Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2020

Volkswagen is electrifying the eighth generation of the Golf with two new plug-in hybrid versions: the Golf eHybrid and Golf GTE. The new Golf plug-in hybrid versions feature 50% more energy capacity (13 kWh) compared with the plug-in hybrid drive of the Golf Mk7. This allows a wider electric range.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

Kia used the Geneva International Motor Show as the platform to introduce the battery-electric e-Soul to Europe, as well as to reveal new upgrades to the Niro Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid. Every Kia vehicle on show in Geneva employs the brand’s mild-hybrid, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or electric vehicle technology.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2020

BMW unveiled the iX3 electric SUV ( earlier post ), offering full electric mobility in a BMW X model. Electric power consumption combined in the WLTP test cycle is 19.5 – 18.5 The BMW X3 is the first model to be available with a gasoline or diesel engine, plug-in hybrid drive system or all-electric drive system.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2020

Volkswagen’s top-of-the-range model Touareg now also features a plug-in hybrid drive. The Touareg R can be driven at up to 140 km/h using electric power; above this speed, the turbocharged V6 gasoline engine (TSI) supplements the electric drive motor. The Touareg R will cover most commuter distances fully electrically.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Mercedes-Benz’ EQS—the all-electric member in the new S-Class range—will arrive on the market next year. The EQS is the first to use the new electric architecture for electric vehicles of the luxury and executive segment at Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz will introduce the all-electric architecture in 2021.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Volvo has delivered three heavy-duty line-haul electric trucks to Danfoss. The delivery of the three e-trucks is part of a larger partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss, focusing on pioneering sustainable electric transport operations. Nine fully electric Volvo trucks are set to be in operation before 2024.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The share of Volvo Cars with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain—the Recharge models—amounted to 25.5% of all cars being sold globally for the first 10 months to 31 October. Sales of Volvo Cars’ fully electric models reached 3.1% compared with the same period last year.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

seconds, as well as “all-terrain management” for off-roading. Jeep Wagoneer S Jeep has for now focused its EV efforts in Europe on the Avenger EV , which isn’t U.S.-bound In the meantime, Jeep hasn’t at all shied away from plug-in models. The 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S will arrive this fall in the U.S.,

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MAY 6, 2020

compared with the same month last year, as demand in Europe and the US continued to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Recharge is the overarching brandname for all chargeable Volvo models with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain. Volvo Cars’ sales in Europe reached 9,283 cars in April, down 66.8%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Charging and energy are becoming a core business for Volkswagen; the company is building a universal and seamless eco-system for charging its electric models. The across-the-board enhancement of the charging infrastructure is decisive for accelerating the ramp-up of the electric mobility campaign. With the new software in our ID.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2019

SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, presented its electric strategy which, until the beginning of 2021, includes six electric and plug-in hybrid models. The CUPRA Leon and the CUPRA Formentor will also have a plug-in hybrid variant. The CUPRA Leon and the CUPRA Formentor will also have a plug-in hybrid variant.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2021

Trane Technologies is bringing Thermo King’s fully electric E-200 refrigeration unit for small trucks to the United States. Ideal for last mile delivery of foods, medicines, vaccines and other perishables, this solution was first launched in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Global sales of BMW Group electrified models (fully-electric and plug-in hybrid) increased by 10.1% Sales of the MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 plug-in hybrid climbed 35.9% The BMW Group also plans to offer 25 electrified models by 2023—more than half will be fully electric.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion in its US operations, including $1 billion to prepare for the production of electric vehicles at the company’s Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, and $700 million to build a new high-voltage battery assembly facility in nearby Woodruff, SC. By 2030 BMW Group will build at least six fully electric models in the US.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2021

Mobilize will unveil Limo, a 4.67m four-door fully-electric sedan, specifically designed for for taxi/private hire (PHV) drivers and fleet, at Munich IAA Mobility 2021. A fleet of 40 Mobilize Limo will be deployed to validate services set to be made available throughout Europe starting in the second half of 2022.

