Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2018

In 126 “mystery shopper” experiences at 82 car dealerships across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the team found that that dealers were dismissive of EVs; misinformed shoppers on vehicle specifications; omitted EVs from the sales conversation; and strongly oriented customers towards gasoline and diesel vehicle options.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

The Dacia LPG vehicles are dual-mode gasoline/ LPG gas vehicles (the driver only has to activate a switch to select the petrol or gas mode), and are 60% quieter than diesel-powered vehicles. LPG (75 hp / 56 kW) and 1.6L The Dacia 1.4-liter liter LPG engine. Click to enlarge. The Sandero 1.4 The Sandero 1.6

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

We also have the petrol-powered T5 delivering 254 hp and the T6, which with both turbo and superchargers attached, delivers 320 hp and 400 N·mn of torque. Volvo Cars’ new XC60 is set to go into production in mid-April at the Torslanda Plant in Sweden. We have a wide range of powertrains.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Ford of Europe has previously announced plans to triple annual production of vehicles equipped with fuel-efficient EcoBoost petrol engines to approximately 480,000 by 2015, from 141,000 in 2011. All remaining energy required to run the Cologne plant comes from renewable sources, including three hydro-power plants in Norway and Sweden.

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Green Cars News

JULY 17, 2012

Although it was a conventionally fuelled model which triumphed in the end-a petrol car built by a team of students from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden-the alternative fuelled models were [.].

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. So far, only two EU Member States (Austria and Sweden) have reached the 10% target.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Other large markets to see a decline included Belgium (down 18.6%) and Sweden (down 8.6%). Hybrids on top September was the first time that hybrid powertrains, made up of HEVs and MHEVs, overtook petrol to lead the new-car market. Then September saw a bounce back, as petrol and diesel both stagnated. year on year.

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Push EVs

JANUARY 3, 2023

Sweden’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicle share continue to grow strongly in December, reaching a record 74.6%, up from 60.7% Combustion-only powertrains’ (petrol and diesel) share in December fell to a record low of 18.7%, compared to 32.3% Sweden’s Best Selling BEVs. year on year. share of the market.

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Push EVs

APRIL 7, 2023

Petrol-only vehicles, and HEVs, were essentially flat YoY, and diesels were down by over a third. Petrol share looks set to regularly slide under 20% in Q3 or Q4 this year. What are your thoughts on Sweden’s EV transition? The post Tesla Model Y strengthens its position in Sweden first appeared on ?PushEVs. PushEVs.

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EV Central

JULY 30, 2024

Indeed, the available data indicate the fire risk is between 20 and 80 times greater for petrol and diesel vehicles. Out of Sweden’s 611,000 electric vehicles there were 23 fires reported while the 4.4 million petrol and diesel vehicles recorded 3400 fires. Fire risks are also greater for electric scooters and electric bikes.”

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Push EVs

JULY 12, 2023

All of the overall auto market’s 9% YoY volume growth came from growth in plugins, leaving combined plugless vehicles with a volume drop, albeit with some shift in weighting from diesel to petrol. Consumer sentiment is obviously suffering as a result, thus the above statement from Mobility Sweden. of the market (from 14.0% PushEVs.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 9, 2021

It is relatively agreed upon it seems that Norway will be the first country to completely phase petrol engines out of its factories and off of its roads. Norway plans to completely phase out gas cars at some point in 2022, according to some projections. Eventually, gas cars will be a thing of the past nearly everywhere.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2020

g/km, almost half that produced by diesel and petrol vehicles. The other markets recording large improvements in emissions levels were Sweden and the Netherlands. Despite an increase of EV models contributing positively to emission levels, the move away from diesel had a negative impact, one that the market could not offset.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2017

On the basis of unadjusted emission totals, the following 11 Member States reported exceedances of their NEC Directive national ceilings for one or more pollutants in 2015: Austria; Belgium; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Hungary; Ireland; Luxembourg; Spain; and Sweden. Six Member States exceeded their NO x emission ceilings in 2015.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Volvo unveiled its new Volvo V90 wagon in Stockholm, Sweden. Our PowerPulse technology is designed to deliver a distinct performance boost to our diesel engine, while the T8 Twin Engine petrol plug-in hybrid will deliver around 410 hp and a pure electric range of around 50 km. Earlier post.) We have a very strong offer in the V90.

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Push EVs

APRIL 8, 2023

Petrol-only vehicles saw their lowest share in modern history, taking just 1% of the market. Finally, the Nio ET5 made its Norway debut in March, registering a healthy 41 initial units (for info on this new model, see my Sweden report ). Overall, HEVs have been on a long term decline since mid 2020.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 16, 2024

According to the WRI’s analysis, above, Iceland, Sweden, the Netherlands, and China are the leading EV adopters after Norway. Cost parity between battery- and petrol-powered vehicles will happen by 2026 in the U.S. degrees C (2.7 degrees F).” and 2027 in India, say EEIST researchers.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Elsewhere, Portugal fell 9.5%, alongside Belgium (down 7.3%), the Netherlands (down 6.2%), Ireland (down 6%), Sweden (down 5.6%) and Greece (down 1.4%). On the other hand, Sweden (down 5.9%), the Netherlands (down 3.6%), Belgium (down 1.2%) and Ireland (down 0.3%) have had a poor 2024 so far. million deliveries. respectively.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2025

