article thumbnail

Volkswagen Passenger Cars lifts global deliveries of BEV vehicles by 197% and of electric vehicles overall by 158% in 2020

Green Car Congress

3 was the most frequently delivered BEV in Finland, Slovenia and Norway in December. In the German fleet market, the share of BEV and PHEV vehicles ordered increased to around 22% in total, up from around 2% in 2018 and some 5% in 2019. Volkswagen Passenger Cars launched nine new electric and plug-in hybrid models in 2020.

2020 389
article thumbnail

Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

Green Car Congress

Class, A-Class sedan, B-Class and the compact SUV GLA are also produced at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Rastatt —with classic combustion engines as well as plug-in hybrid drive. neutral vehicle fleet and to the Mercedes-Benz AG electric offensive. kWh/100 km) in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. solutions.

Mercedes 259
article thumbnail

GE unveils LNG In A Box system

Green Car Congress

GE Oil & Gas introduced the LNG In A Box system, a small-scale, plug-and-play, re-deployable liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling solution based on proven technology that can help accelerate the use of natural gas as a cost-effective, cleaner transportation fuel.

Slovenia 278
article thumbnail

EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

Green Car Congress

Registrations increased in all EU Member States except in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Slovenia. Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles together still remain a small fraction of total sales, accounting for 1.1% A total of 14.7 million new passenger cars were registered—an increase of almost 7% compared to 2015.

2016 170
article thumbnail

SAIC showcases battery-electric Maxus EV80 van range at IAA

Green Car Congress

Maxus is continuing to establish partnerships with large businesses looking to reduce their fleet emissions and vehicle operating costs. All model variants are equipped with the same plug-in powertrain and 56 kWh LiFePo 4 Lithium-ion battery pack that give the vehicle a range of up to 200 km (depending on configuration).

Range 230
article thumbnail

Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

Do you support the target to make 30 per cent of the light vehicle fleet zero-emissions vehicles by 2035, and the associated actions? . The New Zealand light vehicle fleet, including light commercial vans and trucks, makes up 80 per cent of our transport emissions. . There are 3.5 million passenger vehicles in New Zealand.