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48% of Volvo Cars’ Sales Now Plugin Vehicles — Globally

CleanTechnica EVs

Volvo Cars is yet another automaker highlighting its EV sales growth last quarter. continued] The post 48% of Volvo Cars’ Sales Now Plugin Vehicles — Globally appeared first on CleanTechnica. [continued] The post 48% of Volvo Cars’ Sales Now Plugin Vehicles — Globally appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars reported sales of 162,938 cars for Q1 2023, up 10% compared to the same period last year. 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.

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Car Fires by Vehicle Type (meme)

CleanTechnica EVs

continued] The post Car Fires by Vehicle Type (meme) appeared first on CleanTechnica. If you believe the memes you get from “friends” who try to deter you from driving an EV, it might seem like a big deal. Well, interestingly enough, some data from federal recalls, the Federal.

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Autonomous Vehicles Can Make All Cars More Efficient

Cars That Think

Autonomous vehicles have been highly anticipated because of the possibility that they will greatly reduce or perhaps eliminate the collisions that cause more than one million deaths each year. On the day of the summit, they drove the vehicle along a route encircling the parking lot of the convention center where the summit was held.

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Do Electric Vehicles Really Pollute More Than Gas Cars?

InsideEVs

Some critics argue that various factors mean EVs are dirtier than gas cars. We brought receipts to show you the real answer.

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Electric vehicle numbers could overtake petrol cars in Norway this year

The Driven EV News

With EV sales at 90 per cent of the new car market, the number of electric cars on Norway roads s likely to overtake petrol cars within the next 12 months. The post Electric vehicle numbers could overtake petrol cars in Norway this year appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Steel Can Cut Climate Impact of Car Production for Just €57 a Vehicle

CleanTechnica EVs

Steel made with green hydrogen and electric arc furnaces, or produced from scrap, can reduce the CO2 emissions of producing cars in Europe by 6.9 continued] The post Green Steel Can Cut Climate Impact of Car Production for Just €57 a Vehicle appeared first on CleanTechnica. Mt in 2030, new analysis shows.

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