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Volvo Cars global sales up 31% in May; fully electric cars up 196%

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JUNE 6, 2023

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 60,398 cars in May, up 31% compared with the same month last year. The company’s fully electric cars were the main contributor to the growth, rising 196% during the period to 10,826 units (). The share of fully electric cars stood at 18%.

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Purolator deploys fully electric delivery vehicles in Vancouver; Motiv Power Systems

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MARCH 30, 2021

Purolator is taking another step in greening its fleet with the arrival of fully electric curbside-delivery trucks in Vancouver—the first to be launched nationally by a Canadian courier company. These new green vehicles include e-bikes, low-speed electric vehicles and 18-foot all-electric delivery trucks.

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Volvo Cars inaugurates new battery assembly line at Ghent manufacturing plant

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MARCH 5, 2020

Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.

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Volvo Cars January global sales up 2%; Recharge models up 31%, for 40.7% of all cars sold

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FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 48,520 in January, up 2% compared to the same month last year. Sales of Volvo Cars´ Recharge models of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars increased by 31% in January year-on-year, accounting for 40.7% of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month.

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Recharge Volvo Sale Global

Volvo Cars sales up 12% in November y-o-y; fully electric account for 19.7% of total sales

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DECEMBER 4, 2022

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 59,154 cars in November, up 12.0% Overall underlying demand for the company’s cars continues to remain robust, especially for its Recharge range of pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars. Sales of fully electric vehicles for the period were down 16% to 121,365 units.

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Mercedes-Benz gradually increasing battery production in Kamenz plant

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MAY 27, 2020

Local battery production is an important success factor for Mercedes-Benz AG’s electric offensive and the key element to meet the global demand for electrified vehicles flexibly and efficiently. The company is therefore investing more than €1 billion to establish a global battery production network.

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Corvus Energy to supply batteries for five new electric ferries

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Corvus Energy has been selected by Holland Ship Electric to supply lithium-ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for five new all-electric ferries being built by Holland Shipyards Group, a total system integrator of electric systems for the global marine market, for Amsterdam’s municipal public transport provider, GVB.

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Jing-Jin Electric and Allison Transmission partner to accelerate development of commercial vehicle electrified powertrain solutions for global markets

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

JJE brings more than 10 years of experience in electric motors and power electronics, as well as central- and direct-drive electrified propulsion architectures. The partnership will further allow both parties to benefit from a global manufacturing presence and service networks to support customers in local markets.

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BMW Group to invest $1.7B in S Carolina to build EVs and batteries; partnering with Envision AESC

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion in its US operations, including $1 billion to prepare for the production of electric vehicles at the company’s Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, and $700 million to build a new high-voltage battery assembly facility in nearby Woodruff, SC. By 2030 BMW Group will build at least six fully electric models in the US.

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Lincoln working with Rivian on new fully electric vehicle

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JANUARY 30, 2020

The Lincoln Motor Company is working with Rivian to develop an all-new electric vehicle previously announced as part of Ford Motor Company’s original investment in Rivian. Lincoln’s first fully electric vehicle will join the Aviator and Corsair Grand Touring plug-in hybrid vehicles, further solidifying Lincoln’s commitment to electrification.

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Volvo Cars global sales up by 43% in May; plug-ins accounted for 23.7% globally

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JUNE 6, 2021

Volvo Cars achieved its eleventh consecutive month of sales growth as the company’s global sales increased by 43% in May, compared with the same month last year. Globally, Recharge cars accounted for 23.7% In May, Volvo Cars sold a total of 64,111 cars, up from 44,830 cars in the same period last year. of its total sales.

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Volvo Plug-in Global Sale

Volvo Cars global sales drop 28.3% in May y-o-y; full electric share climbs to 7.9% up from 3.7%

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JUNE 3, 2022

In May the share of fully electric cars grew to 7.9% (3,652 units), up from 3.7% (2,399 units out of 64,111). Sales of Recharge models (plug-in hybrid and fully electric) represented 33.6% Plug-in hybrid. Fully electric. Plug-in hybrid. Fully electric. Plug-in hybrid.

