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Nissan announces Green Program 2016; targeting cumulative sales of 1.5M zero-emission vehicles across Alliance; new fuel cell electric vehicle with Daimler, new Nissan PHEV

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Nissan Motor Co., announced its new six-year environmental plan, Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP 2016). This new plan will focus on three areas: reduction of carbon footprint; shift to renewable energy; and an increase in the diversity of resources used by Nissan. 1 in Zero-Emission Vehicles: cumulative sales of 1.5

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Mitsubishi wants to launch Australia’s cheapest electric car, but there’s a very expensive reason it might not

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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. “We We tend as a motor industry to focus on the charging infrastructure, but we need bigger solutions.

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April 2023 – Good month for Volkswagen in the UK

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plugin hybrids (PHEVs). YoY overall market growth, BEVs grew volume 59% to 20,522 units, and PHEVs grew 33%, to 8,595 units. Most of the auto market’s volume growth, in fact, came from plugins. Group partner company Nissan has suffered a similar fate. April’s combined plugin result of 21.9% comprised 15.4%

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EVs dominated the UK car market in December

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plugin hybrids (PHEVs). PHEV volumes were essentially flat year on year, with 8,367 sales. The volume in full year 2022 amounted to 267,203 BEVs, up 40% from 2021, and 101,413 PHEVs, down 11.5%. The volume in full year 2022 amounted to 267,203 BEVs, up 40% from 2021, and 101,413 PHEVs, down 11.5%. comprised 32.9%

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Tesla Model Y strengthens its position in Sweden

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of all passenger auto sales! plugin hybrids (PHEVs). It terms of volumes, BEVs were up nearly 38% YoY, while PHEVs were down by some 19%. For comparison, its monthly lease cost is about 10% more than the Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor, and is around 10cm longer in size, with similar performance. comprised 41.6%

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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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 In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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Tokyo 2023 revisited: Every electric concept debut from the best motor show in years

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It used to be called the Tokyo Motor Show, but in the new-speak 21st century automotive industry it is now the Japan Mobility Show. Whatever the name, the verdict is this was the best motor show of the post-pandemic era as the Japanese auto giants delivered a series of stunning electric concepts. Lexus LF-ZC Lexus LF-ZC.

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