CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Classic hybrids (HEVs) were the only powertrain that saw YoY growth, with plugins losing ground, though faring better than combustion-only vehicles. The new Citroen. October’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 23.5% share in France, down from 26.5% year on year. Overall auto volume was 135,532 units, down 13.3%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

In August, Toyota announced a partnership with Ford to develop rear-wheel drive hybrid system for light trucks, among other technologies. Toyota had hoped to expand its market share in Europe mainly with its hybrids, but it has struggled in a region where roughly 60% of passenger cars are powered by diesel engines. Earlier post.).

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 25, 2022

Citroen’s all-new flagship model – New C5 X – officially launches in the UK today (Monday 25 July). New C5 X is available as an efficient Plug-in Hybrid with up to 37 miles of electric range (EAER WLTP Combined) or with advanced petrol engines.

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Citroen has revealed updates to the Plug-in Hybrid variants of New C5 X and New C5 Aircross. Playing a key role in Citroen’s energy transition strategy, the changes see New C5 X and C5 Aircross provide customers with increased electric-only range.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

French automaker Citroen has long been a pioneer of automotive technology, from headlights that turn as you steer on the Citroen DS, to hydropneumatic suspension so smooth it was licensed by Rolls-Royce.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

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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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Sales of hybrid vehicles in France rose 46% last month to account for 0.8% Added to this are 62 iOn Peugeot, 39 Citroen C-Zero, 17 Nissan Leaf, 13 Mia and 10 Smart Fortwo. of the market. The Honda Jazz was the best selling model in this category (455 units), followed by the Toyota Auris (380 units) and Prius (139 units).

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

A hybrid system, broadly defined, is any two power sources that combine to provide torque to drive a car''s wheels. While most are hybrid-electric--a combustion engine plus one or two electric motors powered by a battery pack--other types exist as well.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 3, 2025

The Citroen e-C3 was Frances best selling BEV in February. Februarys auto market saw plugin EVs at 22.5% share in France, down from 26.3% year on year. BEVs were effectively flat YoY, whilst PHEVs lost share. Overall auto volume was 141,568 units, roughly flat YoY. February saw combined EVs at. continued] The post EVs At 22.5%

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2009

The Citroën C4 Hybrid Rally Car ( earlier post ) currently being tested by Citroën Racing uses a UQM Technologies PowerPhase 125 electric propulsion system for electric traction in the through-the-road hybrid system. Subsequent testing in Faro, Portugal was the first at rally speeds and under rally conditions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

(Yutong), China’s largest bus manufacturer, has selected Maxwell ultracapacitors for energy storage and power delivery in diesel-electric hybrid buses that Yutong is producing for public transit agencies worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2009

MMC) and PSA Peugeot Citroën Group will expand their EV partnership to develop plug-in hybrid vehicles. Mitsubishi Motors has been developing a plug-in hybrid sport utility vehicle for commercial release by 2013, while Peugeot Citroen is working to commercialize a diesel-engine hybrid. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Last year French automaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen launched a whole new take on the hybrid system: Hybrid Air. While previous air-powered cars have had little more substance than the air that drives them along, the French carmaker''s system is set to appear in actual Peugeot production cars over the next few years.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2012

ABB launched the Terra Smart Connect Duo , the first 22 kW AC & DC fast charging station tested and proven to successfully support the Daimler smart electric drive and Renault Zoe using AC charging, as well as with CHAdeMO cars such as the publicly announced Nissan EV200, Mitsubishi Outlander, Citroen Berlingo and Peugeot Partner.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2011

European Li-ion automotive battery supplier Axeon has been awarded research funding from the EU to reduce the weight, volume and cost of batteries in electric and hybrid vehicles as part of a €3.32-million million (US$4.72-million) million) consortium program called SmartBatt. Reduction in battery pack cost by 5%-10%.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2009

Car-sharing operator Zipcar and the Westminster City Council in London have launched a new car sharing club fleet that will initially include 20 hybrid vehicles and will offer members access to the country’s first all-electric car club vehicle, a Citroen c1.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Valeo is highlighting its two micro-hybrid systems—the i-StARS belt-driven starter-alternator ( earlier post ) and ReStart, a reinforced starter—for the US market. Valeo launched its first belt-driven starter generator on the Citroen C3 in 2004 and programs with Mercedes, Nissan and PSA followed. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 12, 2012

French carmaker Citroen has taken a different approach with the DS5 Hybrid. Over the past decade, the Japanese company has produced millions of Prius, making a contribution to saving gas as great as any other vehicle, but the one thing that the Prius can't seem to shake off is people calling it ugly. It might not feature the.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