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JLR Halewood to become all-electric production facility; next-gen medium-size SUV architecture fully electric

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APRIL 20, 2023

As part of the investment, the Halewood plant in the UK will become an all-electric production facility and the next generation medium-size SUV architecture, electrified modular architecture (EMA), will now be pure-electric. It will be renamed the Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre to reflect the move.

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV hits 200,000 global sales

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APRIL 12, 2019

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, has achieved sales of 200,000 units worldwide since its launch in 2013. It has become the world best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle as at the end of December 2018. l/100km (NEDC Correlated)/2.0 liter gasoline engine.

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The next generation of the Porsche Macan compact SUV will be fully electric

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The Supervisory Board of Porsche AG has decided to manufacture the next generation of the Macan as a fully electric series. This will be the first all-electric compact SUV from Porsche, and is due to roll off the assembly line in the Leipzig site at the start of the next decade. Current generation Macan.

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Volvo Cars divests its holding in Aurobay to Geely Holding; to be part of new Renault-Geely powertrain company

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Volvo Cars has a strategic direction to become fully electric by 2030 and shape the future of mobility. Aurobay will become part of the new global company specializing in hybrid and low- emission powertrains being formed by Renault and Geely. Earlier post.). The detailed terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

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Kia suddenly shifts to hybrids, affordable EVs amid ‘waning global demand’

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APRIL 5, 2024

Kia is following in Ford’s footsteps after suddenly announcing plans to introduce more hybrids as it expects slower EV demand. To boost sales and fend off low-cost Chinese rivals, Kia will introduce a new lineup of affordable EVs in addition to hybrids starting this year. million in 2030.

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Kia Affordable Global Hybrid

Kia suddenly shifts to hybrids, affordable EVs amid waning global demand

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APRIL 5, 2024

Kia is following in Ford’s footsteps after suddenly announcing plans to introduce more hybrids as it expects slower EV demand. To boost sales and fend off low-cost Chinese rivals, Kia will introduce a new lineup of affordable EVs in addition to hybrids starting this year. million in 2030.

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Kia Affordable Global Hybrid

Volvo Cars aiming for 50% of sales to be fully electric by 2025

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APRIL 25, 2018

Volvo Cars aims for fully electric cars to make up 50% of its sales by 2025, the company announced in Beijing. The announcement builds on Volvo Cars’ 2017 announcement that all new models released from 2019 will be available as either a mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid or battery-electric vehicle.

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Volvo Fully Electric Sale China

Volvo Cars all-electric sales climb to 19% of all sales in February

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MARCH 6, 2023

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 51,286 cars in February, up 22% compared to the same month last year and a record for the month of February. The sales growth was led by the company’s Recharge line up of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars.

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All-Electric Volvo Sale Recharge

Volvo Cars global sales drop 20.2% in January; electrified cars accounted for 31.7% of total

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month. Of the Recharge models sold in January 2022, 11,944 were plug-in hybrids (79% of the Recharge total, 25% of overall total), while 3,127 were fully electric (21% of Recharge total, 6.6% Sales of Volvo Cars’ Recharge (electrified) models increased by 11.5% of total sales).

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Volvo Sale Global Recharge

Volvo Cars Q1 sales up 10% to 162,938 units; all-electric vehicles took 18% share

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APRIL 6, 2023

The sales growth was mainly led by the company’s fully electric cars. For the month of March, Volvo Cars sold 63,132 cars globally, up 8% compared with the same month last year. The share of fully electric cars (12,621 units) during the period ended up at 18%.

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Volvo All-Electric Sale Electric Vehicles

BMW boosts CATL battery order to €7.3B, signs €2.9B battery order with Samsung SDI

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The BMW Group is deepening its existing business relationships with battery cell manufacturers CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. The BMW Group is the first customer of the CATL battery cell plant currently under construction in Erfurt, Germany. In this way, we are securing our long-term battery cell needs.

