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JATO: electrified vehicles 13% of new car reg in Europe in January 2020; electrified vehicles only growth-driver

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The European market is still showing signs of strength despite a tough environment. All electrified types contributed to growth as hybrids (HEV) increased their volume by 36%, pure electric (BEV) by 91% and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) by 173%. For the first time, the hybrids counted for less than half of total EV registrations.

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Ashwoods Launches Hybrid Drive Retrofit Kit for Light Vans and Stop-Start Retrofit Kit

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The Ashwoods Hybrid Drive System Layout. UK-based Ashwoods Automotive , a provider of hybrid-electric vans and hybrid drive systems, is offering a hybrid drive retrofit kit for panel vans. Hybrid drive. Tags: Conversions Hybrids. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. million (US$2.8-million) Stop/start.

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Interview: Ashwani Muppasani, COO, Stellantis | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Can you also not leverage your other brand Citroen? You’re hearing from European companies now that they want to move back, maybe to a small PHEV or even a hybrid. Even large manufacturers over here are looking at hybrids more seriously. So, our commitment to the environment is not going to change. We have our KPIs.

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New milestone in 2023: What drove India to record over 41 lakh car sales

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Electric cars and CNG variants fuelled growth Not only internal combustion engine-powered cars but electric vehicles, hybrid and CNG-powered models too witnessed massive growth in 2023. These SUVs cumulatively propelled the growth of passenger vehicle sales across the country in 2023.

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Hybrids lead the safe way

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Well known hybrid models, the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight achieved enviable EuroNCAP results today. The batch of tests for eight new cars, included seven cars that scored the maximum five star award, whilst one car, the Citroen C3, received a four star result.

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[PRESS RELEASE] POLITICAL PARTIES – LET’S BACK EV POLICIES TO SAVE NEW ZEALAND MONEY

Drive Electric

Since the Clean Car Discount was introduced, EV and hybrids have grown to over a third of new registrations, already saving the country over $100m a year in fuel. “Moving to electric vehicles as quickly as possible is the right move for the environment and the economy.

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EEA: almost all Euro car makers met specific 2017 CO2 targets on new sales, but emissions up year-on-year

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of CO 2 per km from 2016, according to final data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The proportion of electric vehicles (plug-in hybrid and battery electric cars) increased from 1.0% Automobiles Peugeot and Automobiles Citroen followed with (105 g CO 2 /km) and (106 g CO 2 /km), respectively. in 2016 to 1.5%

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