Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

In Germany, with 19% VAT, the Ampera net price is €36,050 (US$49,397). Customers wishing to reserve an Ampera can register at www.opel-ampera.com and become an ‘ePioneer’, receiving exclusive news and a chance to test drive the electric car. Tags: Brief. Sales start in the fourth quarter of 2011.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

As the new year brought tighter restrictions on government EV incentives, VW is slashing prices on the ID line in France, Belgium, Germany, and Norway, among other countries, reports Automotive News Europe. The post VW gets into a price war with Tesla in Europe appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In France, where the Casper has been announced by France’s head of Hyundai Lionel French Keogh, the car may additionally benefit from EV subsidies, further pushing that price tag down to well below €18,000, reports Auto Moto. The post Hyundai to launch a new electric mini-SUV at €20K appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 11, 2024

The price tag on that car was $44,298, or about $157,037 in 2024 dollars. Meanwhile, the version of this engine sold in West Germany made 215 horsepower and 169 pound-feet. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Volkswagen is entering a gas-powered Scirocco R-Cup race car into the Race of Champions in Germany this weekend (November 27-28). Tags: Volkswagen bio-CNG gas germany Race of Champions Scirocco.

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Teslarati

JUNE 23, 2021

Germany comes in second with £7,750 ($10,811.18). With a price tag of £40,990 ($57,180.68), the Model 3 SR+ is not eligible for the UK’s plug-in grant. Research by Select Car Leasing shows that the UK has one of the lowest EV purchase grants in Europe, ranking number 14 in the study. Credit: Select Car Leasing ).

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 19, 2009

As one of the leaders in European motoring, Germany will play a key role in the emergence of electric cars as an alternative technology and now it has set its own target for bringing the vehicles to the nation’s roads. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news electric car target germany.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2010

Car rental giant, Sixt is expanding its partnership with energy firm, RWE to offer customers in Germany the opportunity to rent electric cars. Tags: Electric cars 500 e Essen Fiat Fiorino germany Karabag micro-vett RWE Sixt.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 5, 2010

Ford is starting EV trials in Germany. For more details, follow the link … Ford Plans to Start Electric-Car Tests in Germany Next Month. will start a two-year test program of electric Focus compact cars and Transit vans in Germany on Jan. Ford Plans to Start Electric-Car Tests in Germany Next Month. 4 as the U.S.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 14, 2023

Enthusiasts were displeased that the brand had elected to run with smaller, emissions-friendly powertrains and the resulting sales (at least in Germany) don’t appear to be all that robust. While AMG sales were already declining, retailers have suggested that the new model isn’t performing well due to changes in its setup and higher price tag.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The EV is scheduled to launch in other European markets soon, with Germany set for year’s end. Besides that eye-watering price tag, it all runs counter to a big push for more affordable EVs as Chinese rivals turn up the pressure. It offers an estimated driving range of 530 kilometers (329 miles), thanks to its Ultium battery.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2010

Engineering News. Optimal Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany-based EDAG, a German automotive full- service supplier, to industrialize the Joule. Tags: Brief. South Africa-based Optimal Energy is considering using a battery-swap scheme with its Joule electric vehicle ( earlier post ).

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

The efforts to strengthen electrochemistry research reflect the perceived potential of electromobility in Germany as the country bids to enhance its strengths. The focus will be placed on developing new battery materials to produce cells with increased energy and power density.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

A consortium of companies have signed an agreement in Berlin in the presence of German Minister of Transport to introduction of a national network if hydrogen refuelling station in Germany by 2015. Germany, with its excellent ideas from all over the country, is to become the market leader for modern drive technologies.

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Green Cars News

JULY 12, 2009

Unfortunate news for Ford-owned Volvo cars late last week as it was forced to recall around 8,500 green cars predominantly from Sweden. The remainder have been sold across 15 other European countries including Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway and Switzerland.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

According to a new survey by Ernst & Young’s Global Automotive Center, roughly 60% of respondents in China said they would consider purchasing a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle. This percentage is nearly five times that of US, Germany, UK and Japan survey respondents. Mike Hanley.