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Jeep introducing all-electric Avenger at Paris Motor show

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Jeep brand will showcase a 100% electrified presence at the 2022 Paris Motor Show (Mondial de L’Automobile 2022), with a stand fully dedicated to the introduction of the all-new fully electric Jeep Avenger, the brand’s first BEV. As a result, all the Jeep vehicles on sale in the region will be 100% electric by 2030.

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Global BMW Group electrified vehicle sales pass 400K mark

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JUNE 14, 2019

In May, cumulated BMW Group electrified sales topped the 400,000 mark with a total of 406,756 fully-electric and plug-in hybrid models delivered to customers since the BMW i3 first went on sale in November 2013. Overall sales of BMW Group electrified vehicles grew by 9.8%

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BMW Sale Global Vehicles

Volvo Cars to triple electric car production capacity in Ghent after strong year of electrified car sales

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Ghent is currently preparing to take a second fully electric Volvo model, based on the CMA modular vehicle architecture, into production later this year. The plant already builds the XC40 Recharge, the company’s first fully electric car, as well as a plug-in hybrid version of the XC40.

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Volvo Electric Cars Sale Belgium

Volvo Cars launches all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; all cars to be pure electric by 2030

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MARCH 3, 2021

Volvo Cars launched the battery-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; based on the CMA vehicle platform it is the first Volvo model designed as pure electric only. Following the introduction of the XC40 Recharge and now the C40 Recharge, Volvo Cars will roll out several additional electric models in coming years.

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Volvo Recharge All-Electric Cars

Volvo Cars could go fully electric in India by around 2025, says company official

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo Cars could go fully electric in India by around 2025, much ahead of its global target of becoming a full electric car company by 2030, a senior company official said on Tuesday. “I think we will accelerate. “I think we will accelerate. It has taken us by surprise.

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Mercedes-Benz to build electric vehicles in 6 plants on 3 continents; global battery network; EQC in 2019

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JANUARY 29, 2018

Mercedes-Benz is in the process of building out hubs for the production of electric vehicles and batteries around the globe. Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production and Supply Chain said that Mercedes-Benz will build its electric vehicles in six plants on three continents. Earlier post.).

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Cummins partners with UCSD on second-life battery development

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AUGUST 29, 2019

has entered a multi-year partnership with the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and its battery validation lab to analyze viable business and technical approaches revto reuse and repurpose electric vehicle batteries effectively. Batteries retired from electric vehicles still maintain significant battery capacity.

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San Diego Batteries Battery Energy Storage

ATC Drivetrain launches remanufacturing solutions for electric vehicles in North America and Asia

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JUNE 5, 2021

ATC Drivetrain, an independent global remanufacturer of automotive powertrain and drivetrain systems, is launching remanufacturing capabilities for electric vehicle systems at its Oklahoma City, OK facility to serve the North American automotive market and at its Zhangjiang, China facility to serve the Asian automotive market.

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North America Oklahoma City Asia Electric Vehicles

Volvo Cars sales up 12.6% in the first 10 months of 2021; share of electrified cars >25% of all units sold for 10 months, 31.5% in October

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In October, Volvo Cars global sales reached 50,815 cars, down 22.2% The share of Volvo Cars with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain—the Recharge models—amounted to 25.5% of all cars being sold globally for the first 10 months to 31 October. compared with the same period last year.

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Volvo Sale United Kingdom Recharge

Kia brings e-Soul to Europe, upgrades Niro hybrid and PHEV

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MARCH 7, 2019

Kia used the Geneva International Motor Show as the platform to introduce the battery-electric e-Soul to Europe, as well as to reveal new upgrades to the Niro Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid. Every Kia vehicle on show in Geneva employs the brand’s mild-hybrid, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or electric vehicle technology.

