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Volkswagen’s new Touareg to offer two PHEV variants

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Each of the PHEV models is fitted with a 14.3 The Touareg was offered with hybrid drive for the first time when the second- generation model was launched in 2010. The third generation made its debut in 2018 with a new plug-in hybrid drive. kWh (net) / 17.9 kWh (gross) battery pack. More than 1.13

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DOE: US plug-in vehicles consumed nearly 3 TWh of electricity in 2018

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terawatt-hours in 2018, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). The share of electricity consumption from all-electric vehicles (EV) increased compared to the electricity consumption from plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). Electricity consumption of US plug-in EVs, 2010-2018. terawatt-hours in 2016 to 2.85

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Adamas Intelligence: all metals/materials but manganese for passenger vehicle battery cells see accelerated gains in 2018

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In 2018, global deployment of nickel, graphite, copper, LCE, aluminum and cobalt by passenger vehicle cell suppliers increased by 75% to 99% versus the year prior, according to data from Adamas Intelligence’s “ EV Battery Capacity and Battery Metals Tracker ”. kWh in January 2010 to 24.8 kWh in December 2018.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 g CO 2 /km in 2018. Vans registered in the EU and Iceland in 2018 emitted on average 158.1

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Lithium-ion battery capacity for new BEVs sold in US reached a record high in 2019

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Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) accounted for a smaller portion of total plug-in vehicle battery capacity due to their lower sales volumes and because they require smaller battery packs than EVs, since they have gasoline-powered engines to extend total vehicle range.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased again in 2019

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After a steady decline from 2010 to 2016 of almost 22 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (g CO 2 /km), average emissions from new passenger cars increased in 2017 and in 2018 (by 2.8 g/km more than in 2018. in 2018 to 1.3% The average mass of new cars increased by 30 kg from 2018 to 2019. g CO 2 /km in total).

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Adamas Intelligence: EV market is growing fast, the EV itself is evolving even faster

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In 2018, 4.28 million BEVs, PHEVs and HEVs were sold globally—an increase of 28.6% kWh in January 2010 to 24.8 kWh in December 2018. over the year prior—amounting to 5.2% of total global passenger vehicle sales, according to Adamas Intelligence. NCM 811) due to cost, reliability and safety concerns.

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