to grow. Recharge cars amounted to 41% of total European sales. Global sales rose by 30.2%

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Hitachi, Mitsubishi Motors and ENGIE testing plug-in vehicles as renewable energy storage for office buildings

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For this demonstration, the consortium linked Hitachi’s vehicle-to-everything (V2X) charger to ENGIE’s office building in Zaandam, The Netherlands. Hitachi’s V2X Charger is the first recharger that not only recharges an electric car but can also discharge the energy back into the building/grid providing different flexibilities including kW,

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JRC: e-vehicle market in Europe is slowly gaining momentum, but breakthrough is needed

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Evolution of M1 category registrations of BEV and PHEV in Europe between 2010 and 2017. The highest numbers were registered in Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, France and the UK. In Europe, the e-vehicle market is almost equally divided between battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid cars.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. We estimate there are between 125-150 PHEVs worldwide at this time; we hope to get the rest of them on the list! If youre interested in converting your Prius, see the information at How To Get a Plug-In Hybrid.

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