Teslarati

MAY 25, 2023

While EV purists may regard hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles as combustion-powered cars, both segments still experienced growth last month. The SMMT’s data noted that plug-in hybrid electric car registrations saw a 33.3% increase last month, while hybrid electric vehicle registrations improved by 7.7%.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Mitsubishi Motors Australia CEO Shaun Westcott told automotive media last week at a preview of the new-generation diesel-powered Triton ute that renewable power generation, such as solar, was critical to EVs making sense. But in a recent report industry super funds warned the transition risked falling behind without increased investment.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2009

American Honda Motor has introduced a Class 8 hybrid diesel electric truck into its truck fleet at its parts center in Alpharetta, Ga—the first such in the auto industry. The company’s diesel truck fleet, operated by its truck fleet partner, UPS Freight Truckload, typically travels 300,000 miles per day.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

In 2023, 26% of new cars sold in France were battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, a huge 47% jump from 2022. According to French auto industry group Plateforme automobile and reported by RFI , 26% of new cars sold in France were battery electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles, amounting to 1,774,729 new cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

During the pandemic, Volkswagen fell behind in the Chinese auto market as companies like BYD, Nio, and Tesla took over, with the competition nearly doubling the market’s EV and hybrid offerings (via Bloomberg ). Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock highlighted the urgency of the situation at the Münich Car Show last week.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2009

Enova’s Pre-Transmission Parallel Hybrid System locates the electric motor between the engine and transmission. has delivered the first 70 pre-transmission hybrid drive systems to First Auto Works for application in a hybrid bus. FAW has ordered an additional 150 hybrid drive systems for delivery in 2009.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Both engines have 48-volt mild hybrid electrification that adds up-to an additional 21 hp and 184 lb.-ft. liter V6 and the assistance of the 48-volt mild hybrid moves the S500 zero-60 in 4.8 The term luxury is tossed around pretty loosely in the auto industry. Road Test: 2021 Lexus LC 500h Hybrid. inches long.

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Push EVs

JULY 14, 2023

Both full electrics and plugin hybrids grew volume at a healthy clip. Overall auto volume was 177,266 units, up some 26% YoY, but still well below pre-2020 norms. plugin hybrids (PHEVs). Diesel-only vehicles fell in volume by 22.2% When will diesel-only vehicles run out of road in the UK? comprised 17.9%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Among drivers testing the vehicles were CRI staff and members of the Icelandic Automobile Association as well as several local service providers in the auto industry. The participants reported virtually no difference in driving experience compared to regular gasoline- or diesel-fueled cars. —Ómar Sigurbjörnsson.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Globally, Nissan has committed billions to EV development , but here its sales volume is driven by diesel utes and petrol SUVs. It is embracing hybrid tech with its new e-Power drivetrain rolling out in Australia soon. It’s a challenge that faces much of the car industry. litre four-cylinder engine to charge the batteries.

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Push EVs

JULY 12, 2023

Full electrics grew share at a decent rate, while plugin hybrids retreated slightly. Overall auto volume was 28,283 units, up some 9% YoY, though still below pre-2020 norms. plugin hybrids (PHEVs). Diesel-only volume fell by over 37% YoY, to 2,277 units, and just 8.1% The Tesla Model Y was June’s best selling vehicle.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 18, 2022

An all-new battery electric and plug-in hybrid ute benchmarked against the Rivian R1T will be one of the headline acts when China’s JAC Motors unleashes a comprehensive attack on the Australian market around mid-decade. The future of JAC is EV,” declared Jason Pecotic, the managing director of BLK Auto. 2023 JAC T9 Hunter pick-up. “We

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 7, 2015

That means more than half the vehicles sold will have hybrid, diesel, natural gas, or plug-in electric powertrains, right? DON''T MISS: Auto Industry Doing Fine.'

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2015

Professor Neville Jackson, Ricardo’s chief technology and innovation officer, presented the results of a research project carried out by the Automotive Council UK to establish a long-term (to 2050) transition from current gasoline and diesel fuels to a majority renewable energy portfolio. Summary of the roadmap to 2050.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

CLEPA (the European umbrella membership organization representing the interests of the global automotive supply industry) and EUCAR (the European Council for Automotive R&D from the major European passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturers) jointly prepared the document.

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Push EVs

JULY 10, 2023

share, while plugin hybrids grew from 7.0% Overall auto volume was 190,847 units, up some 12% YoY, though still below long term norms, and with almost all the growth coming from plugins. plugin hybrids (PHEVs). YoY), with both Petrol share (35.8%) and Diesel share (9.3%) hitting record lows. year on year. comprised 17.4%

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2009

Additionally, suggested one of the speakers, advanced SIDI (spark-ignited, direct-injection) engines can take light-duty market share back from diesels in Europe based on the same trends. Tim Johnson, from Corning, in his review of diesel emission control technology at the conference, started as is his practice by a quick regulatory review.

