Remove Belgium Remove Building Remove Hybrid Remove Plug
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. 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.

Volvo 397
article thumbnail

Volvo’s Polestar 1 PHEV makes European debut; pre-orders open 13 March

Green Car Congress

Polestar, Volvo Cars’ new electric performance brand, introduced the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. The European debut follows its global media reveal in Shanghai, China, in late 2017. Earlier post.).

PHEV 170
article thumbnail

Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

Green Car Congress

The specific technologies that will be the focus of the pilots may include hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), all-electric vehicles (AEVs), and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). EVI will be a forum for high-level government dialog on the development and deployment of plug-in vehicles.

article thumbnail

New launch of MG5 in the electric car market

EV Report

It has come back to its native as a brand that is well known for building electric crossovers. At the first half of 2020, MG ZS EV is expected to target Sweden, Netherlands, France, Germany and Belgium markets. Besides the MG5 model, there are reports that a new plug hybrid SUV – MG eHS model could be launched in near future.

Market 52
article thumbnail

How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. See How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity. So far, most start as hybrids.

Plug-in 41
article thumbnail

ZF becomes “Official Powertrain Partner” of Mahindra Racing for Formula E

Green Car Congress

The first test bench tests and test drives of the newly developed driveline, which builds on the successful ZF development status of recent years, are currently being planned for the beginning of next year. Pascal Wehrlein of Germany and Jerome D’Ambrosio of Belgium are competing as drivers for the team.

Belgium 305
article thumbnail

Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

Green Car Congress

Estonia deciding to buy 500 MiEVs in 2012 or Belgium offering high financial incentives but perhaps not to the right market, noted lead author Will Sierzchula. Consequently, building policy only around those two factors may not support important underlying elements. Electric (Battery) Market Background Plug-ins Policy'