30,805 hybrids achieved growth of +103.1%, including 8,639 plug-in hybrids (+307.7%). The total hybrid share was 12.5%, the share of plug-in hybrids was 3.5%. Single-digit registration increases were achieved by Nissan (+3.6%) and Citroen (+2.4%). of new registrations. on the Skoda brand (5.8%).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2015

liter, three-cylinder hybrid drive unit in the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid being declared the overall winner—as well as picking up two class wins—edging out Ford’s 1.0L seconds, yet combined fuel consumption—as calculated in the EU test cycle for plug-in hybrid vehicles—stands at 2.1 PSA Peugeot Citroen 1.2-liter

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2019

Electric and plug-in hybrids counted for almost half of that total, but the real driver of growth was the BEV, the registrations of which increased by 85%. March marked the first time that registrations of electrified cars (BEV, PHEV, HEV) exceeded the 100,000 units mark, with a total of 125,400.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

The report suggests that Sanyo Electric Company has reached an agreement with PSA Peugeot Citroen to supply NiMH batteries for its diesel-electric hybrid cars, beginning in 2011. As for its agreement with PSA Peugeot Citroen, Sanyo will ship batteries for tens of thousands of cars per year.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 11, 2013

With the next major motoring showcase just around the corner, Citroen has unveiled an exciting new concept car: in the form of a plug-in hybrid. The Citroen DS Wild Rubis (pictured) will officially debut as part of the Shanghai Motor Show in a few days and is said to be the forerunner for the Citroen [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2010

German car maker BMW and French car group PSA Peugeot Citroen are to collaborate over the production of hybrid car components. Tags: BMW Citroen Hybrid cars MINI Peugeot collaborate hybrid PSA Peugeot Citroen. The firms have previously worked together on the development of [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 28, 2013

The Peugeot-Citroen group appears to have big plans for more efficient motoring having recently revealed its Hybrid Air technology and new e-HDI micro hybrid technology (see story).

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

PSA Peugeot-Citroen’s new breakthrough hybrid air technology revealed just last month (see story) is to make its debut in Geneva next month, attached to a Citroen C3.

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Citroen Hybrid Concept Energy Storage 56

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2020

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. This is a market share of 13.3% compared to just 7.1% in the year prior.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2018

AFVs—including hybrid, electric and plug-in vehicles—accounted for 4.8% Major volume decreases in 2017 were posted by the following models: VW Passat, Audi A3, Peugeot 308, Renault Kadjar, Fiat 500X, BMW 2-Series Tourer, Audi A1, A6 & Q3, Ford C-Max, Fiat 500L, Citroen C4 Cactus, Ford Mondeo, Citroen C1 and Fiat Punto.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Citroen has released the first details of a brand new hybrid concept set to debut at the Geneva motor show next month. The latest addition to the DS line up, the DS High Rider features a full hybrid diesel drivetrain, which combines a traditional HDi DPFS engines with an electric motor located on the rear [.].

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

It's not just Toyota that sells multiple models of hybrid cars now. BMW announced today that it was forming a joint venture with France's Peugeot-Citroen to design and build hybrid-electric powertrains. German luxury brands are getting in on the act too.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 5, 2013

Peugeot-Citroen’s unique hybrid-air technology, currently being showcased at the Geneva Motor Show, will be in production by 2016, using the group’s new EMP2 platform. That new platform makes its debut on the new Citroen Picasso, while the hybrid-air tech itself is being demonstrated attached to a Peugeot 2008 and a Citroen C3.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Citroen has revealed the pricing and specification details of its highly-anticipated DS5, the first model in its line-up to make use of hybrid technology. The latest model in its upmarket DS sub-brand, the DS5 is a D-segment model which will take Citroen into the premium executive sector for the first time.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 31, 2010

Keep your eyes peeled for the new Citroen DS4 which will be unveiled at this year’s Paris Motor Show and will include an e-HDi micro-hybrid system as an option. Tags: Citroen Green cars Latest news Citroen DS4 Hybrid cars micro-hybrid system new Citroen DS4 Paris Motor Show. Among them will [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 13, 2012

Citroen is to use the Beijing Motor Show to reveal a new plug-in hybrid mode, called the Numéro 9 that may signal the next step for its upmarket DS model line-up. As the car maker launches its first three DS models in China this year, the Beijing show is the perfect chance to reveal what’s [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Citroen’s first hybrid model, the DS5 HYbrid4 has been named ‘Best Eco Car’ at the Scottish Car of the Year awards 2012. With emissions as low as 99g/km CO2 and fuel economy as strong as 74.3mpg, the DS5 HYbrid4 is the first car in the Citroen range to make use of the diesel hybrid technology [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 1, 2010

French car maker Citroen has today revealed a few details of its next generation small family car, the C4. The new car is expected early in 2011 and one of the most eye-catching aspects of the C4 promises to be Citroen’s new e-HDi powertrain. The manufacturer has coined the term “micro-hybrid” for their latest generation [.].

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Valeo and Michelin signed a letter of intent to coordinate the development of electric and rechargeable hybrid vehicle systems such as the drive train, engine and battery cooling management, climate control, lighting, energy management and tires. Earlier post.).

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