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The European car market remained stable during 2018, as 15.6 It was the best result since 2007, when the market peaked with 16.02 Strong results in Q2, where the market was up by 4.8%, and Q3, where the market was up by 1.1%, were enough to offset the large decline posted in Q4, where the market dropped by 7.5%

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MARCH 4, 2020

In addition to the European car market recording tepid growth in 2019, CO 2 emissions have continued to increase, despite new regulation designed to curtail this, according to JATO Dynamics. Last year, the volume-weighted average CO 2 emissions for European markets were at their highest recorded levels since 2014. —Felipe Munoz.

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JUNE 15, 2021

e-POWER uses a highly efficient gasoline engine to generate electricity for the electric motor that propels the vehicle. The second-generation e-POWER system features an all-new electric motor and inverter. Electric motor torque was increased by 10% and output by 6%. The new inverter is 40% smaller and 30% lighter.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

The European car market recorded its best H1 performance of the century, with 8.6 Despite uncertainty in the UK, where the market was down 6.3% on H1 2017, the growth recorded in Germany, France and Spain allowed the overall market to keep growing. of the German market. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst.

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

IDTechEx’s latest master electric vehicle report “ Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042 ” finds 35.7 million electric vehicles (EV) were sold in 2021 and predicts this will rise to more than 74 million by 2030. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042”.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Gasoline cars accounted for 57.3% of the EU market, while electrically?chargeable powered vehicles (APV) combined held a market share of 13.2%. Overall in 2019, almost 60% of all new cars registered in the European Union ran on gasoline (58.9%, compared to 56.6% in 2018), while diesel accounted for 30.5%

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JULY 24, 2018

Kia Motors’ upgraded 2018 Kia Sportage ( earlier post ), the brand’s global best-selling vehicle, offers a 2.0-liter liter diesel engine now available with Kia’s new eight-speed automatic transmission, and—in certain markets—48-volt mild-hybrid power ( earlier post ). The 2018 Sportage continues to offer a high-powered 2.0-liter

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NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Source: “Europe’s giant ‘taxi’ company: is Uber part of the problem or the solution?”. In France, which liberalized the taxi market in 2015, the number of reported PHV drivers doubled in three years (from more than 15,000 in 2016 to 30,000 in 2019). This has made Uber one of the biggest taxi services in Europe, with 3.6

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Hyundai said it will showcase its latest gasoline engine, diesel engine, hydrogen fuel cell ( earlier post ) and battery electric technologies in these vehicles. Hyundai currently offers gasoline, diesel, hydrogen and battery-electric vehicles—but not a diesel—in the US. diesel engine for select markets.

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MARCH 29, 2019

Tesla’s Model 3 led the BEV and premium midsize sedan rankings in Europe in February, according to JATO Dynamics. The hotly anticipated car excelled during its first full month on the European market and became the best-selling BEV. Demand also increased by 81% in Germany, which was the largest market for BEVs in February.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Toyota Motor Europe will start production of a hybrid transaxle in 2018 at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) in Walbrzych, and add two gasoline engines—a 1.5L The hybrid transaxle for Auris is currently being produced at Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan and imported to Europe. in 2017 and a 2.0L

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MARCH 5, 2019

An analysis by JATO Dynamics has found that average new vehicle CO 2 emissions in European increased in 2018, with the total average increasing by 2.4 g/km in 2018—the highest average of the last four years. The average emissions for diesel cars continued to be lower than their gasoline counterparts (3.2 g/km to 120.5

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Mitsubishi is bringing the plug-in hybrid crossover Outlander (the best-selling PHEV in Europe) to the US. The 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) will arrive in dealerships in December 2017 with an MSRP of $34,595. US fuel consumption and electric range figures are still to come.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Shifting to walking, cycling and public transport will be crucial if Europe is to meet its long-term sustainability goals and policy objectives under the European Green Deal proposed by the European Commission in December 2019. A simple example would be a short trip by electric kick scooter. g CO 2 per kilometer. in 2017 to 8.1%

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AUGUST 7, 2013

In addition to the ongoing strength in the European market and India (the second-largest diesel market after Europe, Bosch sees potential strength in North America and China. Because diesel vehicles already account for a high share of the European market, opportunities for growth are correspondingly moderate.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Bosch has produced a map of automotive powertrain market share for Europe and select countries in the Americas and Asia. Gasoline engines: Worldwide, gasoline engines are the most popular powertrain. Engines with port-fuel injection still feature in more than every second gasoline-powered vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 9, 2019

The EEA report “ Monitoring CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars and new vans in 2017 ” confirms provisional data published by the EEA in April 2018. Other key findings of the report: For the first year since 2009, gasoline cars constituted the majority of new registrations in 2017 (almost 53%). g CO 2 /km in 2017 to 118.5

