Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

QUANTRON has unveiled its new 12m electric bus called CIZARIS. The new bus model in the Augsburg-based company’s bus portfolio will be launched as an all-electric version (CIZARIS 12 EV), followed in 2023 by a fuel cell drive (CIZARIS 12 H) that uses a largely identical powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

The new generation of 3-cylinder gasoline engines for the future BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) will be produced exclusively at the BMW engine plant at Hams Hall, near Birmingham. Most daily journeys can be taken in zero-emission all-electric mode with an electric range of approximately 20 miles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

will show the Golf GTE Sport concept plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) for the first time in North America at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. Unveiled at the annual Wörthersee festival in Austria earlier this year, the concept features a carbon fiber body and a three power unit, all-wheel drive system.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2023

Further Porsche Charging Lounges are currently planned for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. All electric and plug-in hybrid models from Porsche can be supplied with electricity at chargers manufactured by South Tyrolean electronic specialist Alpitronic.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2015

Samsung SDI has officially commenced operations of Samsung SDI Battery Systems(SDIBS) in Graz, Austria. The global market for electric vehicles, including hybrid and plug-in hybrid models, is forecast to reach 7.7 million vehicles by 2020, compared with 2.1 million in 2014, according to research firms B3 and IHS.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2017

A partnership project between the eleven leading Austrian energy suppliers and Berlin-based Hubject GmbH ( earlier post ), which is supported by the Austrian climate and energy fund, will create a comprehensively accessible network of charging stations for drivers of electric vehicles across Austria, starting in April 2017.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Just a few months after the launch, Porsche is expanding its charging service for plug-in and electric vehicles ( earlier post ) by five countries and additional functions. The Porsche Charging Service, the digital platform for all charging-related services, was launched in May 2018.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The plug-in diesel-electric hybrid, which Volkswagen will showcase at the Geneva show, can cover a distance of up to 50 km (31 miles) in all-electric mode. In all-electric mode, the XL1 requires less than 0.1 Volkswagen has confirmed that its XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle, featuring fuel consumption of 0.9

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Startups such as Faraday Future, Lucid Motors, and NextEV have all announced plans to build long-range electric cars aimed pretty much directly at the Silicon Valley automaker's electric cars. There's no shortage of companies trying to replicate the success of Tesla Motors.

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Teslarati

MAY 18, 2022

Tesla’s open Supercharger program, which allows non-Tesla electric vehicles to charge at the company’s rapid-charging stations, has been expanded to several more countries in Europe. Non-Tesla vehicles can now charge at select Superchargers in Austria, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and the UK via the Tesla app.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Newcomer off-road brand Ineos has unveiled its first EV, which should hit the market in 2026 as a zero emissions rival to upcoming electric off-roaders from Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz and Toyota. And, of course, for those looking to venture beyond the existing EV charging network, there’s a plug-in hybrid model.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2018

A new European Joint Research Center (JRC) analysis on the deployment of electric vehicles (EV) in Europe concludes that although the sector evolved significantly between 2010 and 2017, progress is still small to be characterized as full-scale commercialization. In 2010, electric vehicles still represented a niche market.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2014

As an accompaniment to the market launch of the A3 e tron plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ), Audi is offering customers in Germany green electricity: Audi energy. With Audi energy, the A3 e tron is totally emission-free when operated electrically. At the same time, the entire household is supplied with green electric power.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2016

RAS-R is already well proven for the NVH engineering of premium sports cars, and Ricardo is increasingly applying it to the create the desired acoustic brand character of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. And of all of the sensory considerations, the least recognized but the strongest influence may be that of sound.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Samsung SDI expects the acquisition to enhance its capabilities in batteries for electric vehicles by combining the company’s established position in battery cells and modules with Magna’s expertise in battery packs. The global market for electric vehicles, including hybrid and plug-in hybrid models, is forecast to reach 7.7

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2015

Volkswagen used the annual Wörthersee festival in Austria as the venue to unveil the Golf GTE Sport concept plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Featuring a carbon fiber body and a three power unit, all-wheel drive system, the 295 kW (396 hp) Golf GTE Sport accelerates from 0 - 100 km/h in 4.3 Golf GTE Sport PHEV concept.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. Emissions are usually higher in the production phase of electric cars, but these are more than offset by lower emissions in the use phase over time.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2017

Registrations increased in all EU Member States except in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Slovenia. of new sales, followed by gasoline vehicles (47%), and alternatively fueled vehicles (3.3%, including electric vehicles). of all new cars sold in the EU. With an average of 118.1 A total of 14.7 of registrations.

