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Volvo Cars to triple electric car production capacity in Ghent after strong year of electrified car sales

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2021

Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. 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.

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Volvo Electric Cars Sale Belgium

Volvo Cars January global sales up 2%; Recharge models up 31%, for 40.7% of all cars sold

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FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Sales of Volvo Cars´ Recharge models of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars increased by 31% in January year-on-year, accounting for 40.7% The increase was led by markets such as the UK, Italy and Belgium. Recharge sales, which in addition to fully electric cars also includes plug-in hybrids, accounted for 59.8%

Recharge

Recharge Volvo Sale Global

4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

of new-car registrations, according to data from ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. 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 in hybrids (PHEV) posting strong gains (+76.5%

2019

2019 Gasoline Plug-in Diesel

Porsche reports ~60% of new Panamera models delivered in Europe are with plug-in hybrid drive; ramping up for Mission E

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Porsche reports that around 60% of all new Panamera models that have been delivered in Europe were equipped with a hybrid drive. The new Panamera plug-in hybrid models were launched on the European market in June 2017. In some countries, the proportion of Panamera hybrids is even higher. Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid.

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Porsche Plug-in Hybrid Plug

Groupe PSA & Punch Powertrain to form second JV to expand electrification partnership; DT2 for MHEV and PHEV

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JUNE 3, 2020

Punch Powertrain holds majority control in the new Joint 61/39 Venture, which will design, manufacture, and supply Punch Powertrain’s DT2 dual clutch transmission for the industry’s next generation of mild hybrid electric (MHEV) and plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) vehicles.

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PHEV Belgium Plug-in Netherlands

Hybrids shine as EU new-car market sees summer growth

Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

28 August 2024 The EU new-car market grew marginally in July, driven by strong hybrid growth as other popular powertrains struggled. According to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association ( ACEA ), the increase was driven by hybrids , including full and mild hybrids. year-on-year increase. respectively.

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Market Hybrid Portugal Belgium

Volvo Buses receives order for 90 electric hybrid buses and fast charging stations from Belgium

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The Belgian cities of Charleroi and Namur have together ordered 90 Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid buses as well as 12 charging stations. After the delivery, the TEC Group will have ordered in total 101 Volvo electric hybrids and 15 ABB charging stations. The buyer is public transport company TEC Group.

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Volvo Belgium Hybrid Charging

BMW eDrive Zone function now available in several PHEV models in Europe

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

BMW eDrive Zones are now available in various BMW plug-in hybrid models. In addition, the BMW Points loyalty program will be introduced later in the year, with which drivers of BMW plug-in hybrid models will be rewarded with attractive premiums via a point system. Further models will follow successively.

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BMW Available PHEV Europe

EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years

Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The latest data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association ( ACEA ) shows that every powertrain endured a double-digit decline in the month. The only exception to this rule was the combined category of full (HEVs) and mild hybrids (MHEVs). Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) contributed heavily to this slump. respectively.

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UPS cargo eBike pilot in Seattle

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Developed in collaboration with Silver Eagle Manufacturing using Truck Trikes, the cargo eBike system will have removable cargo containers that are deployed via a specially designed trailer. This “plug and play” design will provide greater flexibility to meet varying delivery needs.

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SORL launches new electric air brake compressors for electric buses

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JULY 18, 2012

The new compressors have completed all quality and performance tests and are currently being evaluated by major electric bus manufacturers, according to SORL. According to the plan, by 2015, the cumulative production and sales of pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will reach 500,000 units.

Belgium

Belgium Electrical Electric Plug-in

Car sales in China surge on back of exports, offsetting sales slump at home

Baua Electric

JULY 10, 2024

million cars, while exports rose 29 per cent to 400,000 units, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said in a monthly report. per cent, while hybrids jumped 180 per cent from a smaller base. However, China continues to see drop in sales domestically. Sales in China dropped 7.4 per cent compared to a year earlier to 1.8

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AKASOL to showcase high-performance battery systems for e-buses at Busworld Europe; expanding production

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2017

At Busworld Europe in Belgium later this month, AKASOL will present its AKASYSTEM OEM battery system as a complete roof installation including the chiller and other additional components. From 2018, two well-known European bus manufacturers will use the technology in Germany, with plans to equip around 10,000 e-buses over the next few years.

