Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2018

years as it replaces three-quarters of its lineup and adds four new trucks and SUVs. By 2020, trucks and SUVs—including electrified vehicles—are to represent 86% of Ford’s product mix. Ford also plans strengthening its position in trucks, SUVs (including off-road and performance versions), and commercial vehicles.

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EV Sales

JANUARY 12, 2021

Looking at the fuels breakdown, if plugins were up in December, the rest is falling quickly: HEVs had just 6% share of the market, petrol vehicles were down to just 3% share (it had 15% a year ago), while diesel had only 5%, while in the same month last year, the black fuel had 22% share.At Pl Model Sales 1 Tesla Model 3 4.232 2 VW ID.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2020

The Touareg R is the first all-wheel drive model in Volkswagen’s PHEV range, and is also another milestone in the realignment of Volkswagen R that started in 2019. The Touareg R is based on the third generation of the product line launched in 2018, which in turn was an evolution of the model first introduced in 2002.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 15, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. New for the 2022 model year, the 2023 XC60 Recharge continues to deliver performance and all-electric and hybrid efficiency in a premium compact SUV.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Navigant expects sales of plug-in EVs from luxury manufacturers, such as Tesla, Mercedes, Audi, and BMW to grow strongly through 2018 before leveling off at around 50% of the plug-in EV market. Accordingly, Navigant expects this luxury brand push to increase global sales of plug-in EVs significantly in the near term.

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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. The Lyriq pricing strategy will cause a ripple effect for other premium or luxury SUVs.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

By 2020, Opel/Vauxhall will have four electrified carlines on the market, including the Grandland X PHEV and the next-generation Corsa as a fully electric vehicle. The Grandland X will also be available with a diesel and 8-speed automatic.). Next to come are the Combo in 2018 and the next generation of the bestselling Corsa in 2019.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 21, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Mazda CX-50 AWD Mazda Wants You to Live A Little The 2023 CX-50 is part of Mazda’s SUV quiver, smallest to largest, of the CX-30, CX-5, CX-50 and CX-9. Mazda says the CX-50 is a “rugged and capable crossover SUV, purpose built for active lifestyles” that enables drivers “to venture further into the outdoors and off-road.”

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 15, 2022

Restyling a Best-Selling Premium Compact SUV. The Acura RDX has been one of the best-selling compact premium SUVs since 2006, and has sold more than 50,000 every year since 2015. The “SH” stands for Super Handling, a big promise from a 4,059-pound compact SUV. Road Test: 2020 BMW X3 xDrive30e PHEV.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 7, 2022

A Premium Small SUV with Handling Like a Sports Wagon. The all-new 2022 Genesis GV70 slots in just below the larger GV80 SUV, both of which will be joined soon by the all-electric GV60. Clean Fleet Report would not be surprised if Genesis has even more SUVs on the drawing board, with most of them being hybrids, plug-in hybrids or EVs.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 23, 2021

Flagship SUV Gives Smooth Luxury, Powerful Diesel Performance. The low diesel rumble upon start-up becomes a nice note when accessing the ample torque to get off the line, but then purrs quietly at freeway speeds. At 17 feet, six inches long and six feet, four inches high, this is one big SUV. Story by John Faulkner.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 29, 2021

High Marks for Hyundai’s First Hybrid SUV. Hyundai’s first-ever hybrid SUV, the all-new 2022 Tucson Hybrid, delivers great fuel economy and seats five while hauling all their stuff, too. With that stiffer suspension, cornering was quite good and capable for a compact SUV. Road Test: 2021 Toyota RAV5 Prime PHEV.

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Tucson Hyundai Hybrid Fuel Economy 75

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ).

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EV Adoption

JULY 4, 2022

Drivers of gasoline- and diesel-powered cars and trucks pay a fuel tax when filling up a a gas station/convenience store and then the gas station owners send payment to the tax authorities in their state. Hybrid sales also increased 95% in 2021 and 196% since 2018. These include: The growth in sales of regular hybrids.

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Fuel Tax Tax Electric Vehicles Fuel 98

EV Central

AUGUST 2, 2023

Audi Australia has announced the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of its 2024 Q8 SUV arrives in the fourth quarter of 2023, priced from $148,375 before on-roads. Available in a single model grade, the Q8 60 TFSI e will be the latest PHEV to boost the luxury brand’s electrified portfolio. Audi’s reported figures are 2.6L/100km,

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Road Test: 2018 Volvo XC60. Road Test: 2020 BMW X3 xDrive30e PHEV. Flash Drive: 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels. Road Test: 2020 Acura RDX. Road Test: 2019 Jaguar I-Pace EV.

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Buick MPG Fuel Economy Clean 52

EV Adoption

MAY 8, 2021

To complete the analysis required identifying or forecasting several data points and models, including: Forecasting EV (BEV and PHEV) sales out to 2030. After 11 years (starting in 2010) of the modern/contemporary EV period, combined US sales of EVs (BEV and PHEV) reached 318,798 in 2020. million in 2018.

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Vehicles Gas-Electric Tax Credit Sale 132

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Optima PHEV and Niro hybrid. A new addition to the Kia model line-up, the Optima Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) will feature a high capacity lithium-polymer battery pack and electric motor, as well as an efficient six-speed automatic transmission. All-new Optima Hybrid (Korea Spec K5 Hybrid). Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The newest addition to the Subaru SUV family, smallest to largest, Crosstrek, Forester, Outback and Ascent, the compact Forester Wilderness is a beefed-up version of the already popular Forester, offering more off-road capability with an extra splash of rugged demeanor. Road Test: 2018 Toyota RAV4 Adventure. More on X-Mode below.

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MPG Clean Cleaning Fleet 68

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 23, 2021

From largest to smallest it goes Palisade, Santa Fe/Santa Fe Hybrid, Tucson/Tucson PHEV, Nexo FCEV, Kona/Kona EV and Venue. The plastic body cladding, which is usually reserved for serious off road all-wheel drive crossovers and SUVs, was used on the Venue for decoration. Road Test: 2018 Mazda CX-3. Road Test: 2018 Nissan Kicks.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

According to BNEF, even if prices for nickel, cobalt, lithium, and other raw materials used in batteries return to the highs seen in 2018, $100/kWh packs would be delayed by only a couple of years. The base version of the Kia Niro, for example, is a hybrid but it also comes in PHEV and BEV version.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2013

Topics included the upcoming introduction of the blue e-motion Golf electric vehicle, sometimes called the e-Golf, near the end of 2013 (early 2014 for the US market), as well as Volkswagen’s goal of achieving 3% of its global sales through plug-in vehicles by 2018. Volkswagen sold 9.07 million vehicles in 2012 to Toyota’s 9.7

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