Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2011

BMW M GmbH used the M Night Event in the lead-up to the Nürburgring 24-hour race to unveil the BMW M3 CRT (Carbon Racing Technology). The M3 CRT represents the worldwide debut of a new production process for carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) components in the automotive industry. BMW M3 CRT. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

BMW is developing a serial production plug-in hybrid electric sports car based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept study shown at the Frankfurt motor show in 2009. The design of the BMW ActiveHybrid technology allows performance figures at the level of a sports car, with acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.8

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Plug-in BMW Concept Plug 210

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2018

The Chinese EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. The focus of the 14 GWh plant is on the automated production and intelligent production of batteries. CATL develops battery systems for global customers in EV, HEV and PHEV applications; its sales of EV batteries amounted to 11.84

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2015

The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) was named the World Green Car at the World Car Awards in New York. Its battery-electric sibling, the BMW i3, took the same award in 2014. The BMW i8 was also one of the finalists in the category World Luxury Car at the World Car Awards. seconds to 100 km/h from a standing start.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 31, 2021

This limited production luxury sedan (1,500 units worldwide) ceased production in November 2021, and ushers-in a new era for the Polestar brand seeing only all-electric cars and SUVs going forward. Polestar plans on being a major manufacturer of all-electric luxury vehicles, competing with the likes of Lucid, Porsche and Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Global electric vehicle production forecast for 2014. Driven by tighter emission standards in Europe, worldwide production of plug-in electric vehicles(PEVs)—including both battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models—will increase by 67% this year, according to IHS Automotive, driven by Polk.

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Plug-in Global Plug Production 314

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

In an effort to further understand and expand the possibilities of smart charging for electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), BMW of North America announced a second phase of its BMW ChargeForward program. BMW was the first to showcase this technology in a real-world application.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2016

With the facelift of the Mercedes-Benz S550e plug-in hybrid in 2017, Daimler AG plans to launch a wireless electric vehicle charging (WEVC) system, manufactured by a Tier 1 power electronics supplier, which has licensed Qualcomm Halo inventions. The commercial application of WEVC will be a first among hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2021

BMW has begun series production of the fully-electric BMW iX in Dingolfing. Start of Production of the new BMW iX at BMW Group Plant Dingolfing. BMW AG Member of the Board of Management, Production. The BMW iX will already be one of the highest-volume model at the location by next year.

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EV Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

PHEVs shine in disrupted market The European passenger plug-in market registered 112,000 registrations in January (+50% YoY), with PHEVs (+85%) growing faster than BEVs (+18%), with PHEVs starting the year ahead of BEVs (42% BEVs / 58% PHEVs). 4 BMW 330e – Now this was a surprise. reached the 4th place last month.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Ricardo and A2Mac1 deliver essential intelligence on the current state-of-the-art electric drive systems for every stage of the product lifecycle from the early target definitions to the final technical analyses. part weights, measurements, materials, supplier, country of manufacturer, etc. MY2014 BMW i3 Rex.

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EV Sales

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Last month, BEVs jumped 132% YoY, while PHEVs grew 80%, mostly thanks to the BEV-friendly Chinese market, that represented 54% of all global sales in January. The BMW 330e was 20th, thus making 3 BMW's in the Top 20, the only maker with such a score.

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Push EVs

JUNE 17, 2023

The bestselling full electric in May was the Tesla Model Y, boosted by domestic production. plugin hybrids (PHEVs). Where the split between BEVs and PHEVs was more balanced a year ago, recent emissions-related policy changes have cut all financial support for PHEVs, leading to a dramatically diminished share.

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EV Sales

JANUARY 25, 2021

In December, BEVs ran fast (168.912 units, +223% YoY), but PHEVs are were even faster (+347%, 112,260 units), so in the final 2020 numbers, while plugin hybrids ended below (46% vs 54% share) fully electrics, they recovered a massive 10% share regarding the previous year. Last month Best Seller was the VW ID.3, Something to repeat in 2021?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2015

In its presentation outlining the acquisition, Magna said growth in the powertrain area, and specifically expansion into transmissions, is a strategic priority in its product portfolio for a number of reasons: Powertrain advancement is a key enabler to meet regulations for improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions.

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Push EVs

JANUARY 9, 2023

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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Push EVs

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

plugin hybrids (PHEVs). It’s normal for January’s plugin share to take a significant step back from December’s results, when manufacturers push to meet fleet emissions requirements, and to boost their PR credentials for annual plugin progress. They were closely followed by group sibling brand, Audi, with BMW taking the third position.

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Push EVs

JUNE 12, 2023

Volume of PHEVs was down only about 20% from May last year (despite much less incentive support), whilst BEV volumes increased by over 27% YoY. 4, and the BMW iX1. The BMW iX1 has climbed the ranks fast, from its launch last December, to now hit the #3 spot. combined plugin total was made up of 80.7% BEVs, and 8.2% BEV, and 11.9%

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2010

Bosch has already established a complete product portfolio for hybrid and electric powertrains including core components such as the power electronics, high-torque electric motors and chargers. Work is underway to prepare series production of power electronics components in Reutlingen and of electric motors in Hildesheim.

