Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2017

of total car sales (a market share which remains stable), hybrids for 2.6%, and cars powered by propane or natural gas for 1.3%. Policy makers need to be aware that a sudden shift from diesel technology to petrol will lead to an increase in CO 2 emissions, given that the market penetration of alternative powertrains remains low.”

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Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2024

February 2024 was a positive month for the new car market in Europe. In contrast, petrol cars performed almost as well as they did before the Covid-19 pandemic. Chinese-made cars drive growth In Europe, sale of cars made in China saw the highest levels of year-on-year growth in February 2024 (+45%) and in January-February 2024 (+43%).

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 1, 2021

November saw France, Europe’s second largest auto market, hit a record 23.5% Legacy diesels and plugless hybrids continued to stagnate below 20% share, with petrol taking a breath at just under 37% share, before its next dive. plugin electric vehicle share, up from 14.8% share a year ago.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

The hybrid vehicles — dual powered by a petrol engine and an electric motor — are gathering strong traction amongst SUV buyers versus all electric battery-operated passenger vehicles. Not surprising then that the sale of mainstream hybrid vehicles is set to cross the one lakh mark in a short span of 24 months.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Alfa Romeo has announced its Tonale petrol-electric hybrid compact SUV will arrive in Australia in February 2023 priced from $49,900 plus on-road costs. While nominally a 48v mild hybrid, the Tonale’s powertrain is actually more capable than that name suggests, as John Carey explained in our European drive review.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2023

Green NCAP tested 34 cars with different powertrain types: battery electric, hybrid electric, conventional petrol and diesel, and one vehicle, the Ford Puma, that runs on alternative fuel. Sales of small SUVs have increased five times, becoming the most sold vehicles in 2022 with about four million cars sold across Europe.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Mitsubishi does plug-in hybrids (like in the Outlander ), Toyota does conventional hybrids (like the RAV4 ), and Nissan does e-Power. It’s not actually as fuel efficient as a conventional hybrid (and, for now at least, it’s more expensive, too), but Nissan says it’s far more fun to drive. 100km offered by the RAV4 Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2020

g/km, almost half that produced by diesel and petrol vehicles. Four of the five major markets in Europe posted higher averages in 2019 than in 2018. Toyota holds its position as the top 20 best-selling brand with the lowest average CO 2 emissions in Europe. The average emissions of electrified vehicles, was 63.2 g/km for Italy.

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EV Central

AUGUST 6, 2023

As with other plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), the Q5 promises the best of both worlds, delivering all-electric motoring for short distances and the freedom of having a fuel tank for those longer adventures. And if you want to overtake or win that traffic light grand prix you’ll need to wake the petrol engine.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2019

A new study carried out by University College Dublin (UCD) academics has found that under typical Irish commuting conditions, the Toyota Prius IV (fourth-generation) hybrid ( earlier post ) drives in zero emissions mode (ZEV) for significantly more than half (62%) of the time and more than 40% (40.4%) of the distance covered.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2018

million units registered in Europe in 2018 so far, according to figures from JATO Dynamics. Demand for petrol is continuing to grow as diesel declines—petrol registrations increased by 16% in February. The Renault Clio remained the second most popular car in Europe, but saw its volume decrease by 2%. respectively.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Corporation have signed a collaborative agreement to begin delivering a pure battery electric version of the Ford Transit Connect van to customers in Europe beginning in late summer 2011. Ford’s relationship with Azure Dynamics is already well established in North America and is now extending to Europe.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

A new report by the European Commission adds yet another real-world data point showing that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles create much more emissions than we previously thought – by an average of 3.5 While EV and conventional fossil-fueled hybrid sales are both rising rapidly, PHEV sales have had significantly more modest sales growth.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

Illustration of drivetrain in the S60L plug-in hybrid concept. Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. The driver selects the required driving mode via three buttons: Pure, Hybrid or Power.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Non-hybridized combustion vehicles saw a record low of under 5.1% share in November, with Petrol at just 2.3% Norway, the world’s leading market in the electric vehicle transition, saw plugins take 91.2% share in November, up from 79.9% a year ago.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Diesel, petrol and plugless hybrids all recorded […]. Norway, the world’s leading country in electric vehicle adoption, saw plugin EV market share in October at an impressive 89.3%, up from 79.1% a year ago.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Diesels lost more than half their share year-on-year, falling to just 2.3%, with petrol and plugless hybrids not faring much better. Norway’s plugin electric vehicle market share in September broke new ground, hitting 91.5% with full electrics alone taking 77.5% The Tesla Model […].

