Teslarati

JANUARY 10, 2022

Ford of Europe has announced that Martin Sander has been appointed to General Manager of Passenger Vehicles and Chair of the Management Board of Ford-Werke GmbH. “Sander’s assignments, which combine two senior leadership positions, reflect Ford’s commitment to build a thriving business around battery electric vehicles in Europe.”

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Pike Pulse Grid for clean diesels. The new Pike Pulse Report: Clean Diesel Vehicles from Pike Research ranks the Volkswagen Group as the leader in this market, due to the efforts of the Volkswagen and Audi brands. been a leader in selling diesel vehicles and is making a strong push for emerging clean diesel markets, Pike notes.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 13, 2024

As we’ve pointed out on a number of occasions now, EV sales are actually soaring at many automakers in the USA, including at Ford, GM, Rivian, Audi, BMW, and several others. Much has been said in recent months about supposedly slumping EV sales growth. However, it seems there’s a brewing.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In April 2018 Ford announced all its sedans and coupes would be going away by 2020, except for one–the iconic Mustang. Clean Fleet Report spent a week in the rear-wheel drive 2021 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium Fastback, powered by a high-performance turbocharged 2.3-liter The Ford PassConnect includes 4G LTE WiFi.

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Drive Electric

MAY 1, 2023

Press release 2nd May 2023 Drive Electric welcomes the continuation of the Clean Car Discount, as this policy is delivering emissions reductions and saving money on fossil fuels. Mark Gilbert, Chair of Drive Electric says, “The Clean Car Discount has turned New Zealand from a laggard to a leader when it comes to EV adoption.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The California Air Resources Board is expected to adopt the next round of statewide EV sales targets before the end of the year as part of the state’s Advanced Clean Cars program. Ford: 5,807 Mustang Mach-E, 18 Focus EV (3.2%). Audi: 2,404 e-tron, 557 e-tron Sportback, 150 e-tron GT, 66 RS e-tron GT (1.7%). Volkswagen: 5,293 ID.4,

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 10, 2021

In a move that proves that Tesla is the leader of the auto industry in at least one sense, legacy automakers — Ford, Audi, and VW scrambled to get some EV advertising on Saturday Night Live last night. Lucid also joined the legacy automakers in this endeavor. This is a win for those of us […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Charles Morris What’s the definition of a “muscle car?” Certainly, it needs to be fast off the line, and it needs to be American.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 1, 2023

Tesla’s Model Y set sales records around the world, but the Ford F-150 Lightning made a strong debut. Taking its best-selling model and rethinking it as an EV was a big stroke for Ford, but (again, those hiccups) it appears to be paying off. The Clean Fleet Report Report Card. The infrastructure is growing.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

RE: Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill. Drive Electric supports the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) and encourages New Zealand to be ambitious. The interim Clean Car Discount, which is already in the market, is showing promising signs of success. Committee Secretariat.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 2, 2021

The Ford Mustang Mach-E […]. Non-plugin powertrains, including old-school combustion and plugless hybrids, are all fading away. Overall auto volumes were back to pre-Covid seasonal norms, at 14,063 units in May.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Ford Mustang Mach-E 15,938. Audi E-tron 5,612. The German Juggernaut — the Volkswagen ID4, Audi E-tron(s) & Porsche Taycan. Volkswagen Group (which includes VW, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley in the U.S.) Audi has already spun off one additional E-tron model, the fastback GT, but others are due shortly.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2010

Bosch’s analysis of Polk data shows the average percentage of registrations for cars with clean diesel engines were: Audi A3 TDI: 20%. Audi Q7 TDI: 30%. Lars Ullrich, director of diesel systems marketing for Robert Bosch LLC, noted that car buyers chose clean diesel vehicles at higher rates than most market watchers expected.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 16, 2022

There are now a few 100% electric vehicle brands — such as Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, and Polestar — but looking past them at legacy automakers, let’s see who’s leading the way in terms of their movement toward a 100% electric future. Note that we don’t have data on EV sales from all automakers. Data is […].

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Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

Conventional wisdom among EV advocates is that this is a mistake—industry leader Tesla and other startups have generally taken a clean-sheet approach to designing both their cars and the factories that make them. And, unlike GM or Ford, BMW reports that its EVs are profitable. It plans to begin manufacturing EVs in the US by 2030.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 18, 2022

Here’s the breakout of the top 10 EVs in sales: Tesla Model Y 108,000 Tesla Model 3 90,100 Tesla Model S 20,300 Ford Mustang Mach-E 17,675 Hyundai Ioniq 5 13,692 Kia EV6 12,568 Tesla Model X 10,300 Nissan Leaf 7,622 Chevrolet Bolt EV/EUV 7,303 Rivian R1T/R1S 5.694. Ford’s got a winner out of the box. .”

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 4, 2024

European Premium Electric Compact SUV Right-sized for city driving or taking a longer-range road trip, the 2024 Audi Q4 55 E-tron Quattro holds its own against all other premium electric compact SUVs. Smooth and quite rolling stock The EPA rates the 2024 Audi Q4 55 E-tron Quattro at a 258-mile electric driving range.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

17% of new car sales in Germany fully electric, 32% have a plug It seems the German automotive market has bottomed out and is back on a growth path. October brought a solid 17% increase in sales, but it still wasn’t enough to pull the year-to-date (YTD) numbers out of the red (-6% YoY). Sales […].

