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Volkswagen nearly doubles deliveries of all-electric vehicles in 2021 to 263K; all electrified vehicle sales at 369K

Green Car Congress

In a very short time, we have reached a top position for all-electric vehicles in Europe. The lagging supply of semiconductors caused limitations in production throughout the course of the year, which ultimately had a major impact on the unit sales figures, the company said. In Europe, these vehicles now account for 19.3%

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

As a comparison , in 2011, there were only two battery electric and 29 hybrid electric vehicle models offered for sale in the US. There are three main electric vehicle drivetrain designs that an EV manufacturer can choose to pursue: battery powered , hybrid , and or fuel cell.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. BYD CEO Wang Chuan-Fu figured out how to make cheaper batteries than the Japanese by replacing machines with migrant workers. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia which hopes to sell cars here in three to five years, used the Detroit Auto Show to display a prototype sedan it says can run 60 miles on batteries developed in-house and another 190 miles on a gas/electric system. Detroit Free Press ). Detroit News ).

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