Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

By 2030, aluminum demand from Electric Vehicles (EVs) will near 10 million tonnes, a ten-fold increase from 2017, according to analysis by mining and metals business intelligence firm CRU. From a share of 4% in 2017, CRU expects electric vehicles to account for approximately 30% of the global vehicle fleet by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2019

Demand fell in all sectors, with private registrations seeing a decline of -4.8%, while larger fleet and business registrations also fell, down -2.5% AFV registrations (BEV, PHEV, HEV) declined 11.8% UK new car registrations declined for a fourth consecutive month in June, with year-on-year demand falling by -4.9% respectively.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2017

Fridstrøm (2017). —Fridstrøm (2017). Lasse Fridstrøm (2017) “From innovation to penetration: Calculating the energy transition time lag for motor vehicles,” Energy Policy , Volume 108, Pages 487-502 doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.06.026. Share of zero emission passenger cars, in four scenarios. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2010

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to begin developing new standards for greenhouse gases and fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for the 2017-2025 model years. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2014

A team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has provided an update on China’s proposed Phase 4 fuel consumption standard for passenger cars. Comparison of overall and annual average fleet fuel consumption reduction rates under proposed or enacted standards across regions. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

At NACV 2017, Bosch is also showcasing several future-focused powertrain concepts engineered to save fuel and money while extending the lives of fleets. Whether a traditional internal combustion engine, hybrid-electric or electric vehicle, thermal management has emerged as a key topic for managing vehicle efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2017

Continually improving technologies such as cylinder deactivation, high compression Atkinson cycle engines, lightweighting, and 48V mild hybridization will allow internal combustion to dominate automakers’ strategies to comply with adopted 2025 standards. Previous costs of compliance have been greatly overestimated. Lightweighting.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

In the study, the Ford team derived regional CO 2 targets for new LDVs while still providing an integrated view of the global LDV fleet—a perspective critical to the planning needs for global automotive firms. The resulting full fleet WTW fossil CO 2 emissions in each region become the regional CO 2 caps.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 24, 2021

First was the short-lived, 2014-2016, very cool looking ELR plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Then in 2017 along came the CT6 PHEV , an electrified version of Cadillac’s full-size, flagship sedan, but 2019 saw the end of this car. Road Test: 2018 Cadillac CT6 PHEV. Cadillac hopes to not disappoint them.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday announced a commitment to lease 160 pure battery EV vehicles, a move that will give Los Angeles the largest city-owned pure EV fleet in the US. These leases will deliver on the pLAn’s commitment to ensure that 50% of the City’s annual light-duty vehicle purchases are EVs by 2017.

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China EV

JUNE 29, 2018

Magna International is jumping on the China EV band wagon. That announcement proclaimed the agreement was between BAIC and Magna Steyr, the Austria-based contract vehicle manufacturer that is part of Magna International. Some 700,000 BEVs and PHEVs, plus a few hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, were sold in the Middle Kingdom in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Chrysler plans to initiate fleet-wide integration of this fuel-saving start/stop technology on a global basis, including certain models in North America. Additionally, significant effort is focused on optimizing internal combustion engine technologies that are synergistic with hybrid research and development. —Chrysler S-1.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

4, Hyundai IONIQ 5, Audi Q4 e-tron, Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV, Ford Escape PHEV, and Lincoln Corsair PHEV have either become available or likely will be in 2021. And secondly, on the truck front, GM faces significant competition with the upcoming Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T, Ford F-150 and Lordstown Endurance in the fleet market.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2018

After recently showing the new Touareg in Europe and China, Volkswagen is now debuting a new version of its Atlas midsize SUV at the New York International Auto Show: the Atlas Cross Sport concept. The Atlas Cross Sport PHEV concept can be driven in any of five modes: ‘E-Mode’,‘Hybrid’,‘GTE,’ ‘Off-road’ or ‘Battery Hold / Battery Charge’.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

Expanding the EV fleet. The Office of Federal Sustainability is inviting State, county and municipal government fleets to join forces with Federal agencies to maximize their collective buying power, and aggregate their EV and charging infrastructure purchases. Municipal fleet electrification.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Advanced Technology PZEVs (AT-PZEVs, e.g., hybrids), now a part of the ZEV regulation, are commercial, and can be removed from the ZEV regulation (effective in 2017). Their emission benefits are appropriately considered in next summer’s revision to the LEV criteria emission standards (LEV III).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The van design and driver ergonomics will be specifically configured to meet the requirements of commercial vehicle fleet operators such as Royal Mail and DHL (both of whom have already provided initial input to the project). A hydrogen fuel cell version of the van is due to be launched in 2017. Minimum top speed: 60 mph.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

Harley-Davidson, the legendary and revered American manufacturer of motorcycles, announced that it is establishing LiveWire as a separate electric motorcycle brand on July 8,2021, just in time for the first of nine outdoor International Motorcycle Shows. Story by Steve Schaefer; photos from manufacturers or Clean Fleet Report archives.

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Drive Electric

MARCH 15, 2021

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (2017). Hyundai IONIQ electric (2017). BMW 330e PHEV. So we believe this van could be a game-changer. First impressions. Well, it looks very nice very similar to the Peugeot Expert diesel in appearance, nothing too quirky on display, this van is robust and solid. Tesla Model 3. Renault Zoe.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

He understands the trend away from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric-powered vehicles and realizes the tasks involved to decommission ICE infrastructure. About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. They also have a Chevy Bolt and Kia Niro PHEV.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

He understands the trend away from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric-powered vehicles and realizes the tasks involved to decommission ICE infrastructure. About Joe: Joe has driven electric since 2017 with two BMWs: i3 REX and X5 40e. They also have a Chevy Bolt and Kia Niro PHEV.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

The analysis used by federal agencies to set standards for fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions for new US light-duty vehicles from 2017 to 2025 was thorough and of high caliber overall, according to a new report from the National Research Council. only the MY 2017-2021 CAFE standards are final. Background. mpg by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2010

Although the fleet of commercial hybrid vehicles has grown dramatically and the commercial launch of plug-in hybrids is imminent, long-term, high risk research is still needed for these cars to meet the performance and cost goals set out by the partnership, the report says. Electric Propulsion and Electrical Systems.

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