Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2020

Zero- and low-emission vehicles must be deployed much faster across Europe to achieve the stricter targets that apply from 2020, EEA said. After a steady decline from 2010 to 2016 of almost 22 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (g CO 2 /km), average emissions from new passenger cars increased in 2017 and in 2018 (by 2.8 in 2018 to 1.3%

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Ford will present its latest generation of connected and electrified Transit products at the IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany, from 20-27 September 2018. Ford’s Transit Custom plug-in hybrid (PHEV) will make its show debut in production form, and the new Transit with a segment-first 48-volt mild hybrid (mHEV) powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2019

Last month, 19 of the 27 markets posted negative results—including the top 10 largest markets in Europe. March marked the first time that registrations of electrified cars (BEV, PHEV, HEV) exceeded the 100,000 units mark, with a total of 125,400. in March 2018, and 44.8% Total diesel registrations counted for 31.2%

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2019

Registrations of BEV, PHEV, HEV and other electric vehicles totalled 96,600 units in July—as demand increased by 29% from July 2018. However, the increase seen in July 2018 was still lower than the 35%, 18% and 12% increases seen in July 2018, July 2017 and July 2016, respectively. drop on the same period last year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2016

Müller also said that Europe needs to take the technological lead in future areas of the automotive sector and work with policy makers to create the necessary framework conditions. We need to work together to make sure that Europe remains innovative and competitive as an industrial location in a rapidly changing world. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 13, 2021

This brought the share of BEV and hybrid vehicles in Europe up to 12.4% In the German fleet market, the share of BEV and PHEV vehicles ordered increased to around 22% in total, up from around 2% in 2018 and some 5% in 2019. of the brand’s total deliveries, up from 2.3% The most popular model was the ID.3

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

In September 2019, the average new passenger EV sold globally (including HEVs, PHEVs and BEVs) contained 12.2 kilograms of LCE in September 2019, 7% more than in September 2018. kilograms of LCE in September 2019, 7% more than in September 2018. In Europe, the average new passenger EV sold in September 2019 contained 15.8

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2017

At Busworld Europe in Belgium later this month, AKASOL will present its AKASYSTEM OEM battery system as a complete roof installation including the chiller and other additional components. From 2018, two well-known European bus manufacturers will use the technology in Germany, with plans to equip around 10,000 e-buses over the next few years.

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MAY 26, 2021

so after the Nissan Leaf (Best Seller in 2018, 7th in 2020, 16th now) and the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (3rd in 2019, 12th in 2020, now below the Top 20) , the last bastion of success in the Renault-Nissan Alliance is also suffering, so the warning sirens must be ringing in the Renault & Nissan European HQ's.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2016

By the year 2018, seven additional models for three other auto-makers in Asia and Europe will be fitted with this innovation from Plastic Omnium. The technology developed by Plastic Omnium is covered by 163 patents. An initial tank will be delivered in December 2016 for Hyundai’s plug-in hybrid vehicles in South Korea.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Data and analytics company GlobalData forecasts that the demand for lithium needed for the production of lithium-ion batteries for use in EVs will more than double from 26.7kt in 2018 to 58.3kt in 2022. through to 2022, driven by the growing popularity of EVs across countries in Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Europe. In 2017, 1.1

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

in 2018), while diesel accounted for 30.5% chargeable vehicles (one percentage point more than in 2018). At the same time, gasoline cars continued their upward trend, increasing by 11.9% (or 216,289 units) compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. in hybrids (PHEV) posting strong gains (+76.5% compared to 2018).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

The first two vehicles will be the SEAT Tarraco and the CUPRA Ateca, which are going on sale at the end of 2018. The company operates in more than 80 countries, but only 15% of sales are made outside Europe. The EV launch comes as part of a product offensive, in which SEAT will launch one new car every six months until 2020.

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Discover EV

MARCH 25, 2019

In 2018, the Outlander PHEV was the best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle in Europe across all segments

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2018

As of July 2018, all BMW gasoline and plug-in hybrid models available in Germany will be fitted as standard with a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) and thus will comply with the exhaust standard Euro 6d-TEMP.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2018

Polestar will open pre-orders for the Polestar 1 at 08:00 CET on 13 March 2018 with a request to the list of potential customers to pay a fully-refundable deposit of €2,500. Having broken ground in November 2017, construction is on track for tooling installation and pre-production to begin as planned towards the end of 2018.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles take 28.5% Overall auto volumes were 199,183 units, fractionally up YOY, but dramatically down by some 37% from the 2018-2019 seasonal average of 315,000 units. The Tesla Model Y […].