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Teslarati

APRIL 15, 2021

A high five-figure or low six-figure tag is expected to be introduced based on competitors in the same sector. Last summer, Teslarati captured images of the EQS being benchmarked against some of its most notable competitors in Germany, including the Model S.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The best-selling Audi A4 will now be even more economical with two new versions having been launched in Germany. Tags: Audi Green cars Latest news Audi A4 Audi A4 Avante fuel consumption germany new Audi A4 new Audi A4 Avante. This means that emissions have been reduced by [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Daimler has launched a new car sharing project known as car2gether in Ulm, Germany, which involves arranging incoming offers and requests for lifts. [.]. Tags: Green cars Latest news Mercedes smart car share car sharing scheme car2gether Daimler germany ride share Ulm.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Indeed across the 10months of the year so far, demand for new cars has [.]. Tags: Cars Latest news car registrations Europe European car registrations Germany car registrations Italy car registrations new car registrations UK car registrations. Registrations fell to 1,027,036 units – that’s a 16.6

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2009

The study revealed that future car buyers in the US, Germany, UK, Spain, Russia, France and South Africa have a strong desire for change, wanting to adopt more balance in life. Tags: Brief. However, consumers across the 16 countries fell into three distinct groups. A time for introspection and balance. Scott Miller. Down but not out.

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Green Cars News

MAY 10, 2010

Austria and Germany have combined their intellect to develop a process to store renewable electricity. The process has been developed by the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Wurttemberg in co-operation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Tags: BMW efficientdynamics. It was yet another award for the car maker’s “Efficient Dynamics” program, which has significantly made reductions to fuel consumption across the whole range of BMW vehicles. Dr Christoph [.].

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 12, 2010

The actual carbon fibers themselves are fabricated at Moses Lake, after which they’re flown to Germany, where they’re processed into lightweight fabrics in Wackersdorf. –> Germany x 3. The most recent is the new ActiveE Concept, which was revealed at January’s Detroit Auto Show.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Further news now; hot from the Californian coast, as automotive studios from the US, Japan and Germany compete in the Los Angeles Auto Show’s Design Challenge. Each year for the past seven, as part of the show, automotive studios have been invited to submit a new design to the Design Los Angeles competition based around [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 29, 2010

It’s considered to be the greenest car the company has ever produced (see article) and now Audi is expected to ramp up production of the new A1. The vehicle, which is now on sale in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland, and will be on sale in most other European markets by mid-September, will see [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Peugeot’s new electric car, the iON, has won the prestigious 2010 Grünes Lenkrad (‘Green Steering Wheel’) award in Germany. Selected from among twenty other low emission vehicles, shortlisted for their low environmental impact, and makes it the third award the car has won in Germany this year.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The scheme was launched in 2009 in Oslo, Norway, but has since expanded to Gothenburg and Copenhagen with similar schemes also taking place in Germany and Austria. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news TH!NK There are [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2010

The Chrysler Group LLC will soon invest $300million into its transmission manufacturing facilities in Kokomo, Indiana, as it produces a brand new fuel efficient eight speed automatic transmission.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Tags: Electric cars Ford Green cars Latest news Cologne-Mobil electric car trials electric vans electric vehicle trials Ford Focus BEVs Ford of Europe Ford Transit germany Smith Edison Vans Smith Edison Vehicles smith electric. In urban operations it delivers a range of [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 15, 2010

Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Mercedes Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid Buses Daimler germany green buses Hamburger hybrid buses Mercedes-Benz. The 18-metre hybrid buses are powered in part by four electric motors that are integrated into the wheel hubs on the centre and rear axles, and have a [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

This means that in Germany, which [.]. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Vauxhall Chevrolet Volt Opel Opel Ampera Opel Ampera details Opel Ampera pricing Vauxhall Ampera. The vehicle will go on sale for €42,900 – including national VAT – with Opel already taking reservations for the extended range vehicle.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 19, 2010

Audi has found another way to reduce the emissions associated with the manufacture of its cars; using a train powered by green electricity to transport its new vehicles from the production line to the docks, ready for shipping. Its 36-strong model line-up produced at headquarters in Inglostadt, Germany can now be transported to the North [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Micro-hybrid specialist Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) has created a new subsidiary to expand its operations in Germany while at the same time, taken on more sales and technical staff at its home-based operations in the UK.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2010

A new survey by Ernst & Young’s Global Automotive Centre found that roughly 60 per cent of respondents in China said they would consider buying a plug-in or electric vehicle – that’s nearly five times the level in the US, the UK, Germany [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 11, 2010

Fuel efficiency is at the heart of the new Volkswagen Touran which was introduced at the Auto Mobil International in Leipzig, Germany. Tags: Green cars Latest news Volkswagen Auto Mobil International new Volkswagen Touran new VW Touran Volkswagen Touran VW Touran VW Touran BlueMotion.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 9, 2010

A new survey would suggest not. Accenture polled 1,800 customers across Germany, France, Italy, Canada and the US and found that while interest in both hybrid cars and electric cars is growing, consumers want more than just [.].

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