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Motor Trend named the Volkswagen Golf family—Golf 1.8T, Golf TDI Clean Diesel, Golf GTI and e-Golf models—as the 2015 Motor Trend Car of the Year. The other COTY finalists were: Audi A3. Ford Mustang. The Golf has won COTY only once before, in 1985. BMW 2 Series. Hyundai Genesis. Kia Sedona. Maserati Ghibli.

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Drive Electric

APRIL 5, 2023

Since the Clean Car Discount was introduced, EV and hybrids have grown to over a third of new registrations, already saving the country over $100m a year in fuel.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

Heavier electric vehicles are becoming more common as EV battery technology becomes more reliable and powerful and shows up in larger vehicles, like the GMC Hummer pickup and Audi Q8, among others. The post What You Need To Know About Pickup EVs first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. So, here are some things you need to know.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 11, 2022

I’d happily recommend the Ford Mustang Mach-E or Volkswagen ID.4 I’m a huge fan of several non-Tesla electric cars. 4 to anyone who expressed any interest in those vehicles. I currently own a Tesla Model 3, but I previously owned and loved a BMW i3 and I would say without a doubt that I’m more excited […].

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 3, 2021

Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes (Daimler), BMW, Audi, GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota and others are now delivering cars with some of these features and developing cars with all of these. My test parallel park of Ford Escape was a breeze when the SUV parked itself. Most of these advanced vehicles will be electric or plug-in hybrids.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

In an odd marketing twist, the new Ford Mustang Mach-E is an all-new all-electric car, but wears a hugely iconic name that is nothing like traditional Mustangs except for its horse badge and vigorous powertrain. But it’ll be clean and fun, so this brand pivot makes a lot of sense. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 16, 2021

I wrote a piece last week on US electric vehicle sales in the 2nd quarter of 2021. The unfortunate thing for those of us who would like to see Europe-level EV sales as quickly as possible is that non-Tesla EV sales in the US are quite pitiful. Of course, some pure-Tesla fans are happy about […].

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Clean Fleet Report drove the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport SEL Premium R-Line 4Motion. Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer. If you know the SUVs offered by the Volkswagen Group , there is a bit of Audi Q8 in its design.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 4, 2022

The Ford Mustang Mach-E is finding a welcome market (and Ford is already bumping up production), and the F-150 Lightning appears to be one of those decade-defining vehicles that’s a hit before the first one’s sold. The post Welcome to the Year of the EV—Whatever It Will Be first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

We found that current factory lease offers on 22 different EV models dispel that myth with terms that pass the entire commercial clean vehicle Federal tax credit to the lessee, enabling the lessee to eventually own the vehicle for thousands of dollars less than paying cash upfront or taking out a loan.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2015

While alternative powertrains still represent a small percentage of market share compared to gasoline engines, the report noted, clean diesels saw a 10% increase in 2014 sales over 2013 sales, while hybrids saw a 10% decrease, pure electrics saw a 20% increase and compressed natural gas saw a 33% decrease.

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Drive Electric

MAY 15, 2022

And the investigation of extending the Clean Car Discount to other vehicle types. “We are pleased to see other key initiatives that we have been advocating for are included in the plan: The completion of a national charging infrastructure strategy. A vehicle scrappage scheme. A social leasing programme.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

Zipcar offers more than 60 different makes and models of vehicles, including Audis, BMWs, Mini Coopers, pickup trucks, Prius hybrids and more. Ford SmartMobility/Chariot –Time for Spin? Your Chariot awaits no more Like GM, Daimler and BMW (and other car companies), Ford is taking a big picture view of the mobility business.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2016

The Audi A4, BMW 3-series, and VW Passat made little progress, with less than one percent real-world fuel consumption reductions in the same time period. The Ford Focus, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Skoda Fabia, and Skoda Octavia all reduced real-world fuel consumption by more than 10% since 2009.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

The backroad jaunt is where I recently took the all-new Ford Mustang Mach-E—a competitor—and the Polestar 2 showed its sharp reflexes and balanced handling around the bends. The Audi E-tron is another luxury competitor, but I haven’t had any seat time in it yet. Flash Drive: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E EV. Google in the car.

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EV Life

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Jeep Recon 4×4, Land Rover Defender, Mercedes EQG, Ford Bronco Electric, and an Audi SUV off-roader are all expected to enter the market over the next five years, which means there will be plenty of options for adventure enthusiasts to choose from.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2009

fuel vehicles including hybrids, modern clean-diesel, electric, hydrogen fuel cell and ethanol powered vehicles. Hybrids still represent the largest volume of “green” vehicles including the popular Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and Ford Fusion hybrids. Modern, clean diesel vehicles are becoming a competitive hybrid alternative.

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EV Adoption

JANUARY 2, 2023

Hailed as a huge win for auto manufacturers, car dealers, and consumers, the Clean Vehicle Credit (CVC) which is part of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), at least for now is a confusing, hot mess for everyone involved. And with Ford, the Escape PHEV is classified as an SUV, but the Lincoln Corsair PHEV which is based on the Escape, is not.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. More mainstream models will come from Kia, Mahindra, Škoda, and Volkswagen.

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