Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2023

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 60,398 cars in May, up 31% compared with the same month last year. The company’s fully electric cars were the main contributor to the growth, rising 196% during the period to 10,826 units (). The share of fully electric cars stood at 18%. US sales grew by 14% in May to 10,723 cars.

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Fully Electric Volvo Sale Global 304

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2022

The Jeep is ending the sale in France of non-electrified internal combustion engines (ICE) on all the Renegade and Compass ranges; the Wrangler and the Grand Cherokee being already only available in 4xe plug-in hybrid versions. The all-new Grand Cherokee 4xe in the Exclusive Launch Edition version will be added to this range.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2014

S 500 Plug-In Hybrid. Mercedes-Benz has begun taking orders for the new S 500 Plug-In Hybrid ( earlier post ), with prices (in Germany, including 19% VAT) from €108,944.50 (US$146,000); the sedan will begin arriving at dealerships in September. seconds, and the plug-in hybrid has an all-electric range of up to 33 km (20.5

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Plug-in Mercedes MPG Plug 262

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2011

The 508 RXH diesel-electric hybrid goes on sale in Spring 2012. The model is due to go on sale in Spring 2012. Peugeot is also staging the worldwide debut of the six-seat multipurpose HX1 plug-in diesel-electric hybrid concept at the show. l diesel and the on-demand peak power of the 27 kW (37 bhp) electric motor.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2023

The Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV, a plug-in series hybrid model that uses a rotary engine as a generator, made its world premiere at the Brussels Motor Show. The MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV has an 85 km battery-electric driving range sufficient for everyday driving needs, as well as the ability to use a generator to enable long distance drives.

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Mazda Plug-in Engine Plug 447

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2020

Solaris and the Romanian city of Craiova (Romania’s sixth-largest city) have signed a contract for the delivery of 16 18-meter articulated Urbino 18 electric buses. All the electric buses will be delivered in July 2021 at the latest. The driveline in the articulated electric buses will consist of a 240 kW central motor.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2021

iei), with seven local towns and cities as beneficiaries, Solaris has been awarded an order for 123 out of 131 electric buses. he detailed delivery schedules vary for different locations, however all orders are to be completed by the end of 2022. The total value of the contract stands at nearly €65 million. i, Sibiu, Sighetu Marma?iei,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2022

EMT, the public bus operator in the City of Madrid, has ordered 60 Urbino 12 electric buses from Solaris, featuring high energy batteries and pantograph charging which will ensure high operability in all kinds of conditions. The contract value is more than €30 million. The drive unit of the vehicles will be a 180 kW central motor.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Volvo Cars reported sales of 47,561 cars in January, a decline by 20.2% Sales of Volvo Cars’ Recharge (electrified) models increased by 11.5% of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month. Sales of Volvo Cars’ Recharge (electrified) models increased by 11.5% In January 2021, Recharge models had a 22.7%

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

Illustration of drivetrain in the S60L plug-in hybrid concept. Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. The recharging time varies with the amperage. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) S60L PPHEV Concept.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2018

The new Kia Niro battery-electric CUV (crossover utility vehicle) has gone on sale in Korea, featuring an expected driving range of up to 385 kilometers (239 miles), as calculated by SAE J1364 in the United States. European sales of Niro EV will follow at end of 2018 and North America in Q1 2019.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Volvo Cars introduced the XC40 Recharge, the company’s first fully electric car and the first model to appear in its brand new Recharge car line concept. The XC40 Recharge, based on the multi-award-winning and best-selling XC40 small SUV, is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.;

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

McLaren Automotive will unveil the production-ready version of its P1 plug-in capable hybrid supercar at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. liter twin-turbo V8 gasoline engine and a low-weight electric motor to deliver combined output of 903 bhp (673 kW) and a maximum torque figure of 900 N·m (664 lb-ft). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Starting 2021 on a strong note, Volvo Cars reported the best January in its history as Europe, China and the US all reported increasing sales. Global sales rose by 30.2% The volume of Recharge models more than doubled in January year-on-year, now accounting for 23% of all Volvo cars sold globally.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2021

Nissan announced that cumulative sales of vehicles with its e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ) surpassed 500,000 units at the end of March. The e-POWER system uses a highly efficient gasoline engine to generate electricity for the electric motor that propels the vehicle. e-POWER power train (for New Note).

