Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2016

Paice ( earlier post ), an early developer of hybrid vehicle technology, has filed a complaint against the Volkswagen Group with the US International Trade Commission (ITC). In December 2015, Paice reached an agreement to license all of its hybrid vehicle technology to Hyundai Motor Co.

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Hybrid Porsche Audi Cayenne 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. Nonetheless, 2014 may be a breakout year for e-motorcycles.

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2014 Global Sale Motorcycles 346

EV Central

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Hyundai Ioniq Electric – from $26,000 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Electric Premium. But it looked bloody odd (and not a patch on Hyundai’s later Ioniq 5 style winner) and range was a paltry 230km. We found only four for sale, with $28,880 for a 190km range 2014 60Ah version with 100,000km the cheapest.

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Hyundai Price i-MiEV Australia 112

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2014

The Germany-based Center of Automotive Management (CAM), in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) AG WPG, named the Volkswagen Group the world’s most innovative automotive company in its 2014 AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Awards; this marks the fourth consecutive time Volkswagen Group has picked up the top award. Hyundai Motor Co.;

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Mercedes Companies Global BMW 225

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Hyundai Kona 7,349. Porsche Taycan 6,822. The German Juggernaut — the Volkswagen ID4, Audi E-tron(s) & Porsche Taycan. Volkswagen Group (which includes VW, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley in the U.S.) Tesla Model 3 80,681. Chevrolet Bolt 22,799. Ford Mustang Mach-E 15,938. Volkswagen ID4 10,685.

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Electric Cars Cars Plug-in Electric 105

EV Sales

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

After a walk in the park in 2020, Tesla repeated its 2018 and 2019 Best Seller titles, with the Califonian now having 3 titles in the bag, as much as Nissan (2011, 2013 and 2014) and BYD (2015 to 2017), so it looks that Tesla will go ahead of those two in 2021, as it looks no one is in position to challenge Tesla for the 2021 title.

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2020 Global Plugin PHEV 98

Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

According to a new technology briefing paper on hybrid system technologies by John German at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), the costs of full-function hybrid systems are likely to drop to half the cost of their 2010 counterparts before 2025. Historical and projected hybrid system direct manufacturing cost.

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Hybrid Li-ion Lead Acid Fuel Economy 150