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What’s Cleaner, An Electric Truck Or Plugin Hybrid Truck? It Depends…

CleanTechnica EVs

A while back, I read a very interesting article on The Drive estimating the lifetime emissions of electric pickup trucks. They concluded that electric trucks were still better than a comparable gas-powered truck, but that the point where the EV truck had saved enough energy to make up for the extra emissions of manufacturing a […]

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Stellantis production affected by cyberattack on Chinese supplier

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Stellantis has been working hard to transition from producing internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles. The invested in Chinese automaker Leapmotor recently to expand its global electric vehicles (EV) sales. The legacy automaker is a shareholder of Leapmotor after investing €1.5 billion in the Chinese company.

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Volkswagen sold around 394,000 battery-electric vehicles in 2023

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German automaker Volkswagen has reported its full-year 2023 delivery numbers, featuring more deliveries of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) than ever before. Worldwide, Volkswagen fell behind many BEV makers, while it still outpaced some traditional gas car manufacturers. percent increase year over year.

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California made up a third of all U.S. BEV sales in 2023

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California battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales made up more than a third of all BEV sales in the U.S. last year, ahead of the state’s sales ban on new gas cars set for 2035. BEV registrations in California made up 33.8 percent of BEV sales across the U.S. As a whole, the BEV sector in California saw an impressive 46.1

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BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced an expanded partnership that further leverages renewable energy to sustainably power electric vehicles (EVs). The goal of the phase-three pilot is to continue to make smart charging more beneficial to the grid and more rewarding for BMW EV drivers.

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Auto sales drop to new low in Norway

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Norway saw plugin electric vehicles take 76.3% January’s combined plugin result of 76.3% full electrics (BEVs), and 9.8% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). The new policies affect both plugins and non-plugins, although the latter are hit much harder. share of the auto market in January, down from 90.5%

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EVs market share continues to grow in Norway

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February saw Norway’s plugin electric vehicle share continue to grow to 90.1%, from 86.1% All the growth came from full electrics, whilst plugin hybrids lost share. overall plugin share comprised 83.1% full electrics (BEVs), and 7.0% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). overall plugin share comprised 83.1%

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