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EV Sales

MAY 17, 2021

with competitive pricing, more space and practicality than its VW relatives, it's no surprise that there rumours saying that Skoda is looking to increase the 70,000 production mark for 2021, in order to cope with demand. while the BMW iX3 was also on the rise, having climbed to #16, up two spots from its previous standing, in March.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. First, there are more products available for purchase with new entrants ready to boost the market profile.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 1, 2023

market after 2023, with the manufacturer stating its preference to prioritize hybrid models. While the small crossover will live on in other parts of the world with a rotary range extender, mimicking what BMW did with the i3 with some Mazda-specific flair, the company’s first all-electric vehicle seems to have been a flop in North America.&

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EV Sales

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

While BEVs were a hot item last month, jumping 81%, to a record 407.000 units, PHEVs were even hooter, shooting 205% in December, allowing them to end the year with 31% of plugin sales, up 5% from the 26% of 2019, giving credit to those that say that PHEVs will still be around for a while.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2012

BEVx vehicles can provide up to 50% of the pure ZEV requirement for manufacturers, and so they may emerge as a significant vehicle type. During the public hearing on the ACC rule package, comments from ARB staff and the Board indicated that BMW was particularly interested in this classification.). Most of these vehicles.

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EV Sales

MAY 15, 2021

Interestingly, most of the growth is coming from PHEVs, with plugin hybrids representing 54% of registrations in April, a 2% increase over this year average and a significant jump over the 40% they had in 2020. Maybe it's time to cut subsidies on PHEVs? 4 showed up in #17, thanks to 372 deliveries, just 19 units below the VW ID.3,

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EV Sales

MAY 26, 2021

so after the Nissan Leaf (Best Seller in 2018, 7th in 2020, 16th now) and the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (3rd in 2019, 12th in 2020, now below the Top 20) , the last bastion of success in the Renault-Nissan Alliance is also suffering, so the warning sirens must be ringing in the Renault & Nissan European HQ's. Regarding April, the ID.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2018

The BMW Group Leipzig plant has started series production of the BMW i8 Roadster, unveiled at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show ( earlier post ). It will be launched parallel to the enhanced version of the BMW i8 Coupé. The new BMW i8 Roadster features combined fuel consumption of 2.1 kWh (net energy content: 9.4

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

The positive results came as a result of more electrified vehicles from Mercedes (+44%), Volkswagen (+240%), BMW (+15%), Hyundai (+25%), Volvo (+79%), and Suzuki, among others. However, details by powertrain highlights that only pure electric cars (BEV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) drove this growth, as hybrids posted a decline of 11%.

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EV Sales

MARCH 4, 2021

In February, the leader was the Volvo XC40 PHEV, scoring its second win in a row, this time with 231 units, while its BEV twin was 5th, with 114 registrations, both helping the Swedish SUV to become the 3rd best selling model in the overall market (#1 Ford Fiesta; #2 Kia Picanto), as 59% of the smaller Volvo registrations came from these two.

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Plug In Partners

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Company bosses are said to be keen to put this system into production but no firm decisions will be made until the cost of batteries is reduced." One things is clear, except for Honda , most manufacturers are either getting on board now or headed in the Plug-In direction. Tags: manufacturers.

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Push EVs

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

PHEVs on the other hand saw a more dramatic complete incentive cut. This means that a consumer buying a PHEV before the end of December was saving around €4000, compared to buying in January. As a result, the PHEV category in January saw their lowest market share since June 2020, and unit volumes just 12.7%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

The 170-page report also finds that while the combined global EV and plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) market share is expected to grow to about 1.5% The top four Japanese producers—Blue Energy Japan, PEVE, Sanyo, and Hitachi—are all expanding production and/or investing in new lines.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The report also noted that: Since alternative fuel vehicle production [CNG, PHEVs and EVs] has generally been less than 0.1% of total vehicle production until very recently, the impact of excluding alternative fuel vehicles was negligible. Since 1975, half of car production has consistently been within several mpg of each other.

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Push EVs

JULY 15, 2023

share in June, full electrics (BEVs) contributed 18.9%, and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) contributed 5.7%. Recall that Germany entirely cut the ecobonus for PHEVs from January 1st this year, and their fall in share since then was fully expected. Most of the Model Y units are now coming from local production in Berlin-Brandenburg.

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EV Sales

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Winning its first podium position last month, the current poster-boy for BYD continues to thrive, and if we were to add the PHEV version to its tally, we would have over 12,000 units, which getting mighty close to the #2 Tesla Model 3. Now i ain't sayin' it's a Tesla killa, but no one's messing with this fella. #4

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 6, 2021

The figure does not include plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). Volkswagen Group and Mercedes-Benz will bring more EVs to market in 2021 with production plans based on new EV-specific platforms (although the dealer network will need to be much better at selling EVs to achieve targets).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2016

The coalition comprises BMW, Daimler, Honda, NEOT/St1, Neste, OMV, Shell, Toyota and Volkswagen. Even until 2030 many alternative powertrain technologies such as PHEV, BEV and FCV lack relative cost competitiveness—but are important cornerstones in vehicle manufacturers’ CO 2 emission compliance strategies.

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