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Europe has gasoline taxes over $4 per gallon and still finds the need to adopt aggressive performance standards for cars to reduce GHGs and oil use. The 2012 amendments to the ZEV reg adopted as part of the ACC package reduced the California sales upper bound for IVMs from 60,000 units to 20,000 per year beginning with the 2018 model year.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2019

In 2018, Volkswagen announced at the Vienna Motor Symposium that it would make the innovative low-voltage concept accessible to a broad public. While the Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) charges the battery via the grid with a plug, the MHEV does not have a battery that can be recharged via a plug, but is equipped with a 48V belt starter generator.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2017

The Mondeo Energi, to be launched in early 2018, will be the first plug-in hybrid to be manufactured by the Changan Ford JV. Ford also confirmed plans to bring an all-new fully electric small SUV to China within five years; the electric SUV will feature a range of up to 450 km (279 miles) and will also be marketed in North America and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2019

Tesla’s Model 3 led the BEV and premium midsize sedan rankings in Europe in February, according to JATO Dynamics. The Tesla Model 3 also achieved another record in February, as it became the top-selling premium midsize sedan in Europe—outperforming the popular Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4 and BMW 3-Series.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2017

The new electric vehicle plant, part of the industrial park, is expected to be completed by the end of 2018 with a total investment of 4.69 GAC Motor has already built a presence in the international markets in regions such as the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Africa and Latin America. More than 45 billion yuan (US$6.5

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JANUARY 12, 2021

A minor surprise comes from the Nissan Leaf, a model that scored 692 registrations last month, its best score in Norway since 2018. The Polestar 2 past through the unplugged Toyota squad and jumped into #10, thus making a fully pluggable Top 11 in Norway, and of those 11 models, only one, the #9 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is not a BEV.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The SMMT New Car CO 2 Report 2018: Driving the transition to a low carbon future showed that carbon tailpipe emissions rose last year for the first time in two decades by 0.8% Registrations of HEVs rose by 40.0%, PHEVs by 25.5% HEVs, PHEVs and BEVs respectively made up 60.6%, 28.1% less CO 2 than those they replaced.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2018

CATL develops battery systems for global customers in EV, HEV and PHEV applications; its sales of EV batteries amounted to 11.84 With this step, CATL is reaffirming its commitment to the European car market and exploiting the opportunities for growth that Europe and Germany are generating with electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2018

Eaton projects its current electrified portfolio will account for approximately $300 million in revenue in 2018, and forecasts revenues of $2 to $4 billion by 2030 as new products and customers are added to the eMobility portfolio. —Jeff Lowinger, president, eMobility.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2016

The Douvrin and Trémery plants will produce 350,000 additional turbo gasoline engines in 2018, lifting potential output to 670,000 units. Earlier post.). As a result of these investments, Trémery is set to become the Group’s most diversified engine plant, capable of manufacturing gasoline, diesel and electric powertrains.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2018

CATL develops battery systems for global customers in EV, HEV and PHEV applications; its sales of EV batteries amounted to 11.84 With this step, CATL is reaffirming its commitment to the European car market and exploiting the opportunities for growth that Europe and Germany are generating with electric vehicles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Overall auto volume was 85,657 units, up 24% YoY, but still slightly down from 2018–2019 seasonal norms. August saw EVs take 27.8% of the UK auto market, up from 20.2% year on year. Full electrics drove most of the EV growth. Tesla placed two models in the UK’s overall top 10 best sellers in August. […]

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Audi will present an all-electric, luxury-class sport SUV in early 2018. The Audi e‑tron quattro concept provides a preview of the production battery electric SUV planned for early 2018, said Prof. Tiguan GTE PHEV. No commitment to electro-mobility can be any clearer than that. ” Audi e-tron quattro. Tiguan GTE.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 7, 2022

Europe’s biggest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicles grab 25.3% Overall auto volume fell 10% YoY, and was down by 35% from the 2018-2019 seasonal average. share in May 2022, from 23.4% Full battery electrics increased their share by close to 1.25x, whilst plugin hybrid share dipped slightly.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific will continue to drive PEV sales, as the technology will have only limited availability in the emerging markets of Latin America and Africa. The luxury internal combustion engine (ICE) motorcycle market may be growing in both the United States and Europe, as well. million tons. More than 2.2

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

By 2022, the member companies will significantly increase their product range to cover all main segments in their key markets of Japan, the USA, China and Europe. Adoption of Mitsubishi Motors’ new PHEV technology as the common C/D segment PHEV solution by 2022. 30% decrease in battery cost from 2016 to 2022.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

While BEVs were a hot item last month, jumping 81%, to a record 407.000 units, PHEVs were even hooter, shooting 205% in December, allowing them to end the year with 31% of plugin sales, up 5% from the 26% of 2019, giving credit to those that say that PHEVs will still be around for a while. But more on that later.

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MARCH 8, 2023

plugin hybrids (PHEVs). The new equilibrium across BEVs, PHEVs, and plugless hybrids (HEVs), remains to be seen in the coming few months. One might hope that PHEVs > HEVs > combustion-only vehicles, and that BEV growth will continue to compress all of the others. Overall auto volume was 7,439 units, down some 9% YoY.

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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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MARCH 24, 2021

O utside the podium, in #5 we have the three times winner (2018, '19 & '20) BMW i3, that is also a popular EV in a number of neighboring countries, like Costa Rica, but this year it has seen its sales fall off a cliff, down by two thirds, allowing its French rival Renault Zoe to surpass it and occupy the 4th spot.

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