Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

It was time to buy our first car. I started to read up on the Prius and started looking at cars to buy in a week’s time, so the paperwork would be ready for my wife to use the car from the following week. I was nervous as this was the first time that I was buying a car, so the experience was new to me. He was surprised!

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 25, 2021

I paid $47,000 in cash for that car as a #YearOfJoe gift to myself after a decade of environmental work and achievement. Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Tires from 2010, squeaky clean trunk latches, and a glimpse of aging PPF above the letters.” ” There is some evidence of rodent mischief, as Gruber calls it, as some electrical wiring is slightly damaged due to being chewed up by mice and rats that made their way into the shipping containers during the 13 years these units sat.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The Alliance brands accounted for about one in nine cars sold worldwide last year. The car group also reinforced its leadership in zero-emission vehicles with cumulative sales of 424,797 electric vehicles since the introduction of the Nissan LEAF in 2010, followed by the Renault ZOE. Earlier post.) Fluence Z.E.,

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Teslarati

MAY 25, 2023

However, some additional details regarding the three vehicles have been uncovered by Gruber Motors, the company that is responsible for handling the bids for the ultra-rare cars. Yesterday, a bidder topped the $750,000 high by offering $800,000 for all three vehicles that were located in storage in China.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2014

The new plug-in Cayenne S E-Hybrid is displacing the Cayenne S Hybrid (a parallel full hybrid introduced in 2010) from the line-up—as the Panamera S E-Hybrid did to the older Panamera hybrid. kWh, which enables an all-electric driving range of 18 to 36 km (11 to 22 miles), depending on the style of driving and route topography.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2012

SEAT—the Spain-based member of the Volkswagen Group—earlier this year delivered three electric-drive cars to Barcelona City Hall: two Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive plug-in hybrids, and one Altea XL Electric Ecomotive, an all-electric zero-emissions car. The Altea XL Electric is SEAT’s first all-electric car.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The European car market remained stable during 2018, as 15.6 Globally, Europe was the world’s third-largest car market behind China and the US. In contrast, it was the worst year for registrations in Switzerland since 2010, the UK since 2013, and Norway since 2014. million registrations. of total registrations in 2008.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2019

Nissan unveiled the Nissan LEAF e+, further broadening the appeal of the world’s best-selling electric car by offering a new powertrain with additional power and range. The new powertrain adds to the car’s range by approximately 40%. The top speed has increased by approximately 10% for comfortable cruising.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative (PEVC) announced that according to projections, California will this month top 250,000 plug-in electric cars sold since they became available on the market in 2010. Today, anyone thinking about buying a car can check out more than 30 electric models.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2016

Renault is the best performing brand in Europe in electric vehicles sales, with a market share of 23.6% (25.2% In other terms, in 2015, one out of 5 electric cars sold in Europe was a Renault Z.E. The European full-electric vehicle market stands at 97,687 units, up 47.8% of the full-electric LCV market.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Bekerytė moved from her native Lithuania to Norway in 2010 to take advantage of the country’s free university tuition, but first she had to find a way to support herself. Today she works as a hardware engineer at Zaptec , which makes electric-vehicle charging stations and is also based in Stavanger. It wasn’t easy. she says. “So

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DECEMBER 9, 2023

Even as it considers launching Australia’s cheapest battery electric vehicle, Mitsubishi Australia is warning a slow roll-out of renewable energy will impact the uptake of EVs in Australia. That forthcoming legislation is one reason MMAL has imported a Japan-market ek X EV electric kei to test for market suitability. “I

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has passed the 200,000 th electric vehicles sold mark and currently has a leading 58% market share for zero-emission cars (ZEVs) worldwide. Of those EVs, Japan-based Nissan has sold a cumulative 148,700 units worldwide since December 2010, when Nissan LEAF went on sale. went on sale in October 2011.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2012

The latest annual Report on Motoring by the Royal Automotive Club (RAC) says that motorists are continuing to give up important day-to-day activities by car as a result of the high cost of motoring. Meanwhile, support for a higher speed limit on motorways has fallen from 75% in 2010 to 62% in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2011

Safety innovation (71% in 2010) and vehicle styling (61% in 2010) were among the factors seeing the most significant increases in perceived importance compared to last year’s survey results. Conversely, responses for hybrid vehicles dropped in 2011, and basic/introduction cars fell more than 20 percentage points from last year.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 250,000th electric vehicle: a white Renault ZOE sold to a French engineer. The Alliance today accounts for half of the electric vehicles sold worldwide. Nissan LEAF remains the best-selling electric vehicle yet, with more than 180,000 units sold. Click to enlarge. Renault was the No.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Daimler AG is taking a major step forward in its China strategy with the closing of the company’s 12% investment in long-standing partner BAIC Motor, the passenger car unit of Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC Group), one of the top automotive companies in China. Most recently, the establishment of Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service Co.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Production of light-duty passenger vehicles (cars and light trucks) rose from 74.4 million in 2010 to 76.8 An estimated 691 million passenger cars were on the world’s roads in 2011. By the end of 2012, the global fleet could top 1 billion vehicles—one for every seven people on the planet. Source: Worldwatch.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2011