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Kia Europe Hybrid PHEV

Allison Transmission launches new electric axles for medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks: eGen Power

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

Allison Transmission, the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions and a supplier of commercial vehicle propulsion solutions, including electric hybrid and fully electric propulsion systems, launched eGen Power, Allison’s new series of fully integrated electric axles.

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Commercial Power Powered Fully Electric

Porsche expects more than 80% of new vehicle sales to be all-electric in 2030

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MARCH 19, 2022

Last year, almost 40% of all new Porsche vehicles delivered in Europe were already at least partly electric—i.e. plug-in hybrids or fully electric models. But by 2030, the share of all new vehicles with an all-electric drive should be more than 80%, Blume said. —Oliver Blume.

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Porsche All-Electric Sale Vehicles

Volvo Cars and Geely Holding create Aurobay for joint powertrain operations; engines, transmissions and hybrids

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JULY 9, 2021

The new company will be a global supplier of complete powertrain solutions including next-generation combustion engines, transmissions and hybrid solutions. The company aims for 50% of its global sales volume to consist of fully electric cars by 2025 while 50% will be hybrids, with powertrains supplied by Aurobay.

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Volvo Engine Hybrid Sweden

Volvo Car Group exceeds 600,000 vehicles sold on the CMA platform

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AUGUST 5, 2020

The range offers a PHEV option on all of Volvo car models, with the aim that by 2025, half of its global sales volume will consist of fully electric cars, with the rest hybrids. The CMA platform is the foundation for the new Volvo XC40 Recharge; the first of Volvo’s fully-electric Recharge range.

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Bureau Veritas grants type approval to Echandia marine LTO battery system

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JUNE 5, 2021

Echandia, a Swedish innovation company in battery and fuel-cell systems, now has its marine battery system, based on LTO technology, type-approved by Bureau Veritas. An important step on the road to electrifying shipping is to have safe and reliable battery systems. The system is based on Toshiba LTO cells.

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BMW Group enters long-term €2B supply contract with Northvolt for battery cells from Europe

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JULY 16, 2020

The BMW Group has signed a long-term supply contract worth €2 billion for battery cells with the Swedish company Northvolt. The battery cells will be produced in Europe at the Northvolt gigafactory currently under construction in Skellefteå in northern Sweden (series plant Northvolt Ett) from 2024.

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BMW Europe Supplies Batteries

Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models. The global Mercedes-Benz production network is ready for the company’s electric product offensive and is integrating its Mercedes-EQ models into series production in its existing plants.

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Mercedes All-Electric Plug-in Electric

Global sales of BMW Group electrified vehicles up 1.4% in January; BMW i3 the top seller

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

This increase was achieved despite limited availability of two key plug-in hybrid vehicles due to model changeovers—the introduction of the new BMW 330e and the new BMW X5 xDrive45e later this year is expected to support further sales growth of the company’s range of electrified vehicles. more than in the same month last year.

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BMW Sale Global Vehicles

Audi boosting investments in future vehicle projects to 2026 to €37B, €18B for electrification and hybridization alone

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

Of this, Audi is earmarking about €18 billion for electrification and hybridization alone, thereby emphasizing its clear commitment to electromobility. From 2033 on, the future of the Audi brand will be fully electric. Audi is putting more new electric cars than new cars with combustion engines on the market in the current year.

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Audi Future Fully Electric Hybrid

Emissions Analytics: mass adoption of hybrids, rather than low-volume BEVs most effective for cutting CO2 now, meeting 2030 targets; best use of limited resource

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JUNE 18, 2019

Emissions Analytics, a leading independent specialist for the scientific measurement of real-world emissions, suggests that mass adoption of hybrid vehicles, rather than low-volume take-up of full BEVs, is the most effective solution to cutting CO 2 now and also in meeting 2030 emission targets. —Nick Molden, CEO of Emissions Analytics.

