Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2021

Mercedes-Benz has received a large order for 54 fully electric eCitaro buses from Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB). The Swiss transport company wants to electrify its bus routes fully in just two steps by 2027. Both the rigid and the articulated buses are equipped with ten battery groups each.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Dow Kokam and PVI are partnering on a small fleet of fully electric refuse trucks. The electric truck and its battery system, which will be produced and assembled in France, were unveiled at Pollutec 2010 by PVI and its partner SITA, a subsidiary of Suez Environnement, alongside examples of Dow Kokam’s battery system technology.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2021

Both Auto Body Sheet solutions are supplied from Constellium’s plant in Neuf-Brisach, France. These products are also supplied for Audi’s first fully-electric model, the Audi e-tron SUV, along with extruded components for the e-tron’s battery enclosure and side impact beams.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2021

In Sweden, Norway and Finland, respectively 26%, 24%, and 23% of urban buses registered in 2019 were zero-emission (electric or hydrogen). Italy, Poland, Germany, the UK, Spain and France, which buy 70% of the urban buses sold in Europe, lag behind. In 2019, less than 10% of their newly-registered urban buses were electric or hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2018

MAN, a member of the Volkswagen Group, is now selling a battery-electric van, the MAN eTGE. Providing a range of up to 160 kilometers and a payload of 950 to 1,700 kg, the electric MAN eTGE is suited for urban tasks, depending on the type approval (3.5 A 40 kW charging station fills a battery up to 80% in 45 minutes.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is taking an equity stake in European battery cell manufacturer Automotive Cells Company (ACC) to scale up development and production of next-generation high-performance battery cells and modules. Joining ACC is the next step on the luxury car maker’s strategic course from “Electric first” to “Electric only”.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars is expanding its production capacities for electric cars in Europe. The Hambach plant in France, which currently produces smart brand electric vehicles, will produce a compact electric car of the new product and technology brand EQ. Production of the EQC, a fully-electric SUV, will start in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

With the production launch of the electric compact SUV EQA at the Rastatt plant (Germany) and the current decision to locate EQB production in the Hungarian plant in Kecskemét, the company is taking further important steps toward making its product portfolio CO? We are now beginning a real Mercedes-EQ fireworks display. in China.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2020

In the MAN Lion’s City 18 E, the fully electric driveline produces between 320 kW and a maximum of 480 kW. The energy for this comes from the modular batteries with 640 kWh of installed capacity. Here, MAN relies on the fully developed lithium-ion (NMC) battery cell technology from the Volkswagen Group’s modular kit.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Global demand for hybrid-electric and fully electric transit solutions is increasing as more legislation is passed setting clean air regulations and transit agencies continue to establish goals for greener fleets.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2021

Mobilize will unveil Limo, a 4.67m four-door fully-electric sedan, specifically designed for for taxi/private hire (PHV) drivers and fleet, at Munich IAA Mobility 2021. For example, of the 47,500 private hire vehicles registered in France, 75% of them are in Paris and the greater-Paris area (2020 figures from Stacian).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

Electric cars are becoming an attractive business proposition for high-mileage vehicle operators such as ride-sharer Uber in key EU capitals such as Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Lisbon, a new study by research and campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) has found. In monetary terms, these savings amount to €3,000 (US$3,400) every year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2019

Transdev, a leading operator and global integrator of mobility solutions, is partnering with ZF and e.GO, a manufacturer of electric vehicles to develop a new shared mobility solution by integrating the autonomous driven e.GO Mover, a fully electric, connected and automated shuttle. Moove GmbH joint venture (which partners e.GO

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Peugeot earlier this year began marketing a new battery-electric version of its Partner Origin van, the Electric Partner Origin Venturi. This Venturi-powered fully-electric version retains the practical features. of the van with 3 m 3 of load volume and a payload of 575 kg (1,268 lbs).

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EV Obssesion

OCTOBER 27, 2021

EVs EV Citroën Ami Cargo Electric confirmed for UK sale in 2022 EV Charging Huge Demand Drives Huge Growth at Currently (EV Charge Delivered Where and When You Want It!, Fully Electric Trucks- All-electric commercial vehicle Solutrans 2021: Volta Trucks to exhibit for the first time at a public trade fair in France Volta Zero […].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2013

Daimler’s smart brand will bring the smart fortwo electric drive to market in China by year’s end, becoming the first European importer to sell a fully electric vehicle on the Chinese market. The new smart electric drive is powered by a 17.6 The new smart electric drive is powered by a 17.6

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2017

France, however, has moved past Germany to take the lead in technology, according to the index. The index assess the relative competitive position of the seven leading automotive nations (Germany, France, Italy, the US, Japan, China and South Korea) on the basis of three key indicators: technology; industry; and market.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The Maxus EV80 van has become the first fully electric large panel van on European roads, ahead of the brand’s full launch in 2019. Maxus offers a three-year bumper-to-bumper warranty, and a battery warranty of five years or 100,000 km. It is offering these large panel vans from its sites across Germany and Austria.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

