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Rheinmetall logs €250M order for electric vacuum pumps for PHEVs

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2020

Rheinmetall Automotive AG, part of technology group Rheinmetall AG, has received a major order from an international OEM for electrical vacuum pumps. The pumps will be installed in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) in the Chinese plants of the customer. The order extends to a lifetime volume of €250 million.

PHEV

PHEV Downsizing Electric Electrical

Ernst Young Survey Finds Roughly 60% of Chinese Consumers Would Consider Purchasing a Plug-in Vehicle

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

Chinese consumers led in their consideration of a plug-in vehicle purchase. According to a new survey by Ernst & Young’s Global Automotive Center, roughly 60% of respondents in China said they would consider purchasing a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle. Tags: China Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Surveys.

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Purchase Plug-in Plug Chinese

China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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. Even if Washington hadn’t buckled to outside pressure, the U.S. to a level still well below 20 percent.

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Norway China Iceland Canada

Volkswagen launches new luxury flagship Phideon at Geneva; plug-in hybrid drive planned; first VW brand car based on MLB

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Volkswagen unveiled the new Volkswagen Phideon luxury sedan ahead of the Geneva International Motor Show 2016. The new Phideon was developed in Germany with the assistance of VW’s Chinese partner SAIC Volkswagen. liter V6 turbocharged direct injection gasoline engine that produces 220 kW/295 hp. MLB assistance systems.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Bentley

Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Group) will invest a total of US$45.5 Click to enlarge.

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Renewable Carbon Water Fuel

China’s EV Subsidy

Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 1, 2010

Journal article: China to Subsidize Electric Cars. China to Subsidize Electric Cars. BEIJING—China will subsidize buyers of battery-powered cars and plug-in hybrids under a pilot program aimed at keeping the country competitive in the global race to develop an electric-vehicle industry, but which also risks a public backlash.

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E6 BYD China Chinese

Exploring the adoption of EVs in the US, Europe and China; charging scenarios and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

Aspirational targets among seven countries participating in the Electric Vehicle Initiative would see growth from just under 2 million EV and PHEVs to just under 20 million by 2020. Source: “Electric Vehicle Grid Integration”. Within the EU, it cites examples from France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Denmark.

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Europe China Charging Grid

Bosch overview of global diesel markets; optimistic about US, China

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2013

The European countries with the highest sales of diesel vehicles are Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK. The resulting increase in internal trade and transportation of merchandise will also lead to a significantly more prominent role for diesel, Bosch says. Brazil: no diesel in passenger cars.

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Diesel Global Market China

Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

They developed the LDV CO 2 glide paths using a modified version of the Sustainable Mobility Project (SMP) model developed by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The SMP model calculates 2000?2050 2025) vehicle CO 2 reduction task from 4.5 to 5% YOY to 3.5%

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Light Global CO2 Ford

JATO: Tesla most popular global electric vehicle brand between January and September 2017; EV sales accelerating

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) has accelerated as policymakers across the globe pass regulations to reduce emissions of air pollutants, according to the latest analysis by JATO Dynamics. 2017 represents a turning point in the adoption of electric cars, with sales in key regions increasing significantly.

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2017 Electric Vehicles Global Sale

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! More on Electric Cars: It’s On! by RSS or sign up by email.

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Gas-Electric Standards Plug Gas

Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Lotus Engineering and Harmon International, two heavyweights in their respective industries, have teamed up to create a new technology known as Electronic Sound Synthesis (ESS). This is especially important for electric and hybrid vehicles which can be difficult to hear at lower speeds due to their drive mechanism.

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Hybrid i-MiEV 2009 New York

Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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Buy GM Range Purchase

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Company says its focusing on gasoline and hydrogen. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

EV Driven

Rheinmetall logs €250M order for electric vacuum pumps for PHEVs

Ernst Young Survey Finds Roughly 60% of Chinese Consumers Would Consider Purchasing a Plug-in Vehicle

China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

Volkswagen launches new luxury flagship Phideon at Geneva; plug-in hybrid drive planned; first VW brand car based on MLB

Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

China’s EV Subsidy

Exploring the adoption of EVs in the US, Europe and China; charging scenarios and infrastructure

Bosch overview of global diesel markets; optimistic about US, China

Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

JATO: Tesla most popular global electric vehicle brand between January and September 2017; EV sales accelerating

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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