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DECEMBER 18, 2017

The BMW Group has delivered more than 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017, as promised at the beginning of the year. By 2025, the company will offer 25 fully electric and plug-in hybrid models worldwide. Since then, sales have increased every year, for the past four consecutive years.

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JUNE 7, 2017

Ltd) will adopt Microsoft’s advanced Cloud technology to power NEVS’ mobility solutions globally. At CES Asia 2017 in Shanghai, NEVS also unveiled the new InMotion Concept as a vision for a level 5 autonomous vehicle, in which the interior will be adapted for passenger needs. —Mattias Bergman, President of NEVS.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2018

The goal, set in 2010, aimed to reduce the company’s global carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing operations by 30% per vehicle produced by 2025. The results are significant, with a global manufacturing CO 2 emissions reduction of more than 3.4 Ford also remains focused on reducing vehicle emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The company will be moving its current Dixon operations into a new 10,000 square foot space in February of 2017. The expansion will support the manufacturing of up to 5,000 drivetrains and large numbers of vehicle engineering and upfit projects annually beginning in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2018

The acquisition of the automotive battery systems business allows Cummins to expand its electrification and energy storage capabilities in its efforts to be a global leader in electrified power. In August 2017, Cummins revealed a fully electric class 7 demonstration Urban Hauler Tractor. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2018

Volvo Cars said that by the middle of the next decade, it expects to generate half of all sales annually from fully electric cars; one third of all cars sold to be autonomous driving cars and half of all cars it offers to customers from its subscription service. Volvo Cars achieved record profits and sales in 2017, with a 27.7%

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2017

The BMW Group announced that the new battery-electric MINI will be a variant of the brand’s core 3-door model. This fully electric car will go into production in 2019, increasing the choice of MINI powertrains to include gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines, a plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) and a battery electric vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2018

Thereby, smart will be the first automotive brand of the world, which completely changes from combustion engines to electric drives. The Hambach site in France features many years of experience in building fully electric cars. Production of the EQC, a fully-electric SUV, will start in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

New vehicle sales in Europe in October 2017 increased 5.6% Despite a turbulent 2017, results for the first ten months of the year show an overall increase in registrations of 3.6%, with 13.18 —Felipe Munoz, Global Automotive Analyst at JATO Dynamics. year-on-year to 1,202,877 units, according to figures from JATO Dynamics.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

All new Volvo models launched from 2019 will be available as either a mild gasoline hybrid, plug-in gasoline hybrid or battery electric vehicle. Volvo Cars was the first traditional car maker to commit to all-out electrification in July 2017. Our future is electric and we will no longer develop a new generation of diesel engines.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2017

It was granted the ninth EV Manufacturing license by the Chinese Government in January 2017. ICONIQ Motors is a new electric vehicle brand that has formed a strong alliance with boutique supercar manufacturer W Motors. The newly unveiled model SEVEN is ICONIQ’s first fully electric vehicle targeting the Premium MPV market.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2019

SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, presented its electric strategy which, until the beginning of 2021, includes six electric and plug-in hybrid models. to stand at €223 million (2017: 116) and turnover amounted to €9.991 billion—4.6% higher than the 2017 result (9.552). more than the previous year.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Polestar launched in 2017 with the Polestar 1—a low-volume Electric Performance Hybrid GT with 600 hp, 1,000 N·m and an electric-only range of 150 km (93 miles). Polestar 2 is the company’s first full electric, higher volume premium car. Polestar 2 is our first fully electric car and first volume model.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The Maxus EV80 van has become the first fully electric large panel van on European roads, ahead of the brand’s full launch in 2019. With strict emissions regulations being introduced in cities across Europe, the appeal of fully electric commercial vehicles is set to increase. SAIC Motor sold 6.49 billion in revenues.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Kia Motors Corporation sources EV, HEV, and PHEV batteries from multiple global suppliers. Globally, battery manufacturers, including Kia suppliers LG Chem and SK innovation, source battery elements, including cobalt, from a variety of regions. The Level 2 (240v) at 7.2 kWh charger needs approximately 9.5 hours for a full charge.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

The new Polestar Production Center in Chengdu, China will produce the Polestar 1—a carbon fiber-bodied Electric Performance Hybrid. The facility, which has been completed on schedule, will produce vehicles for both China and global export markets with first customer deliveries expected before the end of 2019. Polestar 2 EV.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

earlier post ) to develop and to test a fully-electric class 6 delivery truck in Los Angeles, Calif. The Thor medium-duty electric delivery truck will have a driving range of approximately 100 miles powered by a Thor-designed and built battery that will be lightweight, durable and allow long-range driving distances.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Tesla is not the competition After Polestar became a standalone EV maker in 2017, Volvo said the brand would compete with Tesla and Mercedes-AMG with high-performance electric cars. Meanwhile, Polestar delivered around 54,600 vehicles globally last year. If anything, the new Porsche Macan EV is. Tesla sold 1.8