Recharge is the overarching brandname for all chargeable Volvo models with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain. The European sales performance was significantly impacted in April due to restriced movement in several key markets including Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. year-on-year.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2015

The index, prepared by Roland Berger and fka experts, compares the relative competitive standings of the top seven automotive nations (Germany, France, Italy, the USA, Japan, China and South Korea) in the electromobility segment. In terms of technology, Japan has taken over the lead again, with France in second place. Overall rankings.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In total, DB Schenker’s electric light-duty trucks deliver almost silently and with zero emissions to customers in inner-city locations in 20 European cities in Germany, Finland, Denmark, UK, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Spain and Italy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

New plants in Germany and Europe are planned with a CO 2 -neutral energy supply from the start: Already, the entire electricity demand of the smart plant in Hambach (France) is obtained from renewable energy sources. Any resulting CO 2 -emissions are offset by qualified environmental projects.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2013

For Grenoble and the Grenoble-Alpes Métropole, a fully electric car-sharing service has been identified as a solution to meet greenhouse-gas and other air-pollutant reduction targets. Click to enlarge. The program is funded by a private investment group foundation, le group Caisse des Dépôts.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2018

Ushering in a new era of Volkswagen motorsport, the brand unveiled its fully-electric supercar—the I.D. R Pikes Peak in Alès, France. R Pikes Peak features two electric engines, generating a system capacity of 680 hp. seconds—faster than even Formula 1 and Formula E cars. As testing on the 12.42-mile

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EV Sales

MARCH 10, 2021

Still, the French market is known to be BEV-friendly, so fully electric models will likely recover as the year advances. and a possible monthly win in France, which would not only be its first in this market, but also the first time a foreign model would take that honor. BEV), keeping the YTD share at 12% (5.8%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2009

PSA Peugeot Citroën is presenting a demonstrator equipped with the FiSyPAC (Fiabilisation système pile à combustible) hydrogen fuel cell range extender system at the “Toute la lumière sur l’hydrogène énergie” show in Lyon, France, from 7-11 December. The event is designed to showcase hydrogen as a fuel source. kg of hydrogen at 700 bar.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Maxus is presenting a range of zero emission EV80 battery electric vans at the 67 th IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hannover. Under the new agreement with SAIC Maxus, LeasePlan will offer operational leasing solutions for the fully-electric EV80 large panel van to business customers across continental Europe.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Ltd ( CATL ), a leading global supplier and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery products for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage facilities, is renewing its commitment to the US market by opening its first North American sales and service facility. In the US, this represented a rise in fully electric car sales of 47%.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

As part of an ongoing comprehensive product plan, 50% of Jeep brand sales in the US will be fully electric by 2030, while 100% of European sales will be all-electric by then. As a result, 50% of brand sales in the US will be all-electric vehicles. All-electric Wagoneer. Jeep Avenger arrives in Europe in 2023.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The Eco Caravan upgrades the standard Cessna Grand Caravan with Ampaire’s integrated propulsion system of a compression ignition engine and an electric engine. A battery pack in a body fairing preserves passenger and cargo capacity for the aircraft. Cost of operation is reduced by 25 to 40 percent depending on airline route structure.

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Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2009

Tesla is the only production automaker selling a highway capable electric vehicle in North America and Europe, and as such Daimler’s investment will see the company furthering its development of battery-run cars. So far, 100 smart electric cars have already been undergoing large-scale trials in London since 2007.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2014

The successful first public flight of the electric E-Fan experimental aircraft took place during the E-Aircraft Day in Bordeaux. The Airbus Group’s electric E-Fan experimental aircraft made its first public test flight at E-Aircraft Day in Bordeaux, France. will be a fully electric training aircraft powered only by batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2018

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and BlueSG Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Blue Solutions owned by the Bolloré Group, have launched Singapore’s first flash-charging electric shuttle.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Global manufacturers are now entering the Chinese market, as fully electric vehicles will earn more credits than plug-in hybrids under the country’s new Carbon Credit Program, which will come into effect in 2019. Key markets such as the UK, Germany and France all showed positive growth in the category. respectively.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2013

The EADS Group—comprising Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter—is demonstrating at the Paris Air Show 2013 a number of initiatives in the field of electric and hybrid propulsion, which it calls its “E-aircraft projects”. An on- board 24 V electrical network supplies the avionics and the radios via a converter.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Europe’s population is increasingly urban-centered, and Toyota research into commuting patterns shows that in the UK and France, more than 80% of car journeys cover a distance of less than 25 km (16 miles); in the UK around 80% are less than 10 km (6 miles) long. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2017

MAN is already well on its way to developing an electric distribution truck, the eTGM, which is scheduled to go into series production in 2021. We plan to deliver the first nine fully electric trucks to our customers in Austria by the end of 2017 – including large supermarket chains, breweries and haulers.

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