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MARCH 10, 2020

—Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. They posted a record in volume and market share due to increasing incentives for consumers, greater awareness about the benefits of electrified vehicles, and the growing concern about diesel and gasoline cars, JATO said. This is a market share of 13.3% compared to just 7.1%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2010

Ford’s Valencia plant in Spain will build the company’s first hybrid models for European customers with two advanced technology derivatives of the new Ford C-MAX compact multi-activity model to be launched in 2013: a full Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV), and a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

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 These all-new smart and the Renault Twingo were the first vehicles built on a common platform by Daimler and the Alliance. kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions, combined: 0 g/km).

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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. The European debut follows its global media reveal in Shanghai, China, in late 2017. Two electric motors drive the rear wheels. Earlier post.).

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2024

Choosing “best of” or “most important” new cars is always dicey, and doubly so with electric vehicles. Kia EV9: the first mass-market 3-row electric SUV Because it’s a mid-size SUV with three rows of seats, Kia’s next EV—and its largest to date—should be a familiar and appealing product for North American buyers. Now we’ve driven both.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

on H1 2017, the growth recorded in Germany, France and Spain allowed the overall market to keep growing. Car makers continue to update and modernise their traditional models, while the range of SUVs on offer continues to grow and appeal to all kinds of budgets and needs. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2024

According to Felipe Munoz, Global Analyst at JATO Dynamics: “As the economic outlook has continued to improve, the car market has gone from strength to strength. However, Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) are not driving growth as they historically have done. This comes despite the ongoing geopolitical tensions across the continent.”

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Aspirational targets among seven countries participating in the Electric Vehicle Initiative would see growth from just under 2 million EV and PHEVs to just under 20 million by 2020. Source: “Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”. Within the EU, it cites examples from France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Denmark.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

6,028 people were questioned across six European countries; Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. The survey shows that we need a public dialogue and pull in all the stakeholders to address the issues of mobility and environmental responsibility. The survey was carried out between July and August 2012. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

On the heels officially introducing the Focus Electric last week ( earlier post ), Ford revealed two next-generation hybrids—including its first production plug-in hybrid (PHEV)—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. This allows it to run in electric mode before using the gasoline engine.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Ford Motor Company announced that the all-new Ford Mondeo (which is badged as Fusion in the US) in Europe will offer a new high-power diesel engine in addition to a new 1.0L EcoBoost gasoline engine option and a new hybrid option. All three 2.0-liter All-new Mondeo also will be the first vehicle in its segment equipped with a 1.0-liter

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

Choosing “best of” or “most important” new cars is always dicey, and doubly so with electric vehicles. Kia EV9: the first mass-market 3-row electric SUV Because it’s a mid-size SUV with three rows of seats, Kia’s next EV—and its largest to date—should be a familiar and appealing product for North American buyers. Now we’ve driven both.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

We are in the decade of the hybrid electric vehicle despite the fact that most off-road and underwater vehicles are pure electric. Indeed, most electric aircraft are pure electric as well. These vehicles are mainly small, as are electric two wheelers which are also almost all pure-electric.

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