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EV Central

DECEMBER 11, 2022

If you can’t wait for the 2027 Volkswagen Amarok battery electric ute then maybe the petrol-electric version potentially due as soon as 2025 will do. The second-generation Amarok arrives in Australia from April with orthodox Ford turbo-diesel and turbo-petrol powertrains. For the petrol guys – for me – it’s enough.”.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Petrol-only vehicles saw record low. November saw plugin EVs take 90.6% share in Norway, up from 89.3% year on year. continued] The post EVs Take 90.6% Share In Norway — VW, Kia, Ford Debuts appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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EV Central

JULY 17, 2022

Peugeot has continued its steady electrified build-up in Australia confirming the arrival of a plug-in hybrid version of the new 308 small car in 2023. Likely to land in the first half of the year, the PHEV five-door hatchback will follow orthodox 308 petrol-turbo ICE hatch and wagon models that start arriving here in late 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

The FCHV-adv hydrogen fuel cell hybrid. Founded in 2002, Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) is an international cooperation that includes BMW Group; Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe BVG; Daimler; Ford; GM/Opel; Hamburger Hochbahn; Linde; Shell; StatoilHydro; TOTAL; Vattenfall Europe; and Volkswagen. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2012

The export of one of our global models produced in Europe reinforces our commitment to European manufacturing in-line with our global vision which empowered us to take the lead in the development of small and medium sized cars. —Toyota Motor Europe President and CEO Didier Leroy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

We are in the decade of the hybrid electric vehicle despite the fact that most off-road and underwater vehicles are pure electric. Electric Vehicles—Land, Sea & Air Europe 2011. The “ Electric Vehicles—Land, Sea & Air Europe 2011 ” conference and exhibition will take place in Stuttgart, Germany 27–28 June.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2019

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

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EV Central

JULY 22, 2023

READ MORE: Tesla Model Y now cheaper than ever READ MORE: Tesla Model Y outsells Ford Ranger to become Australia’s second best-selling vehicle READ MORE: Tesla Model Y review Mazda has chosen a hybrid strategy for its all-new and critically important premium SUV model, the CX-60. Europe has been on to this for about a decade.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2014

At the Beijing Motor Show, Volvo Cars also officially introduced the Volvo S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid (PPHEV) ( earlier post ), underlining its commitment to bringing electrification technology to China. The S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid will be launched in China early 2015.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 4, 2024

Fiat’s new 2024 500e (source: Stellantis) Italy has some of the oldest, most polluting cars in Europe clogging up its roads, and the country is lagging behind other European countries in EV adoption. But petrol cars take the lead, gaining more than 29% market share, according to Electromaps. An EV made is Italy is even better.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Land Rover’s new hybrid models have been predominately built with the European market in mind, it has been revealed, as the carmaker explains why it chose to team an electric drivetrain with a diesel-rather than a petrol engine. Even though the leading markets for hybrids are in the US and Far E[.]. Hybrid cars Land Rover'

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Recently, at the IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hanover, Germany, Ford presented its Transit Custom plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model for the first time. Featuring an advanced hybrid powertrain system, the Transit Custom PHEV targets a zero-emission driving range of 50 kilometers (31 miles) and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0-liter

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

H2X has also announced it will build the H2X in Europe and in Australia at a facility in Sale in Victoria’s LaTrobe Valley. The Warrego features a full version of the H2X powertrain developed for light vehicles featuring a supercapacitor-based hybrid system operating in AWD mode. 2023 H2X Warrego prototype.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

The average CO 2 emissions figure on new Fiat cars sold in Europe during the first half of 2009 dropped 5.2 g/km reduction in the CO 2 output of new cars sold by the top 25 brands in Europe in 1H 2009, with a similar reduction measured in JATO’s 21 monitored EU markets. Average CO 2 emissions from the top 25 volume brands in Europe.

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Teslarati

JUNE 2, 2021

Tesla originally decided against sending China-made Model 3s to Europe, but demand was so heavy that the automaker eventually reversed its stance. In January, the first Model 3s from Shanghai made their way to Europe. Tesla China holds ceremony to commemorate first 7K Model 3 exports to Europe. being battery electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

The new car replaces Volvo’s highly-successful original XC60, which in the nine years since its launch became the bestselling premium mid-sized SUV in Europe with nearly a million units sold globally. The XC60 today represents around 30% of Volvo’s total global sales. We have a wide range of powertrains.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Traditional combustion-only petrol and diesel powertrains fell under 50% share for the first time. France saw plugin electric vehicles take 24.4% of the auto market in November, with full electrics (BEVs) alone taking 15.2%. Overall auto registrations in November stood at 133,960 units, up some 10% year on year.

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EV Info

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This year has been a turbulent time for the global car market, espicially in Europe where car registrations dropped by 29% during the first nine months of the year – to 8.54 In Spetember there are signs that Europe is all set for an electric revolution was the market rebounds. The market landscape of hybrid vehicles .

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 1, 2014

Mercedes’ first plug-in hybrid model is now available to order in mainland Europe, with prices announced as starting from €108,944.50 (around £86,418.59). The new S 500 plug-in hybrid model features a 3.0 litre V6 turbocharged petrol engine and a 80kW electric motor, for an electric only driving r[.].

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