2010 TMS passenger car sales were down 9% to 1,009,385 units, while TMS light truck sales rose 14.1% TMS 2010 full year hybrid sales dropped 3.3% The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted best-ever December sales of 15,253 units, up 33% by volume over December 2009. to 754,210 units. from 139,682 units in 2009.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2011

The Volvo Car Corporation has begun production of the C30 Electric ( earlier post ); initial deliveries to leasing customers, mainly companies, authorities and governmental bodies, will take place immediately after the summer. Volvo says it will build about 250 cars by the end of 2012, possibly more if market interest takes off.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2013

Chevrolet Volt owners love their cars. That's one thing we've realized since the Volt hit the market in December 2010. It's subsequently topped customer satisfaction surveys, saved a supertanker worth of gas, and driven over a hundred million miles on electricity alone.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Polish firm Romet presented at Intermot 2010 in Cologne a prototype of small neighborhood electric car (NEV) named 4E (Electric, Economic, Ecologic, Easy). Top speed is 45 km/h (28 mph) with a range of about 100 km (62 miles). The 4E may go into production in 2011, mainly for Western European markets. The Romet 4E.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Dresser Wayne, a global provider of fuel dispensers and technologies, is exhibiting a full-scale concept model of an electric vehicle (EV) charger at the 2010 Automechanika trade show. We plan to be fully prepared for this continued growth. —Scott Negley, director of Alternative Energy Products for Dresser Wayne.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

At the China International Industry Fair held earlier in November in Shanghai, SAIC Group displayed six models of new energy vehicles, which will serve the Expo 2010. The Roewe 550, a plug-in strong hybrid car offering a 50% boost in fuel economy, will enter the market in quantities in 2012. SAIC Expo 2010 Gallery.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Japanese automaker, once viewed as an EV pioneer with the release of the LEAF in 2010, has fallen behind as the industry moves toward electric. BYD, which topped Tesla as the global EV leader in Q4, can launch a new car from scratch to finish in 18 months. He added, “It’s the same thing for the company.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

UK-based Electric Car Corporation Plc ( ECC ) has officially launched an all-electric version of the Citroën C1, the C1 ev’ie. The Citroën C1 ev’ie is assembled in the UK from the donor car. The 4-seater electric car offers a range of 60-70 miles when fully charged and a top speed of around 60 mph.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

The V90 is the latest in the premium car maker’s top-of-the-line 90 series sitting alongside the award winning XC90 SUV ( earlier post ) and the recently-launched S90 premium sedan. The Twin Engine technology supports three modes of operation: Pure, in which the car runs on electric power alone. Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

Earlier this year, BYD declared a “liberation battle” against gas-powered cars, slashing EV prices under $10,000 (69,800 yuan). After launching EVs in Japan just last year, BYD already accounted for 20% of the nation’s electric car imports in January. The partnership could include an electric pickup.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

EVO Electric Ltd. has completed the initial tranche of a contract to deliver electric drive systems to e-Wolf , a German manufacturer of electric cars, utility vehicles and vans. seconds and has a top speed of 230 km/h; the Omega 1.4 tonne capacity electric truck. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2015

General Motors and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have begun a two-year vehicle sharing pilot program in Shanghai featuring 16 Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 ( earlier post ) electric concept vehicles. pilot vehicles will be integrated into the multi-modal transportation system at SJTU’s Minhang campus alongside bicycles, cars and shuttle buses.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2014

A B-Class F-CELL fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) ( earlier post ) from Mercedes-Benz’ current FCEV fleet has achieved a continuous running record of more than 300,000 kilometers (186,411 miles) under normal everyday conditions. Top: The fuel cell system of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL. million miles).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2011

Audi is presenting the Audi e-tron Spyder concept plug-in diesel hybrid car ( earlier post ) against the backdrop of “Le Mans vers le futur,” an event held in Le Mans as a venue for manufacturers to showcase innovative drivetrain technologies. The lithium-ion battery, located in the front section of the car, stores up to 9.1

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2011

Think North America Vice Chairman Richard Canny is resigning his position with the electric car maker effective at the end of the month. “It’s Canny transitioned to vice chairman of the company’s North American operations from CEO of Think Global SA in September 2010. It’s been an exciting two and a half years.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2010

The WJ Daytech/AFVTech CNG Hot Rod made its debut at the recent Alternative Fuels and Vehicles ( AF&V 2010 ) show in Las Vegas. Electric steering. Electric water pump, and axle-mounted Delphi alternator (leaving nothing but the crankshaft turning in the front of the engine) sending all that HP to the wheels. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2010

Peugeot launched a comprehensive new Marque plan, with the objectives of moving up three places in the world car market by 2015 (it is currently in 10 th place); establishing Peugeot as a benchmark for style; and becoming the leader in mobility services. 100% Electric vehicles. Earlier post.). Micro-hybrids. Full Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2011

N·m electric motor generator. In the US the Buick LaCrosse was a Top Safety Pick in 2010 by the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) and received a five-star rating in the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) New Car Assessment Program in April 2011. Earlier post.). mpg US, 7.1

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