EV Sales

JULY 12, 2025

Electric and plug-in hybrid car sales rankings Saturday, July 12, 2025 World EV Sales - May 2025 Plugin Vehicles Reach 25% Share! OEMs table - Tesla is defending its 3rd spot from the VW Group Published by José Pontes at July 12, 2025 Email This BlogThis!

Sri Lanka

InsideEVs

AUGUST 4, 2025

In other words, out of the 4,712 fires reported from January through June, 4,636 were pure combustion cars, 23 were EVs, and 54 were hybrids or plug-in hybrids. In other words, out of the 4,712 fires reported from January through June, 4,636 were pure combustion cars, 23 were EVs, and 54 were hybrids or plug-in hybrids.

Poland

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 22, 2025

Polestar’s First Dedicated EV Platform Delivers Polestar has released three models in America, with variants, beginning with the company’s last gasoline engine propelled car, the limited production sublime 2021 Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid. Highly developed What is Polestar? In a few 0-60 mph runs we averaged a respectable 7.5 kWh per 100 miles.

Motoring

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Starting June 2016 a prototype for a new Scania plug-in hybrid bus (based on Scania Citywide Low Entry) will go into daily operation in Södertälje. Now, for the first time in Sweden, Scania and the Stockholm based Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) plan to test the wireless charging technology in real-life conditions.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2013

Pike Research forecasts that electric vehicles—conventional hybrids (HEVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and battery-electrics (BEVs)—will grow from 0.7% of the market in Europe in 2012 to 4% in 2020. While that is still a small portion of the market, it represents more than 827,000 vehicles per year, Pike notes.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2013

Volvo Buses’ new plug-in hybrid buses will begin field tests in Gothenburg, Sweden this month. Volvo Buses has already sold more than 1,000 of its conventional hybrid units; the plug-in version will facilitate the reduction of fuel consumption and carbon dioxide by 75 to 80%, compared with current diesel buses, the company said.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2014

Polestar, the motorsport and performance collaboration with Volvo Cars, has introduced a modest Performance optimization of the Volvo V60 diesel Plug-in Hybrid. Earlier this year, Volvo Cars introduced an R-Design version of the V60 plug-in featuring a number of interior and exterior features to create a sporty presence. Earlier post.)

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2021

Toyota’s global brand for new mobility services, KINTO, is now introducing the Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicle into its KINTO Share fleet in Sweden. Sweden is still a bit behind other European countries regarding the hydrogen re-fuelling infrastructure, which limits the usability of the technology.

Sweden

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. He also stated that plug-in technology has excellent potential for reducing CO 2 emissions. —Martin Winterkorn. E85 and diesel engines. The second-generation 2.0

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Tax

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson, the utility company Göteborg Energi and the Viktoria Institute are collaborating in the research project ELVIIS (Electric Vehicle Intelligent Infra Structure) to develop a concept for using intelligent infrastructure for the smart on-board charging of plug-in vehicles. Göteborg Energi.

Corporation

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.

Volvo

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

digit gains were also seen in Belgium (+17.7%), Slovenia (+18.2%), Hungary (+18.4%), Sweden (+30.5%) and Romania (+31.1%). electric segment (BEV) and plug?in Germany stood out as demand more than doubled (+101.9%) during the fourth quarter, driven by sales of both plug? Gasoline cars accounted for 57.3% Source: ACEA.

2019

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

Volvo Buses is currently developing a plug-in hybrid bus that can drive long distances silently and exhaust-free on only electricity. Three buses will be tested in Gothenburg, Sweden, supported by the European Union. The concept is based on placing battery charging stations at the end stations of the bus lines.

Volvo

Green Car Reports

MARCH 26, 2019

While other automakers are moving away from plug-in hybrids to electric powertrains, Volvo is finding unexpected success with its lineup of plug-in hybrids. At a recent roundtable with journalists in Sweden, Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson said the company is disappointed that it underestimated demand for its plug-in hybrids.

Plug-in

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. Torque vectoring by GKN’s Twinster system is available on all four wheels—a world first.

Plug-in

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. The plug-in hybrid is a perfect bridge to an electric society. The plug-in hybrid is a perfect bridge to an electric society. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2013

At the depot station, the bus plugs into a multi-bus supply station connected to the 50 kVA network. sbaar ultra-fast bus charging stations used to recharge the Volvo plug-in hybrid buses undergoing trials by Göteborg Energi in Sweden ( earlier post )—i.e., In concept, the system is similar to the Oprid B?sbaar

Charging

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The share of Volvo Cars with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain—the Recharge models—amounted to 25.5% The demand was strong and resulted in a pick-up in markets such as Sweden and the United Kingdom. Volvo Cars has sold 581,464 cars worldwide in the first 10 months of 2021, up 12.6% of the overall sales.

