Cars That Think

DECEMBER 4, 2023

according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. Speaking of fires in cars fueled by gasoline or diesel, he says, “It’s an everyday event.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

The XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept was introduced at the Detroit Auto Show. The direction for the US was underscored by the unveiling of the XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept at the show. The engine in the XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept has no conventional starter motor or alternator. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2019

Researchers at the University of Waterloo (Canada), with a colleague in Sweden, have used a power management strategy greatly to extend the durability of onboard fuel cells in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle: an increase of 1.8, With our design approach, the cost could be comparable or even cheaper than gasoline engines.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2018

For the first year since monitoring started, gasoline cars became the most sold vehicles in the EU, constituting almost 53% of sales. The difference between average fuel efficiency of gasoline cars (121.6 Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase—last year by 42%.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2020

They posted a record in volume and market share due to increasing incentives for consumers, greater awareness about the benefits of electrified vehicles, and the growing concern about diesel and gasoline cars, JATO said. For the first time, the hybrids counted for less than half of total EV registrations. This is a market share of 13.3%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2020

Gasoline cars were the most sold passenger vehicles, constituting 59% of all new registrations (and 63% including hybrid electric vehicles (HEV)). g CO 2 /km) are now very close to those of gasoline cars (127.6 Non plug-in) hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) represented around 4% of new registrations. in 2018 to 1.3%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2014

AFV are alternative fuel vehicles: electric, LPG, NG-biomethane, E85, biodiesel, hybrid and plug-in vehicles. The average per-km CO 2 emissions for gasoline-fueled cars was 128.62 grams; and for alternative fuel vehicles (electric, LPG, NG-biomethane, E85, biodiesel, hybrid and plug-in vehicles), 104.14 Source: EEA.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2011

Martin Winterkorn, announced that the Volkswagen Group will be going into production with a range of models with plug-in hybrid technology starting in 2013/14. This represents a 7% reduction in CO 2 emissions compared to an engine operated with Super gasoline fuel. L/100km in the NEDC driving cycle, equivalent to 144g CO 2 /km.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2019

The main factors contributing to the increase of new passenger cars’ emissions in 2018 include the growing share of gasoline cars in new registrations, in particular in the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment. The market share of gasoline vehicles also increased, constituting 3.6% of the new vans fleet (2.4% g CO 2 /km).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

The new XC60 offers Volvo’s award-winning T8 Twin Engine gasoline plug-in hybrid (PHEV) system ( earlier post ) at the top of the powertrain range, delivering 407 hp and acceleration from 0-100 km/h in 5.3 Volvo Cars’ new XC60 is set to go into production in mid-April at the Torslanda Plant in Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

Average new LDV fuel economy (liters gasoline equivalent per 100 km (L ge /100 km) by country or region (2005-17) and new registrations (2017). A total of 27 countries—including Sweden, Canada and the United Kingdom—saw the fuel economy of their fleets stagnate or worsen from 2015 to 2017. Source: GFEI. L ge /100 km.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Strong results in Spain, Poland and the Netherlands were offset by falls in the UK, Italy and Sweden. The majority of vehicles registered in 2018 were powered by gasoline engines, with the fuel type making up 57% of all registrations. Globally, Europe was the world’s third-largest car market behind China and the US. market share.

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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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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2009

Pneumatic hybrid engine on the test bench. Researchers at ETH Zürich are developing a pneumatic hybrid engine—an internal combustion engine connected to a compressed air tank instead of a battery system. With the cost advantage, Guzzella suggests that the air hybrid also would be suitable for use in poorer countries.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2020

This was in part caused by marked changes in attitude and regulations around the use of diesel fuels which has had the unintended consequence of pushing people to drive higher-CO 2 -emitting gasoline vehicles. The other markets recording large improvements in emissions levels were Sweden and the Netherlands. g/km in 2018 to 111.1

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

But it was the positive economic situation across the continent that boosted results, JATO said, as midsize markets such as the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden all posted increases, and smaller markets like Hungary, Greece, Romania, Croatia and Lithuania similarly posted significant increases. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2017

of new sales, followed by gasoline vehicles (47%), and alternatively fueled vehicles (3.3%, including electric vehicles). Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles together still remain a small fraction of total sales, accounting for 1.1% The average diesel vehicle sold was 302 kg heavier than the average gasoline vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Across its life cycle, a typical electric car in Europe produces fewer greenhouse gases and air pollutants compared with its gasoline or diesel equivalent, according to the report. Registrations of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles increased by 35%, comprising 0.8 % of new registrations. of all new registrations in the EU.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2020