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Teslarati

MAY 15, 2024

BYD unveiled its plug-in hybrid electric pickup truck in Mexico on May 14, 2024. As a new energy vehicle, the BYD Shark is also seen as competition for fully electric pickup trucks, like the Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T, and Ford F-150 Lightning. The BYD Shark starts at $53,400.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2022

kWh/100 km according to NEDC) started out as a somewhat exotic specimen on the nascent market for electric vehicles, developed into a classic with unmistakable charisma already in the course of its production period and goes down in the company’s history as a pioneer of sustainable mobility. The BMW i3 (combined power consumption: 16.3 - 15.3

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The number of electric motors required will also increase significantly. This is where we produce powertrain components for our fully and partially electric models. Up to 2,000 employees will work on electric motors, battery modules and high-voltage batteries in Dingolfing in the medium-term. —Michael Nikolaides.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The BMW Group has also signed a long-term supply contract for its fifth-generation electric drive trains with its second battery cell supplier, Samsung SDI. The BMW Group has also signed a long-term supply contract for its fifth-generation electric drive trains with its second battery cell supplier, Samsung SDI. —Andreas Wendt.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2017

By 2025, the company will offer 25 fully electric and plug-in hybrid models worldwide. The fifth generation of electric drive train and battery technology, available from 2021, uses scalable, modular electrification kits that will allow all model series to be fitted with every type of drive train.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It’s no secret that Volvo wants to become a completely climate-neutral company, and the automaker has promised to go fully electric by the end of the decade. The automaker doesn’t sell diesels in the United States but said the fuel was its “bread and butter in Europe” just a few years ago.

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Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2024

“By 2030, all-electric vehicles should account for about half of our deliveries,” CEO Oliver Zipse said Wednesday in a speech to shareholders. The 5-Series is also available with gasoline engines, and as the all-electric i5. The 5-Series is also available with gasoline engines, and as the all-electric i5.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Together with Ponooc, Porsche plans to establish two joint ventures that will be active in the field of electric mobility. In 2019, the company presented the Taycan as the brand’s first all-electric sports car. Ponooc is part of Pon Holdings B.V.—a Porsche is acquiring 20% of the shares in Fazua GmbH.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2021

Following the EQA 250 (combined electrical consumption: 15.7 kWh/100 km) it is the second fully electric compact car from Mercedes-EQ. After Europe, the international version of the EQB, produced in Kecskemét, Hungary, will be launched at the end of the year, followed by the US market launch in 2022.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Dow Kokam and PVI are partnering on a small fleet of fully electric refuse trucks. The electric truck and its battery system, which will be produced and assembled in France, were unveiled at Pollutec 2010 by PVI and its partner SITA, a subsidiary of Suez Environnement, alongside examples of Dow Kokam’s battery system technology.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Tide Buss has placed an order for 25 Volvo 7900 Electric buses for the city of Trondheim, Norway—the company’s largest order yet for its fully electric buses. The electric buses from Volvo will run on four routes in Trondheim, covering distances of between 12 and 15 km each, with operations due to start in August 2019.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2019

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

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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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Baua Electric

JUNE 3, 2024

BYD achieves second highest sales record in May After hitting a new electric vehicle (EV) weekly sales record in early May, BYD is not slowing down. With 331,817 NEVs (EVs and PHEVs) sold last month, BYD is closing in on its all-time sales record. Fully electric vehicle sales also trended higher.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

Volvo to go all electric by 2030 – Volvo announced that its entire car line-up will be fully electric by 2030 and joins GM, JLR, Ford Europe, and other automakers in stating their goals or “aspirations” (in the case of GM) – to end production of gas-powered vehicles by 2030 or 2035 depending on the OEM.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. Modec fully electric vehicle with a cab forward design used in London.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will introduce its first fully electric vehicle in 2020. And in 2020, the new EV will be joined by the first CUV (Crossover Utility Vehicle) in the SEAT model line-up as well as a plug-in hybrid version of the new generation Leon. —SEAT President Luca de Meo. —Luca de Meo.

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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

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Mercedes-Benz will build the first production model of the new electric EQ product brand ( earlier post ) in Bremen by the end of this decade. The four letters stand for the four strategic pillars Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Services and Electric Drive, which are connected intelligently.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Ford revealed the production version of the new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany. The Transit Custom PHEV targets an all-electric driving range of 50 kilometers (31 miles), and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2018

Audi aims to sell approximately 800,000 fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids in the year 2025. Also in electric mobility, we want to become the Number 1 among the premium manufacturers—with full suitability for everyday use, no compromises, top quality and driving pleasure for the customer.

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