Green Car Reports

JUNE 10, 2020

Although the cheap low-interest or no-interest financing deals for new vehicles have mostly gone away, as the auto industry recalibrates supply to a new coronavirus-recovery norm for demand, many of them are still good through June in the green-car sector—leading to some standout deals for electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and hybrid vehicles. (..)

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Plug-in Hybrid Plug Electric Cars 106

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2021

Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. The share of Recharge cars as a percentage of total sales more than doubled in 2020, compared to 2019.

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Volvo Electric Cars Sale Belgium 397

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

In 2020, Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered more than 212,000 electric cars in total (+158 percent versus 2019), including nearly 134,000 battery electric vehicles (+197 percent versus 2019). 3 were ordered in 2020. 3, Volkswagen’s second all-electric model, the ID.4 Some 68,800 units of the ID.3

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2020 Electric Vehicles Slovenia Vehicles 389

Drive Electric

DECEMBER 16, 2021

On December 15th 2021 the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles reduced the Plug-in Car Grant to £1,500 (from £2,500) and only electric cars under £32,000 are now eligible (reduced from £35,000), with immediate effect. The Plug-in Van Grant has also been reduced. Why was the Plug in car grant reduced?

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Grant Plug-in Plug Motorcycles 98

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2019

The el-Born concept car is the first SEAT conceived as an electric vehicle, and it will reach the market in 2020. SEAT’s first 100% electric car will be designed and developed in Barcelona and manufactured at the Group’s plant in Zwickau, Germany. The car will reach the market in 2020.

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Plug-in Concept Plug Hybrid 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In the third quarter of 2020, 9.9% of passenger cars sold in the EU were electrically-chargeable vehicles, compared to 3.0% The support measures introduced by various countries to stimulate car demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic disadvantaged conventionally-powered vehicles. Diesel cars accounted for 27.8%

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Market Sale Cyprus Gasoline-Electric 353

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

One of the challenges Clean Fleet Report takes seriously is to test the EPA fuel economy ratings for the cars, crossovers and trucks we review, knowing efficiency is a top priority when looking to purchase a new vehicle. But with the 2022 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) we obliterated the “official” number in our real world driving.

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Kia Plug-in Plug Hybrid 90

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Over seven years of plug-in electric cars and 20 years of hybrids, the pickup truck sector remains largely untouched. GM sold hybrid Chevrolet and GMC pickups for a few years, and Ford plans an F-150 hybrid in 2020.

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Plug-in F-150 Plug Hybrid 123

Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 29, 2024

Annual sales of EVs more than quadrupled from 2020 to 2023, with a period of rapid growth beginning in 2021 and culminating in more than one million EV sales for the first time in calendar year 2023. Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) represented about 20% of all plug-in vehicle sales in 2023.

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Light Sale Plug-in PHEV 104

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2021

In the first quarter of 2021, hybrid electric vehicles made up 18.4% of total passenger car sales in the EU, almost doubling their market share in a year, according to data from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). of all new cars, while plug-in hybrids accounted for 8.2% of the car market.

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Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Diesel Electric Vehicles 395

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2016

billion) into subsidies for plug-in vehicles and the supporting charging infrastructure, beginning next month. Electric car buyers will receive a €4,000 (US$4,500) subsidy; buyers of plug-ins will receive €3,000 (US$3,400). The German government will put approximately €1 billion (US$1.1

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Plug-in Germany Plug Price 150

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending February 14, 2020. Electric cars are getting cleaner all the time, as coal plants are retired and more. Which California EV startup is partnering with Hyundai?

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Electric Cars Plug-in Coal Cleaner 107

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Five years after the first mass-market electric car hit the market, cars with plugs haven't lived up to the most optimistic projections for their adoption. They are at least pacing the rate of hybrid cars over their first five years, but numerous factors have challenged what advocates see as an obvious evolution.

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Plug-in Plug Electric Cars 2020 60

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

In recent years, Ford Motor Company's plans for putting more plug-in electric cars on the road have been, shall we say, murky.

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Plug-in Plug Ford Hybrid 102

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 5, 2014

When it comes to electric-car incentives, Germany hasn''t had policies as aggressive as those in some other European countries. Yet Germany has a goal of putting 1 million plug-in cars on its roads by 2020. RELATED: Belatedly, Germany Follows California, Offers Electric-Car Incentives German Chancellor.'

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Germany 2020 Electric Cars Cars 163

Teslarati

AUGUST 6, 2021

Tesla Gigafactory Operations executive David Mindnich has left the electric car company for Plug Power. Mindnich, who was with Tesla for over five years, has joined Plug Power as the Executive Vice President of Global Manufacturing. Tesla has lost several executives this year due to other job opportunities.

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Nevada Plug Power Powered 143

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). He said the Group already had the broadest plug-in fleet in the automobile world. Audi e-tron quattro.

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Concept Audi Porsche Plug-in 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2015

The German Federal Government plan to have one million electric cars on its roads by 2020 has failed, according to the analysis of international management consulting firm Bain & Company. In 2014, Germany had only about 26,000 pure electric cars and plug-in hybrids registered.