The increase of more than 80% came at the expense of diesel and gasoline cars which saw significantly fewer registrations. In terms of market share, electrified vehicles represented 75% of all passenger cars registrations in Norway; 33% in Sweden; 31% in Finland; 22% in Netherlands; and 17% in Hungary.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2010

The V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator highlights Volvo’s current PHEV architecture: front-wheel drive combustion engine, electric motor on the rear axle. Gustavsson said that in the medium- to long-term, Volvo would consider a series hybrid architecture—i.e., The plug-in hybrid is a perfect bridge to an electric society.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2009

A V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator. Swedish energy company Vattenfall and the Volvo Car Corporation are launching an industrial joint venture partnership to introduce plug-in hybrids on the market by 2012. The Volvo V70 Plug-in hybrid demonstration car fuelling up at a public charging station. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2018

Polestar, Volvo Cars’ new electric performance brand, introduced the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. The combustion engine in the Polestar 1 is a high-performance supercharged and turbocharged gasoline in-line four-cylinder engine. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2014

The four-year partnership, using real-world driving data from tests on public roads and test tracks in both Sweden and the UK, has shown that the flywheel-based hybrid technology can deliver an 80 hp (60 kW) performance boost, together with fuel savings of up to 25%. Hybrids Vehicle Systems' Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

liter EcoBoost that will be the first non-hybrid gasoline-powered family car in Europe to offer 99 g/km CO2 emissions. All remaining energy required to run the Cologne plant comes from renewable sources, including three hydro-power plants in Norway and Sweden. Ford in Europe recently announced a new version of the Focus 1.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

The researchers found that focusing on the behavioral aspects of consumers in vehicle purchase decisions is key to encouraging the rapid uptake of plug-in hybrid vehicles, battery-electric vehicles, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. In Norway, for example, 40% of passenger cars sold in 2017 were either battery-electrics or plug-in hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Volvo unveiled its new Volvo V90 wagon in Stockholm, Sweden. The V90, like the XC90 and the S90, offers the T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid powertrain, delivering up to around 410 hp. Hybrid, in which an optimal combination of the engine and electric machine propels the cars in a balanced and sustainable way. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Luxury plug-in hybrid SUVs coming to US market.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Hyundai called the ix35 Fuel Cell its “halo vehicle” in the Blue Drive sub-brand, the badge worn by Hyundai’s cleanest vehicles, including Sonata Hybrid, i20 Blue Drive and BlueOn, Hyundai’s battery-powered i10. Hyundai has already signed contracts with cities in Denmark and Sweden to lease the ix35 Fuel Cell to municipal fleets.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

The countries covered in this research service are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. European automakers are striving to comply with EU CO 2 norms (average fleet emissions less than 130 g/km by 2015) to avoid penalties. (As

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Increased availability of low CO 2 sources of electricity and hydrogen could counter-intuitively delay, rather than accelerate, a large-scale transition to an electric and/or hydrogen vehicle fleet, according to a new study by researchers from Ford Motor Company and Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Based on a Mercedes-AMG GLA 45, the one-off GKN Technology Demonstrator 2018 vehicle (GTD18), features mechanical and electric Twinster torque vectoring, a plug-in hybrid system, and completely re-engineered control systems. This allows it to easily integrate within existing vehicle platforms, providing bolt-on eAWD hybridization.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 3, 2021

Most of these advanced vehicles will be electric or plug-in hybrids. When I drove the Toyota Avalon Hybrid with adaptive cruise control, the car automatically slowed when I too quickly approached the car in front of me. You Can Buy Level 2 Today. For almost 20 years, drivers have used technology like cruise control.

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Current EV

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Part of this effort includes the rise of Electric Vehicles (EVs), which are charged electronically for propulsion, as opposed to using any other energy source like gasoline. The EV sector includes HEVs (Hybrid Electric Vehicles), PHEVs (Plug-In Electric Vehicles), and BEVs (Battery Electric Vehicles). Driven largely in China, the U.S.,

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 9, 2021

It was established in 2017 and is based in Gothenburg, Sweden, where Volvo has been for a long time (although the Polestar 2 is built in China). Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels. Still a bit of a mystery.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2013

The diesel version features i-Art (intelligent-Accuracy Refinement Technology) injection technology ( earlier post ), and the most powerful gasoline version comes with a combination of a supercharger and a turbocharger. Gasoline versions will start at 140 hp (104 kW) and go all the way up to 300-plus hp (224-plus kW).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", No announced plans.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2019

The Government of Sweden has launched a study to offer proposals on how to implement a ban on sales of new gasoline and diesel cars, and the timeline for the phase-out of fossil fuels. The final report is to be presented by 1 February 2021. Sven Hunhammar will chair the inquiry.

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