Conversely, Sweden endured a 12.3% The other three countries were Sweden (down 20.3%), Czechia (down 4.1%) and Belgium (down 3.9%). Sweden reached 8,698 deliveries up 0.4%. Petrol closes in Petrol LCV volumes trended positively in 2024, growing 3% year on year thanks to 94,466 deliveries. or 56,527 units.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Looking at the remaining five-digit total markets, both Belgium and Sweden saw registrations decline by 20.3%. However, other six-figure markets were not so positive, namely Sweden (down 7.8%), Belgium (down 3.3%), the Netherlands (down 3.2%) and Ireland (down 0.9%). Outside of the EU, the UK suffered a 1.3% fall in deliveries.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

In an effort to accelerate the introduction of fuel cell cars to the market, the parties will make a joint investment of SEK 200million in Powercell Sweden AB. Compared with normal diesel or petrol powered engines, fuel cells produce much less CO2 and no emissions at all of particulates and nitrogen oxides.

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Plug In India

MARCH 5, 2023

By Team PluginIndia Now that Electric Vehicles are an increasingly attractive and attainable option for personal vehicle buyers , governments around the world have issued various petrol vehicle bans which will be implemented over the coming years. Why should the government interfere?

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 21, 2025

September saw hybrids, made up of full hybrids (HEVs) and mild hybrids (MHEVs), overtake petrol to lead ACEAs EU monthly figures for the first time. This trend continued across the final quarter of the year, presenting a real challenge to petrol, the current market leader. In contrast, petrol registrations declined 20.9%

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Push EVs

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

For example, petrol-only vehicles (with relatively high CO2 emissions) are now taxed much higher in Norway. That’s the reason why there was a December rush of 2,503 petrol-only units, whilst January saw just 36 units, roughly two orders of magnitude less! Their cousin, the Skoda Enyaq, came in third.

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Push EVs

JANUARY 5, 2023

Petrol vehicles also saw a relative sales surge ahead of increased emissions taxes. PHEV’s relatively low share was not due to their fall in volume, rather that the volume of BEVs and petrol vehicles were much higher than usual. Petrol vehicle volumes were 4x to 5x recent seasonal norms. What has changed since a year ago?

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EV Central

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Off the beaten track, the Range Rover Electric should prove as capable as its petrol, diesel or plug-in hybrid version, although the battery-powered SUV can only wade up to 850mm in deep water, not quite the 900mm the rest of the range can.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

We started near Hamburg, Germany and drove through Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and back through the finish line in Hamburg 16 days later. Many Europeans I talked to weren’t fond of it, preferring older petrol-powered vans. This setup allowed us to use the van as a camper.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

litre twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine sourced from BMW that powers the Range Rover lineup including the Sport SV. JLR is extensively testing the upcoming offering across varied terrains right from the snow and ice conditions of Sweden to the Dubai desert.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

It works like a now familiar wireless phone charger or the ignition coil that generates the sparks to ignite fuel in petrol engines. Electreon also leads the Smart Road Gotland consortium, set up in 2019 to demonstrate ERS in Sweden. Similarly, the idea is to electrify 1,200 miles / 1,920 kilometres of Swedish road by 2030.

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Push EVs

MAY 9, 2023

All other powertrains lost volume YoY, with petrol-only vehicles at their 2nd lowest volume of the modern era (just 112 units), and 3rd lowest share ever, just 1.25% of the auto market. As for newcomer BEV models, just as we saw in neighbouring Sweden, the Toyota’s group sibling, the Lexus RZ450e made its debut in Norway in April.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Meanwhile, petrol deliveries dropped 36.5% The petrol share sat at 31.6% Volumes are small in comparison to Germany, France and the UK, and even smaller regions , including the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden. In terms of market share, petrol ended the month with a hold of 28.2%, down from the 30.1% and diesel by 42.6%.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Meanwhile, petrol deliveries dropped 36.5% The petrol share sat at 31.6% Volumes are small in comparison to Germany, France and the UK, and even smaller regions , including the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden. In terms of market share, petrol ended the month with a hold of 28.2%, down from the 30.1% and diesel by 42.6%.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

The final diesel-powered model was an XC90, a large SUV with a turbocharged inline 2-liter four-cylinder engine, which rolled off its production line yesterday in Torslanda, Sweden. Petrol-burning engines are soon to see the same fate. Well, not exactly of yore , but at least it’s la fin for Volvo’s contribution.

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EV Central

APRIL 4, 2023

Development of the tech isn’t complete, but a more advanced version than seen in the RN22e was in advanced prototypes of the Ioniq 5 N we tried recently at Hyundai’s winter test centre in the north of Sweden. Only one item from the N Sound+ list was available in the prototype driven in Sweden.

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Push EVs

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Whilst this year France saw YoY plugin share growth in January, both the UK and Sweden have seen January’s plugin results flat, and both Norway and Germany saw a decline. Petrols were flat YoY in January, but are also on a slide over the long term. Meanwhile, diesel-only vehicles continued their decline, reaching 4.0%

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In this scenario, they outperformed PHEVs (down 23%) as well as petrol (down 21%) and diesel (down 28%) deliveries. This was followed by France (2,096 units), Germany (1,957 units), the UK (1,450 units), Sweden (1,101 units) and the Netherlands (1,064 units). In second was the Volvo EX30 , reaching 6,878 deliveries.

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Drive Electric NZ

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. We would recommend signalling a phase-out date for new petrol vehicles between 2030 and 2032, and confirming that in law in 2024/2025. An ICE bought today, is an ICE on the roads in 2036 requiring petrol.

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