Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2012

At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. In February 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show, Volvo introduced the diesel-electric V60 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) to go on sale in Europe later this year. Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

MAY 2, 2023

TOKYO, Would possibly 2 (Reuters) – Japan’s automakers are dealing with a gross sales disaster in China, knowledge displays, as a speedy shift to electrical automobiles (EVs) has upended the sector’s greatest auto marketplace and resulted in a plunge in purchases of gasoline-powered vehicles.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 3, 2023

(Image credit: CnEVPost) Low consumer sentiment in the wake of the Covid wave has led to weak auto sales in China, though the situation is expected to see relief in the second quarter, and the launch of new models and lower lithium carbonate prices are also encouraging, according to Deutsche Bank. million to 1.75

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Plug-in electric vehicles sales surged to a record in the third quarter, largely driven by strong demand in China, according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). China accounted for more than half of global sales as its market for electric cars doubled amid government efforts to curb pollution.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Half of the world's economy has already reached peak gasoline and diesel demand while electric vehicle deliveries in every segment are shooting through the roof.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 16, 2024

government recently backed down from enacting tough new measures that would have forced automakers to quadruple their sales of electric vehicles by 2030. The move would have raised market share of all-electric vehicles in the U.S. China, for one, is expected to meet its own 2030 EV adoption target: 40 percent of vehicles sold.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2021

Nissan announced that cumulative sales of vehicles with its e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ) surpassed 500,000 units at the end of March. The e-POWER system uses a highly efficient gasoline engine to generate electricity for the electric motor that propels the vehicle. e-POWER power train (for New Note).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The participants reported virtually no difference in driving experience compared to regular gasoline- or diesel-fueled cars. liter, 127 hp engine which can run on both 100% methanol (M100) and gasoline. The version used in the fleet test has a 50-liter methanol tank as well as a 10-liter gasoline tank. It features a 1.8-liter,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2023

India’s sales of new vehicles totaled at least 4.25 Adding December’s sales volume reported Sunday by Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest carmaker, brings the total to roughly 4.25 In 2021, China continued to lead the global auto market, with 26.27 Electric vehicles hardly have a presence. million units. million units.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2018

Ahead of Beijing International Motor Show, INFINITI announced it will build five new vehicles in China in the next five years, beginning with the all new QX50 SUV, and electrify its portfolio ( earlier post ). Local production of the QX50 will begin ramping up shortly at the company’s manufacturing facility in Dalian, China.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2017

According to a new report from Navigant Research, sales for plug-in electric buses increased 40% from 2016 to 2017, as the technology on offer from bus companies has improved in performance and in price. Global bus sales are expected to grow from just more than 800,000 in 2017 to more than 1 million in 2027.

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Green Car Congress

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. New Volvo XC40 T5 plug-in hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2017

Borgward Group AG has launched the Borgward BX5 SUV in China. On the Chinese market, the vehicle is powered by a supercharged, direct-injection gasoline engine with an output of 140 kW (190 hp). The BX5 is scheduled to be launched in Europe in 2019, when the vehicle will also be available with an electric drive system.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Core elements of the realignment include the expansion of electromobility; enhanced commitment in the crossover and premium compact segments; and strengthening of the market position in China. Electrified vehicles now account for 10% of MINI sales. l/100 km; combined electricity consumption: 14.0 – 13.1

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Baua Electric

JULY 17, 2023

Within the race to shed carbon emissions, international locations from the United States to Untouched Zealand are meting out incentives to spur electric-vehicle gross sales — ways China impaired for years because it became the largest EV marketplace on Earth. Together with plug-in hybrids, China’s clean-car gross sales clash 5.67

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

tonnes more CO 2 than an equivalent gasoline car over its lifetime due to a more energy-intensive refining of the diesel fuel; more materials required in the production of heavier and more complex engines; higher emissions from biodiesel blended in the diesel fuel; and longer mileage because fuel is cheaper. l/100 km (37.3 mpg US) and 7.1

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 This represents the largest year-on-year monthly decrease since 1980, when JATO Dynamics started to collect data—even surpassing the global financial crisis in November 2008, which saw a 25% decline in sales. China, Europe, and the US all posted double-digit declines in March.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2016

Toyota Motor Corporation announced that the cumulative figures for global sales of its hybrid vehicles reached 9.014 million units as of 30 April. The Prius family still accounts for the majority of sales: 5.691 million units, or 63% of the total global cumulative number. million units, and cumulative sales of 15 million units by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2013

Diesel will surpass gasoline as the number one transportation fuel worldwide by 2020 and continue to increase its share through 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s recently published Outlook For Energy: A View To 2040. Full hybrid vehicles will make up about 40% of the fleet in 2040—more than 50% of new car sales in 2040.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2014