Volvo

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2015

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) said it will unveil a world premiere compact SUV plug-in hybrid concept car on 3 March at the 85 th Geneva International Motor Show. Sweden: 2,289 units. Top selling national markets for the Outlander PHEV in 2014 were: The Netherlands: 7,666 units. The UK: 5,370 units. Norway: 1,485 units.

Mitsubishi

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2021

The plant already builds the XC40 Recharge, the company’s first fully electric car, as well as a plug-in hybrid version of the XC40. Last month, Volvo Cars also announced it will assemble electric motors at its powertrain plant in Skövde, Sweden, and plans to establish complete in-house e-motor production by mid-decade.

Volvo

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

but Swedish carmaker Volvo is the only company offering a diesel plug-in hybrid. That car, the Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid, is now in full production at the maker's Torslanda plant in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid: First Drive Video The Plug-In Hybrid.

Volvo

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. In January 2007, Volvo and Vattenfall launched a joint project with the aim of testing and developing plug-in technology.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2014

First launched in selected European markets (The Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland) in October 2013, Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV (plug-in hybrid) ( earlier post ) collected more than 12,000 orders in these markets. Beyond this initial success, the car will be progressively launched in other European markets throughout 2014.

Netherlands

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

On Wednesday, in Sweden at the debut of the 2025.5 The automaker clarified that meant having a plug and not just a mild-hybrid system. Like other automakers, Volvo's walking back its plan to only sell electric cars by 2030. XC90, the automaker revised its electrification ambitions.

Volvo

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

In Sweden, the ID.3 Volkswagen Passenger Cars launched nine new electric and plug-in hybrid models in 2020. In 2020, Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered more than 212,000 electric cars in total (+158 percent versus 2019), including nearly 134,000 battery electric vehicles (+197 percent versus 2019). The most popular model was the ID.3

2020

Teslarati

APRIL 28, 2021

The Tesla Model 3 made up over 10% of plug-in car sales in Europe last month, delivering 24,184 units out of the over 227,000 registered in March. . Sweden – 1,192 Model 3 cars sold . 4 rounded out the top 5 models in the European plug-in market. Sweden – 1,192 Model 3 cars sold . The Volkswagen started ID.4

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2011

The world’s first fast rechargeable hybrid bus is now being tested in Umeå City, Sweden in a collaboration between the companies Hybricon AB, Opbrid SL, e-Traction BV, Umeå Energi AB and the Umeå City Corporation. This will extend the all-electric range of the e-Traction (Apeldoorn, Holland) hybrid bus from 2 hours to 18 hours.

Sweden

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.)

Downsizing

Plug in America

JUNE 10, 2021

Last week, 37 electric vehicle (EV) driver associations from 26 countries, including Plug In America, joined forces to create the Global EV Drivers’ Alliance, building a worldwide EV community. Like Plug In America, the Alliance is calling for every new light-duty passenger vehicle sold in their countries to have a plug by 2030.

Plug-in

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 13, 2011

After nearly a year of waiting, Volvo has announced the full specifications and pricing of its first plug-in hybrid car, the 2012 Volvo V60 Diesel Plug-in Hybrid Wagon. Last February, we were invited to Sweden to get an exclusive sneak peak of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid Wagon concept.

Volvo

Green Car Reports

MAY 6, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Chrysler confirms two future plug-in hybrid models, the new Smart ForTwo slides in Sweden, and the Nissan e-NV200 electric van enters production in Spain. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

Chrysler

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2016

Sweden-based NIRA Dynamics, a software company developing sensor-fusion-based systems for different vehicle applications, is rolling out its Road Surface Information (RSI) software more broadly, in partnership with InfoCar AB. In trials last winter, NIRA gathered approximately 10,000 kilometers of road data.

Plug-in

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2012

The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and the UC Davis Plug-In Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Research Center will host the World Electric Vehicle Cities and Ecosystems Conference on 5 May, just prior to EVS 26.

Davis

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2023

Plug Power landed three containerized electrolyzer projects with Ardagh Glass Limmared AB, Hydro Havrand, and the APEX Group for the use of industrial-scale green hydrogen in glass manufacturing, aluminum recycling, and steel manufacturing processes. Plug is the only company offering 5MW containerized PEM electrolyzers today.

Plug

Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2012

million plug-in vehicles PEVs on its roads by 2020 with more than 4.1 The German industry has supported the Type 2 plug (the. Mennekes connector) for more than two years, while French and Italian electric equipment manufacturers, united under the umbrella of the EV Plug Alliance —but without the support.

2020

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) is ramping up production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid ( earlier post ) by 90% to meet demand, especially in Holland, Belgium and Italy. Production at the Torslanda plant in Sweden will be increased continuously from 150 to 282 units per week. This corresponds to fuel consumption of 1.8

Volvo