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

Early in September, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced it would consider in a 23-24 October meeting amendments to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation that would modify the requirements for intermediate volume manufacturers (IVMs) selling into the state to allow them more time to come into the market. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

This means that the bioethanol from AustroCel Hallein falls under the category “advanced biofuels”, allowing it to be added to gasoline fuels in the future. AustroCel Hallein GmbH is the market leader in China for textile fibers from coniferous wood, with total revenue of around €130 million. The target has been set at 0.2%

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from 2018 to 2019. For road transport, the increase was mostly due to higher gasoline consumption in passenger cars. The official data, submitted on behalf of the EU to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), show that EU Member States managed to reduce collectively their emissions by 3.8%

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The UK automotive industry warned that the current anti-diesel agenda combined with the ongoing slow take-up of electric vehicles could mean industry misses its next round of CO 2 targets in 2021, with negative consequences for the UK’s own climate change goals. Diesel market share declined by more than five percentage points to 42.0%.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. Audi has several development models already on the road. —Siegfried Pint.

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APRIL 20, 2018

Nissan announced that it plans to launch three new electric vehicles and five e-POWER models in Japan by the end of fiscal 2022 (31 March 2023). e-POWER technology features a small gasoline engine that charges a high-output battery, eliminating the need for an external charging source. Under the wider Nissan M.O.V.E.

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MARCH 8, 2018

Polestar, Volvo Cars’ new electric performance brand, introduced the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. The combustion engine in the Polestar 1 is a high-performance supercharged and turbocharged gasoline in-line four-cylinder engine. Two electric motors drive the rear wheels.

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MAY 25, 2016

As part of the energy transition process and in line with the technological offensive spelled out in its Push to Pass strategic plan ( earlier post ), PSA Group will focus on diversifying its offerings with plug-in hybrid gasoline systems and next-generation electric powertrains. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

One major milestone of the past year includes the EV versions of the new smart fortwo, smart cabrio and smart forfour (Electric energy consumption: 13.1 – 12.9 EV versions of the smart fortwo, smart cabrio and smart forfour (Electric energy consumption: 13.1 – 12.9 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions, combined: 0 g/km). Earlier post.)

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MAY 25, 2018

A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Early adopters, however, are a minority of the total market.

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MARCH 23, 2018

Volkswagen held the world premiere of its new, third-generation Touareg SUV in China—its largest market. Worldwide sales of the previous two generations amount to nearly one million units; the largest markets for the new Touareg—which serves as a technology flagship for the automaker—are China, Europe and Russia.

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The production of Mercedes-Benz brand vehicles will follow in 2018. It also shows how our collaboration, which began in Europe, has become global in scope. Mexico is already an important market for Daimler. liter turbocharged gasoline 4-cylinder developed by Daimler. billion) manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes.

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With a bold decision to phase out ICE vehicles by 2040 Japanese carmaker honda also is joining the league of electric cars. The 72-Year-old company has been forced by the market requirements to revisit the companies relationship with gasoline engines. Honda e is the initial move from the company to the all-electric future.

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It’s Getting Easier To Go Electric. One of these remarkable initiatives is the introduction of electric cars. Electric cars are a current trend. In 2019, the sales of electric vehicles totaled 1.1 million worldwide during the first half of the year, according to Edison Electric Institute. Europe and China.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Reflecting on the implications of the still evolving Volkswagen emissions testing scandal (“ a vehicle emissions scandal of unprecedented proportions ”), analysts at Lux Research suggest that one outcome of the crisis could be an aggressive push by Volkswagen to accelerate the push towards plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 27, 2017

Volkswagen of America is in the process of rolling out its all-new long wheelbase 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan ( earlier post ). As with the all-new 2018 Volkswagen Atlas full-size SUV ( earlier post ), the new Tiguan is based on Volkswagen’s Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) architecture. Significance of the 2018 Tiguan.

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Mahle has developed a new thermal spray coating for modern high-output direct-injection turbocharged gasoline engines (GTDI). The market for high-output turbocharged engines is expected to achieve a market share of 30% or more by 2020. It provides the superior performance of a more costly premium inlaid top ring.

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MARCH 1, 2018

Honda will reveal the European production version of the all-new CR-V at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. The company showed a CR-V hHybrid prototype for Europe at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2017. liter i-VTEC Atkinson cycle gasoline engine and two electric motors. liter VTEC TURBO gasoline engine. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 16, 2018

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. —Sherif Marakby, vice president, Autonomous and Electric Vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Honda released initial details on the CR-V Hybrid Prototype set to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week, previewing the brand’s first electrified SUV powertrain available in Europe. The two-motor i-MMD (Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive) system in the CR-V Hybrid Prototype comprises an electric propulsion motor, a 2.0-liter

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