Consumption of gasoline in China grew from 0.9 This continues a trend of significant growth in China’s transportation sector since the 1990s. Increasing oil demand is requiring increasing imports; since 2009, China has been importing more than half of its petroleum needs. China vehicle sales and gasoline consumption.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2015

Nissan announced that the all-new Murano, including the hybrid version ( earlier post ), is officially available for sale from its joint venture in China, Dongfeng Nissan Passenger vehicle company (DFL-PV). As a key market in Nissan’s global business, China is the first market to introduce the hybrid version of Murano.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In a new study, IHS Markit forecasts that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) will by 2040 grow to an all-time high of around 11 billion miles per year (a 65% increase since 2017) in China, Europe, India and the United States—the key markets examined for the study—and will keep growing. IHS Markit, “Reinventing the Wheel.”

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

To this end, the export of the engine from China is considered to be an option. To this end, we are systematically converting our portfolio, so that by 2030 more than half of our passenger car sales will be comprised of plug-in hybrids or purely electric vehicles. Our goal continues to be CO 2 -neutrality.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2022

The world will need more than twenty times the amount of lithium than was mined last year to meet demand by mid-century, driven by growth in energy storage and electric vehicles, according to new analysis from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Annual production of 11.2

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

EVs are already having a big effect on gasoline demand. Kia has confirmed that its compact EV3 electric SUV is production-bound and will arrive next year. According to the consultancy Wood Mackenzie, as quoted in a Reuters report this week, growing EV sales in both the U.S. Kia confirms the EV3 for production.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 4, 2023

On Would possibly 31, Shenlan S7 formally rolled off the manufacturing form in Changan’s manufacturing unit in Nanjing, China. Up to now, the auto’s pre-sale value area was once 169,900 – 239,900 yuan (23,900 – 33,800 USD). kWh/100km, providing two CLTC natural electrical cruising levels of 520 km and 620 km.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Nissan launched the all-new Note compact car in Japan, with sales planned to begin 23 December. The new Note features the second generation of Nissan’s e-POWER electric powertrain—a series-hybrid drive system in which the only function of the combustion engine is to act as a generator to produce power for the battery.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 3, 2017

sales of plug-in electric cars. China has officially said it is considering dates for ending sales of new vehicles with gasoline or diesel engines. The world has changed since last month's report on U.S.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2024

However, Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) are not driving growth as they historically have done. JATO’s data revealed that these vehicles were responsible for 61% of total sales in February 2024, in comparison to the 62% registered in February 2019. of the total coming from China, compared to 66% for BEVs. in February last year.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2011

established with China FAW Group Corporation in China’s Sichuan Province, has begun production of the third-generation Prius”gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle at its Changchun Plant. Sales of the vehicle will begin in early 2012. Manufacturing (China) Co., Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Co.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2018

Volkswagen held the world premiere of its new, third-generation Touareg SUV in China—its largest market. Worldwide sales of the previous two generations amount to nearly one million units; the largest markets for the new Touareg—which serves as a technology flagship for the automaker—are China, Europe and Russia.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

With a Brake Thermal Efficiency (BTE) of 43%, it stands as the highest thermally efficient gasoline engine in production. The engine’s fuel efficiency easily meets China’s newest national emissions standards, while also providing a distinctly smooth and quiet driving experience. Among these, the path for PHEVs shows immense potential.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

According to a recent report from Navigant Research, total sales of LDVs are expected to total more than 2.1 Navigant forecasts global annual LDV sales to grow from 88.8 Global market forecasts for sales and the number of vehicles in use, segmented by country, drivetrain, and primary fuel, extend through 2035. million in 2035.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Honeywell’s Transportation Systems Forecast projects that turbocharged vehicles will acount for 48% of annual global sales by 2021, up 9 percentage points from 2016. In addition, Honeywell’s forecast calls for electric boosting products to help support compliance with more stringent national environmental standards. liters and 1.7

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Among the differences highlighted are that nearly every fifth new vehicle in Japan is a hybrid; spark-ignition engines dominate the market most in China with an almost 100% share of new vehicle purchases; and diesel holds sway in Europe and India. Gasoline engines: Worldwide, gasoline engines are the most popular powertrain.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

China's announcement 10 days ago that it was assessing a timetable for ending sales of new cars with gasoline or diesel engines continues to reverberate.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

In a pair of studies using real-world driving conditions, scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found that hybrid cars are significantly more fuel-efficient in India and China than they are in the United States due to traffic and driving conditions in those countries. China study.

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