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

The FUSO eCanter is Daimler Trucks’ first fully-electric light-duty truck in small-series production. FUSO celebrated the market launch of this commercial vehicle for short-radius distribution in 2017. The global FUSO eCanter fleet has now surpassed more than 2.5 million kilometers driven locally emission-free.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Volvo Cars has announced that it will be taking an ethical stand for animal welfare in its electric vehicles. On September 23rd, the Swedish automaker officially announced that every new fully-electric Volvo model will come with a completely leather-free interior, starting with the C40 Recharge.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Hyundai is set to launch a new EV brand as it looks to gain its share of the largest market globally. Fully electric vehicles accounted for over 23% of new car sales last year in China, with 6.68 That’s up from 12% just two years ago and around a third of the global market. China is the undisputed EV market leader.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2017

executives outlined plans to provide a range of power technologies spanning diesel and natural gas engines to fully electric and hybrid powertrains. Cummins will begin electrified powertrain delivery in 2019, including full battery-electric and plug-in hybrid systems. During a teleconference yesterday, Cummins Inc.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

In July, GM surpassed 2 million deliveries in China for 2017. The Envision posted sales of 13,000 units, strengthening its foothold in the competitive global midsize SUV segment. Deliveries of the Equinox global SUV topped 3,500 units in its third full month on the market. Sales in the first seven months totaled 2,053,409 units.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2020

Volvo Cars has opened order books for the XC40 Recharge P8 AWD ( earlier post ), the company’s first fully electric car which is based on the best-selling SUV, in selected markets. The Recharge car line is the name for all Volvos with a fully electric and plug-in hybrid powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

With our electric trucks, we aim to offer our customers electric vehicles that are on a par with conventional trucks in terms of availability and performance as well. This motivated us to place electric trucks in the hands of customers at an early stage. Electric FUSO eCanter.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2019

The current record for fully-electric vehicles stands at 6:45.90 minutes—at an average speed of almost 115 mph—and was set in 2017 by Britain’s Peter Dumbreck in a NIO EP9. The FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR), a global touring car series, also visits the track in the Eifel Mountains. —Romain Dumas.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2018

As a result of this project and the learning that comes with the related investments, UPS can now tailor the lowest cost approach building by building and determine how best to adopt and charge a fully electric fleet. SEUL is a two-year project that commenced in April 2017.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has accelerated as policymakers across the globe pass regulations to reduce emissions of air pollutants, according to the latest analysis by JATO Dynamics. 2017 represents a turning point in the adoption of electric cars, with sales in key regions increasing significantly.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Even as the team works to streamline, Ford plans to grow its China revenue by 50% by 2025 versus 2017 and is focusing its business expansion on three areas: even more smart, connected vehicles; closer connections to Chinese customers, and a streamlined business structure.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2017

The second is to benefit from the prospective growth in environmentally friendly, electrified and fully electric drive systems. Continental will spend an additional €300 million (US$327 million) on its business with electric drives alone by 2021. In 2017, the company expects continued growth. —José A. billion [US$1.3

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

, all of the company’s European passenger carlines will be electrified—offering a pure battery electric propulsion or plug-in hybrid version alongside efficient internal combustion engines—by 2024. Beyond that, Opel will explore global midterm overseas profitable export opportunities.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

ExxonMobil’s newly released Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040 anticipates that global energy needs will rise about 25% over the period to 2040, led by non-OECD countries. The Outlook projects that global transportation-related energy demand will increase by close to 30% by 2040. —T.J. Energy & Carbon Summary.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2018

billion envisioned by Fields in 2017. That money will go toward: Next-Gen Hybrid Electrics: Part of Ford’s new strategy includes going all-in on hybrids to bring more capability to customers of our most popular and high-volume vehicles like F-150, Mustang, Explorer, Escape and Bronco.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2015

The company’s first car on CMA is expected to be launched in 2017. CMA’s introduction in 2017 means that all future Volvo cars will be built on just two fully scalable and wholly modular vehicle architectures. We are confident that by 2020, 10% of Volvo’s global sales will be electrified cars.” Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Ford reaffirmed its 2017 full-year financial guidance and said its 2018 outlook will be provided in January. The company has similarly aggressive plans for China and other markets, as 90% of Ford’s new global vehicles will feature connectivity by 2020. By 2019, 100% of Ford’s new US vehicles will be built with connectivity.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

The minimum and maximum energy-storage demand corresponds to the range in battery size for the reference devices, which accounts for factors such as the size of a tablet or the driving range of an electric vehicle. Vaalma et al. Click to enlarge. —Stefano Passerini, HIU deputy director. —HIU system analyst Dr. Marcel Weil.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

has 22 electrification programs with global OEMs that the company expects to put at least 130 fully electric medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks on the road through 2020. In 2017, Meritor announced a strategic investment in TransPower. Meritor, Inc. Earlier post.).

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