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2020 Li-ion Electric Cars Germany 150

EV Obssesion

AUGUST 7, 2021

Following a successful beginning to the electrified product rollout starting in January 2020, PEUGEOT has seen its low emission vehicle (LEV) car sales double in 2021 vs YTD 2020, according to the latest registration figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

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Plug-in Plug Sale Hybrid 57

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2013

At a panel discussion on the topic of “research and development perspectives in electromobility” in Berlin, Dr. Volkmar Denner, the chairman of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH said that he expected that by 2020, electric cars will have a range of at least 300 kilometers (186 miles).

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2020 Range Porsche Connect 360

Electric Cars Report

MARCH 9, 2023

The Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV series plug-in hybrid has received a maximum five-star rating by Euro NCAP as the excellent results of the battery-electric MX-30 e-Skyactiv EV tested in 2020 now officially apply to its new plug-in hybrid derivative.

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Mazda Plug-in Plug Hybrid 104

Green Car Reports

MAY 23, 2013

Owners of electric cars and plug-in hybrids enjoy plenty of benefits: tax breaks, lower fuel costs, and the satisfaction that comes from driving a low- or zero-emission vehicle, to name a few.

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Plug-in Plug Electric Cars 2018 114

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases. Picking the Top 10 electric car makers now involves making some choices as the number of vehicles available increases.

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Electric Cars Cars Plug-in Electric 105

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Today, we have the top six trends in plug-in electric cars through 2020, Volkswagen's confirmation that it will release a report on its diesel cheating in April, and our monthly plug-in electric car sales report, which will be updated frequently over the next day or so.

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Plug-in Electric Cars Plug Diesel 60

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Diesel cars have historically been the default choice in Europe, but that is no longer the case. In September 2020, new-car registrations of electrified vehicles—including hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and all-electric cars—overtook diesel for the first time in Europe, according to analysis from consultancy JATO.

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Europe Diesel Plug-in Cars 200

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Four California state agencies and the independent power grid operator have released a new plan and vision for California’s energy future in advance of the Air Resources Board consideration of a first-in-the-nation rule requiring that a third of California electricity come from renewable sources by 2020.

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Plug-in California 2020 Transportation 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

China has issued its anticipated new regulation requiring most automakers to sell a minimum number of new energy vehicles (NEVs) (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) annually from 2019 as part of the country’s broader effort to curb carbon emissions by reducing the use of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles.

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2019 China 2020 Sale 170

Green Car Reports

MARCH 23, 2018

BMW sold more than 100,000 cars with plugs last year, adding together its battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models. That's roughly on a par with Tesla, and ahead of both General Motors and Nissan, two other pioneers in modern electric cars.

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BMW Electric Cars 2020 General Motors 86

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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F-150 Mexico 2020 Ford 199

Green Car Reports

MAY 11, 2019

What may cause delays in some electric cars? Which new electric SUV went into production this past week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 10, 2019. This week brought a lot of updates, primarily for the European market.

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Plug-in 2020 Supplies Hyundai 116

Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2017

It's taken a while, but Oregon will now have a state electric-car purchase incentive that largely matches those in its neighbor to the south, California. First discussed several years ago, the idea of a purchase rebate for cars that plug in hadn't made it through previous legislative sessions.

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Oregon Purchase Electric Cars 2020 120

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

California surpassed 1 million electric vehicles (1,054,095 units)—battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel-cell electric—sold cumulatively through the 4 th quarter of 2021, according to the California Energy Commission (CEC), making it the first US state to achieve this milestone. 379,125 PHEV (36% ).

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PHEV California Sale Electric Vehicles 406

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 2, 2017

Of the new cars sold globally in 2020, what percentage will be electric? Estimates of electric-car market share approximately three years from now vary widely, as do those for periods further beyond that. DON'T MISS: Electric Cars To Be 35 Percent Of Global Sales.

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2020 Electric Cars Market Cars 127

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 29, 2017

Last year, China's BYD sold more plug-in electric cars than any other company in the world. That includes General Motors, Nissan, and Tesla.

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China Electric Cars 2020 General Motors 103

Green Car Reports

JULY 20, 2017

Korean siblings Hyundai and Kia will aggressively increase production of electric cars next year, according to a report in the Korean press. The production increase comes amid the combined automaker's goal to become the second largest maker of green vehicles (hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric cars) by 2020.

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Kia Hyundai Electric Cars Production 119

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 7, 2019

And We run through the most important electric cars of 2020. This and more here at Green Car Reports. A study has found that driverless cars could. The Honda Fit is getting a hybrid version, but not in the U.S. Several big companies are electrifying their heavy trucks in California.

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Honda 2020 Hybrid Plug-in 74

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending September 5, 2020. Lucid says that the upcoming Air electric car will be the world’s quickest production. Which automaker has decided to hide away the exhaust pipes on its vehicles?

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Jeep Plug-in Exhaust BMW 99