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Green Car Congress

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. Two electric motors drive the rear wheels. Combined with the electric motors are planetary gear sets. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2018

Registrations increased in all EU Member States except Finland, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Compared to 2016, the registrations of diesel cars decreased in all EU Member States except in Italy (+0.6 Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase—last year by 42%.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

With the pandemic spreading across the globe, strict lockdowns in key markets, combined with consumer panic and economic uncertainty, have all contributed to the huge decrease in sales last month. China, Europe, and the US all posted double-digit declines in March. Registrations fell in all 27 markets, but with varying severity.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JANUARY 23, 2024

After a lot of speculation from the beginning of last year, Tesla has now officially confirmed that they are developing a wireless inductive home charger for its electric vehicles. Wireless charging just eliminates the requirement for you to plug in your car to the charging port which is a simple and quick operation if you do it manually.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 10, 2021

Another Niche Filled by an Electric Version. Electric cars, trucks and buses are slowly making their way onto roads. million electric vehicle sales to date. Hybrid and fully electric vehicles are already available for a variety of commercial and personal uses. However, the vehicle isn’t fully electric.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

But it was the positive economic situation across the continent that boosted results, JATO said, as midsize markets such as the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden all posted increases, and smaller markets like Hungary, Greece, Romania, Croatia and Lithuania similarly posted significant increases. of total registrations.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2010

The FSV Program is midway through its second phase, designing optimized AHSS body structures for four proposed 2015-2020 year vehicles: battery electric (BEV); plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), with both PHEV-20 and PHEV-40 powertrains; and fuel cell (FCV), with variants among the different powertrain types for four and five passengers vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2012

(ZSE), the largest distributor and supplier of electricity in Slovakia, on a smart energy “feasibility” study that will help prepare the capital city Bratislava for electric vehicles (EVs). This highway will interconnect the two cities with a network of public charging stations for electric vehicles.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

An increasingly-seen sight in Berlin and other German cities is the oversized electric cargo delivery bike, hissing along (and sometimes in bike lanes) like parcel-laden sailboats on appointed Amazon rounds. Schaeffler is working with German electric drive maker and systems integrator Heinzmann to develop a complete bike-by-wire drivetrain.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) is developing a 48-volt version of its 12 volt electric supercharger based on its variable torque enhancement system known as VTES. At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

At the Paris Motor Show, Renault introduced its enhanced-range ZOE electric vehicle. The R90 motor is available for all versions of the ZOE, with the exception of the French market’s entry level version which features the R75 motor.). Trip allows drivers to locate all public charging points in some of the main European countries.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

For example, the manuals of the Tesla Model 3 and BMW i3 recommend keeping the car plugged in. The Chevrolet Bolt EV ’s manual states it’s best to plug in your EV for any shorter times (up to four weeks) but to disconnect it for any longer periods. Finally, the manual of the Renault Zoe offers no specific advice on this at all.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2022

The US Senate has passed the Inflation Reduction Act, with nearly $400 billion in funding over 10 years for climate- and energy-related programs; among the myriad provisions in the 755-page bill are changes to the electric vehicle Federal tax credit of $7,500. —Chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker.

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China EV

JUNE 29, 2018

One joint venture will focus on engineering, the other will manufacture pure electric vehicles. That announcement proclaimed the agreement was between BAIC and Magna Steyr, the Austria-based contract vehicle manufacturer that is part of Magna International. BAIC’s EC series of electric vehicles was far and away the top seller.

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EV Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

PHEVs shine in disrupted market The European passenger plug-in market registered 112,000 registrations in January (+50% YoY), with PHEVs (+85%) growing faster than BEVs (+18%), with PHEVs starting the year ahead of BEVs (42% BEVs / 58% PHEVs). and CCS!), 5 Volkswagen ID.3 4 over the ID.3. 5 Volkswagen ID.3 4 over the ID.3.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Using the e-mobility service provider Digital Charging Solutions’ (DCS) green charging option, the company will ensure that, for every charge undertaken by customers via its pan-European integrated public charging service, the equivalent amount of energy is fed back into the grid as green electricity.

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Plug In India

MARCH 24, 2021

Video Interviews : Visit to Cellestial E-Mobility : Electric Tractor startup Cellestial (note the double l, as in cell) is a 3 way partnership. Basically, like we see with Nexon and others from the electric car retrofit design, the engine gets replaced by a motor - and the story from there on remains the same for both ICE and Electric.

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Driivz

AUGUST 23, 2023

I ndustry leaders showcase a market-ready, commercially available Plug&Charge solution for EV charging. 23, 2023 – Electric vehicle (EV) drivers want a simple and seamless charging experience: drive up, plug in and charging that starts automatically, without having to open an app, tap an RFID tag or use a charge card.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2014

Although the company (both the brand and the larger Volkswagen Group) has been researching electromobility for a number of years; has previously outlined accelerating implementation of electric drive projects (e.g., earlier post ); and currently has two battery-electric passenger cars on the market (e-Up! e-Golf driving impressions.

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