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Push EVs

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Full electrics saw stronger growth than plugin hybrids. Overall auto volumes were 111,939 units, some 9% higher YoY, but still well below pre-2020 seasonal norms. plugin hybrids (PHEVs). Diesels saw a big YoY hit in January, falling from 18.3% At this point in 2021, diesels took a quarter of new sales.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2013

This first report (Phase I) examines only the impact of improving the efficiency of fossil-fueled vehicles, in which efficiency gains are delivered by the improvement of the internal combustion engine vehicle, including lightweighting, engine downsizing and hybridization. —“An Economic Assessment of Low Carbon Vehicles”.

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Push EVs

JUNE 14, 2023

share, with plugin hybrids slightly losing share YoY. Overall auto volume was 28,492 units, up some 8% YoY, though year to date volume remains some 5% down compared to 2022. full electrics (BEVs), and 21% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). Diesel has had a particularly steep decline, from 15.1% May’s combined plugin result of 61.9%

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Push EVs

APRIL 13, 2023

Overall auto volume was 287,825 units, up some 18% YoY, though still some 19% down from March 2019 levels. The Tesla Model Y was the UK’s overall best selling auto in March. plugin hybrids (PHEVs). overall auto sales growth YoY, BEVs stayed just ahead of the broader market, with 18.6% March’s combined plugin share of 22.4%

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Push EVs

APRIL 7, 2023

plugin hybrids (PHEVs). Petrol-only vehicles, and HEVs, were essentially flat YoY, and diesels were down by over a third. Diesel share of the market reached a near record low of 7.6% (only December ’22 was lower, at 6.7%). March’s combined plugin share of 59.9% comprised 41.6% full electrics (BEVs), and 18.3%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2017

Auto execs are split between thinking OEMs (31%) and consumers (27%) should own the data, while consumers overwhelmingly believe only they should own it. Good-bye to auto-digital fusion, hello to co-integration. This means that we need to let go of the vision of a complete auto-digital fusion.

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Push EVs

MAY 17, 2023

Overall auto volume was 132,990 units, up 11.6% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). Most of the auto market’s volume growth, in fact, came from plugins. Diesel-only vehicles — already a fast diminishing slice of the market — fell in volume by over 13% YoY, to 5,825 units, and just 4.4.% April’s combined plugin result of 21.9%

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

Winterkorn made the remarks during a presentation at the 17 th Handelsblatt-Jahrestagung in Munich on 3 July, during which he outlined VW’s approach to future mobility in the current context of the economic crisis, pessimism about the industry and technology potential. And the auto industry doesn’t hold back on announcements.

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Push EVs

JANUARY 9, 2023

plugin hybrids (PHEVs). This comes against a background of overall auto sales down by 2.0% Full year 2022 diesel-only vehicles’ share amounted to 5.1%, down from 8.2% Expect petrol’s rate of decline to accelerate in the coming years, once diesel sales have effectively ended. December’s combined plugin share of 39.4%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. No one can make that promise.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2010

It will also include entirely new systems like hybrid drive trains and advanced diesel engines. This will include new investment in a host of incremental improvements to conventional gasoline powered internal combustion engines, from new controls for valves and timing, to variable speed transmissions and advanced electronics.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

The plans, updated in the context of a worsening sales outlook for the entire auto industry, outline a need for up to an additional $16.6 Following the steep decline in US industry sales in December 2008 and January 2009, GM responded by further lowering its forecast for 2009 US industry sales to 10.5 million units (57.5

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Known as ‘Option B’, it is significantly tougher than the auto industry itself proposed via its representative body, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), has higher fines for breaching emissions limits and rejects aids known as ‘Super Credits’. In the same period, light commercial vehicles (LCVs) would drop 12.4

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Wallbox

JUNE 30, 2021

This approach of virtually redesigning the tax structure within the auto industry also stands out amongst other countries, which mainly rely on direct subsidies to incentivize EV purchases over internal combustion engine cars. Buying the electric model in Norway is often good for your eco-conscience as well as your wallet.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

If you listen to US President Barack Obama it has been a long time coming – his decision to pour $2.4billion of stimulus money to make America a global leader in electric and hybrid car development comes as the country plays catch up to the likes of Japan and even China in the green car race (see article ). “I Who misses out? Faye Sunderland.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 17, 2006

"That requires nothing less than a complete and radical change of mindset : not only for Ford Motor Company, where we are undergoing this transformation, but for the whole auto industry."

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

The analysis comes courtesy of Bilbransje24, a Norwegian auto industry publication. Norway releases detailed monthly information about auto sales in the country, which has been helpful for those of us tracking the EV market in the most EV-obsessed country in the world.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars.

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