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BMW Group adding 8 new e-component production lines in Plant Leipzig by 2024

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

The plant’s two existing battery module lines will be complemented by a further line plus five cell-coating lines. These will be followed by two new high-voltage battery assembly lines due to go on stream in 2024. The battery cells they will process will be manufactured by external suppliers working to BMW Group specifications.

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Volvo Cars global sales up 31% in May; fully electric cars up 196%

Purolator deploys fully electric delivery vehicles in Vancouver; Motiv Power Systems

Volvo Cars inaugurates new battery assembly line at Ghent manufacturing plant

Volvo Cars January global sales up 2%; Recharge models up 31%, for 40.7% of all cars sold

Volvo Cars sales up 12% in November y-o-y; fully electric account for 19.7% of total sales

Mercedes-Benz gradually increasing battery production in Kamenz plant

Corvus Energy to supply batteries for five new electric ferries

Jing-Jin Electric and Allison Transmission partner to accelerate development of commercial vehicle electrified powertrain solutions for global markets

BMW Group to invest $1.7B in S Carolina to build EVs and batteries; partnering with Envision AESC

Lincoln working with Rivian on new fully electric vehicle

Volvo Cars global sales up by 43% in May; plug-ins accounted for 23.7% globally

Volvo Cars global sales drop 28.3% in May y-o-y; full electric share climbs to 7.9% up from 3.7%

JLR Halewood to become all-electric production facility; next-gen medium-size SUV architecture fully electric

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV hits 200,000 global sales

The next generation of the Porsche Macan compact SUV will be fully electric

Volvo Cars divests its holding in Aurobay to Geely Holding; to be part of new Renault-Geely powertrain company

Kia suddenly shifts to hybrids, affordable EVs amid ‘waning global demand’

Kia suddenly shifts to hybrids, affordable EVs amid waning global demand

Volvo Cars aiming for 50% of sales to be fully electric by 2025

Volvo Cars all-electric sales climb to 19% of all sales in February

Volvo Cars global sales drop 20.2% in January; electrified cars accounted for 31.7% of total

Volvo Cars Q1 sales up 10% to 162,938 units; all-electric vehicles took 18% share

BMW boosts CATL battery order to €7.3B, signs €2.9B battery order with Samsung SDI

Jeep introducing all-electric Avenger at Paris Motor show

Global BMW Group electrified vehicle sales pass 400K mark

Volvo Cars to triple electric car production capacity in Ghent after strong year of electrified car sales

Volvo Cars launches all-electric Volvo C40 Recharge; all cars to be pure electric by 2030

Volvo Cars could go fully electric in India by around 2025, says company official

Mercedes-Benz to build electric vehicles in 6 plants on 3 continents; global battery network; EQC in 2019

Cummins partners with UCSD on second-life battery development

ATC Drivetrain launches remanufacturing solutions for electric vehicles in North America and Asia

Volvo Cars sales up 12.6% in the first 10 months of 2021; share of electrified cars >25% of all units sold for 10 months, 31.5% in October

Kia brings e-Soul to Europe, upgrades Niro hybrid and PHEV

Allison Transmission launches new electric axles for medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks: eGen Power

Porsche expects more than 80% of new vehicle sales to be all-electric in 2030

Volvo Cars and Geely Holding create Aurobay for joint powertrain operations; engines, transmissions and hybrids

Volvo Car Group exceeds 600,000 vehicles sold on the CMA platform

Bureau Veritas grants type approval to Echandia marine LTO battery system

BMW Group enters long-term €2B supply contract with Northvolt for battery cells from Europe

Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

Global sales of BMW Group electrified vehicles up 1.4% in January; BMW i3 the top seller

Audi boosting investments in future vehicle projects to 2026 to €37B, €18B for electrification and hybridization alone

Emissions Analytics: mass adoption of hybrids, rather than low-volume BEVs most effective for cutting CO2 now, meeting 2030 targets; best use of limited resource

BMW Group adding 8 new e-component production lines in Plant Leipzig by 2024

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