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Japan Nissan Powered Power 243

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

In the January to April period, Volvo Cars global sales reached 163,649 cars, down 24.9% The share of Volvo Cars’ Recharge line-up of chargeable Volvo models doubled in the first four months, from 7% to 14%, compared with the same period last year. China sales in April reached 14,724 cars, up 20.8% year-on-year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Solaris Bus & Coach has signed a contract with public transport operator Freiburger Verkehrs AG for the supply of 15 electric buses: five 12-meter Solaris Urbino 12 electric and ten 18-meter articulated Urbino 18 electric. It will be also possible to recharge the batteries using a conventional plug-in system.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 6, 2025

What they got wrong was assuming that all of those vehicles would run on battery power alone, with gasoline-electric hybrid technology bound for the technological scrap heap. In China , Europe , and the United States , buyers are converging on hybrids, whose sales growth is outpacing that of pure EVs. million, accounting for 10.6

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Sale 143

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2023

Renault is launching electric retrofit kits in France in partnership with R-FIT. The Renault 5 electric retrofit kit will go on sale in France in September 2023 while the kit for the Twingo will be made available at a later date. These kits can be installed on the popular Renault 4, Renault 5 and first generation Twingo.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 21, 2025

The Ford Power Promise focuses on drivers who can most easily charge at homestill the low-hanging fruit for EV sales. Selling electric vehicles was always going to be a challenge, especially for established U.S. That parking is likely no more than 100 feet from some form of electrical supply, usually much closer. Its working.

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Installation Ford F-150 Charging 112

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2017

Honda revealed its all-new Clarity Plug-in Hybrid and Clarity Electric ( earlier post ) alongside the already available Clarity Fuel Cell ( earlier post ), saying it will target US sales of 75,000 Clarity vehicles in the first four model years. Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid. Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Porsche adds more electric miles to its Panamera plug-in hybrid. VW reveals a stylish electric wagon. Volvo shifts to the newer naming strategy for all its vehicles that plug in. And no, EV sales aren’t tanking. Volvo is planning to go all-electric by the end of the decade, and on the way there.

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Electric Cars Report

MAY 3, 2023

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 51,976 cars in April, up 10 per cent compared with the same month last year. The sales growth was primarily driven by the company’s fully electric cars.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 24, 2023

When the first gasoline-electric hybrids vehicles began arriving in 1999 and 2000, early adopters did their research and were quite knowledgeable about the then-new and revolutionary transportation mode. But the mass market was confused; these new cars had an additional battery to provide electricity to an electric motor.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Now, the company is introducing a plug-in hybrid vehicle with an all-electric range of 21 miles for police and government customers. Ford expects most agencies won’t need anything more than a regular 120-volt wall outlet to recharge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2020

The public transport operator in Lublin, Poland has ordered twelve Solaris Urbino 12 electric buses, to be delivered from November 2021 to April 2022. The total value of all the contracts for ordered electric buses with seven charging stations and after-sale servicing exceeds PLN 32 million (US$7.6

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Poland Electric Electrical Charging 273

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is getting ready to go all-electric by the end of the decade, where market conditions allow, shifting from electric-first to electric-only. By 2022, Mercedes-Benz will have battery electric vehicles (BEV) in all segments the company serves. In-house electric motors, such as the eATS 2.0,

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InsideEVs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Roughly 440,000 rechargeable cars were registered last year, including 380,000 all-electric.

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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

APRIL 15, 2015

Volvo Cars will introduce the production version of the S60L T6 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid sedan at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show; the plug-in sedan first made its appearance as a concept car at the Beijing auto show in 2014. Sales of the S60L T6 Twin Engine begin next week in China. Recharging time varies with amperage.

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Volvo PHEV Engine Motors 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

A result of the deregulation of the energy market in Japan, the PPS system allowed new electricity suppliers and retailers to enter the market, including these that generate power from sustainable sources. Nissan currently is the biggest manufacturer of all-electric vehicles; sales of the Nissan LEAF have reached 120,000 units.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Nio has 1071 swap stations in China as of August 2022 but is gearing up to expand its sales and swap station facilities across Europe. These swap stations remain to be seen as a novelty in Europe for the time being but will serve as a complementary public charging solution alongside plug-in infrastructure. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 13, 2025

3-Row Premium Midsize Plug-In Hybrid The 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge is the largest of the three Volvo plug-in hybrids (the XC40 is the smallest and the XC60 is in the middle), aging gracefully and remaining a solid choice for a premium midsize SUV with a plug. seconds for 0-60 miles per hour. kWh battery (14.7 kWh usable).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Selected forecasts of US PEV sales with barriers to fleet penetration from limited residential charging infrastructure. Only approximately 22% vehicles currently have access to a dedicated home parking space within reach of an outlet sufficient to recharge a small plug-in vehicle battery pack overnight. Traut et al.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2020

biorstwo Komunikacji (MPK) in Radom, Poland has ordered 9 additional Solaris Urbino 12 electric with the pertinent charging infrastructure. This year, ten Solaris electric buses have made it to Radom. By day, the fast recharging of energy will be handled by means of a five-pole roof-mounted pantograph. Worth nearly 28.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2014

introduced several e-mobility sustainability initiatives to commence with the US launch of the battery-electric e-Golf ( earlier post ). The 2015 e-Golf will go on sale later this year at participating dealerships in select states. The sale of carbon offsets supports the gas collection and flaring project.

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