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Europe Production Battery Batteries

Ballard fuel cell modules to power fleet of 10 buses in Aberdeen, Scotland

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2013

Ballard Power Systems announced the recent signing of an agreement between Van Hool NV, Europe’s fourth largest bus manufacturer, and the Transit Authority in Aberdeen, Scotland for delivery of 10 buses that will be powered by Ballard’s 150 kW FCvelocity-HD6 fuel cell module. By the end of 2012, 14 modules had been shipped to Van Hool.

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Fleet Fuel Powered Power

PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Electric sign a European Cooperation Agreement for the co-development of electromobility solutions; BEVs and PHEVs

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Electric last week signed a technology and commercial cooperation agreement to collaborate towards establishing reliable business models for Electrical Mobility (EV), which includes both Fixed Battery Electrical Vehicles (FBEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV). million globally.

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PHEV Portugal France Europe

EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2018

Further improvements need to be achieved by manufacturers to reach the 2021 target of 95 g CO 2 /km. Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase—last year by 42%. grams (g) of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) per kilometer more than in 2016. g/km last year to 118.5g/km.

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2017 Emissions CO2 Europe

Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

The specific technologies that will be the focus of the pilots may include hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), all-electric vehicles (AEVs), and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). Pilot cities. Strategic Public Investment in Electric Vehicle Innovation.

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Washington Clean Cleaning DC

Europe January 2021

EV Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

PHEVs shine in disrupted market The European passenger plug-in market registered 112,000 registrations in January (+50% YoY), with PHEVs (+85%) growing faster than BEVs (+18%), with PHEVs starting the year ahead of BEVs (42% BEVs / 58% PHEVs). reached the 4th place last month. behind the #1 Toyota Yaris(!!), #2 Peugeot 208 (!) and CCS!),

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Europe PHEV Plugin BMW

Volvo Car Group signs multi-billion Li-ion dollar battery supply deals with CATL and LG Chem

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MAY 15, 2019

Volvo Cars’ first battery assembly line is currently under construction at its manufacturing plant in Ghent, Belgium. Plug-in hybrid variants of the XC40 are already manufactured there. In 2017 Volvo Cars committed that all new Volvo cars launched from 2019 would be electrified.

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Volvo Li-ion Supplies Lithium Ion

2022 Audi e-tron S and e-tron S Sportback models coming to US this fall; prices start at $84,800

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AUGUST 18, 2021

Audi e-tron S models carry two electric motors on the rear axle and one on the front and are able to generate a nearly instantaneous 496 horsepower and 718 lb-ft (973 N·m) of torque in boost mode for eight seconds at a time. In normal driving, the front motor remains off until it is needed. Each front fender extends 0.9" upper and 8.6"

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Audi Price Standards Lithium Ion

Alfa Romeo Junior EV might come to US

Baua Electric

JULY 27, 2024

The Junior was unveiled in April as the Milano , but Alfa Romeo quickly changed the name due to an Italian law forbidding the use of names of Italian cities for products not manufactured in Italy. Alfa Romeo Junior is the automaker’s first EV The Junior wasn’t slated for the U.S., reports Automotive News Europe. An equivalent U.S.

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Estonia deciding to buy 500 MiEVs in 2012 or Belgium offering high financial incentives but perhaps not to the right market, noted lead author Will Sierzchula. Of those, charging infrastructure was the best predictor of a country’s EV market share. These differences are likely explained by country-specific factors—e.g.,

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Van Hool wins EU funding for 21 fuel cell buses; powered by Ballard FCvelocity-HD7 modules

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2015

Van Hool is a Belgium-based independent bus, coach and industrial vehicle OEM. The module will also utilize fuel cell stacks manufactured through a high-volume, low-cost process. Van Hool N.V. Ballard anticipates receipt of purchase orders under the ESA that will lead to delivery of these fuel cell modules to Van Hool in 2015 and 2016.

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Fuel Powered Power Hydrogen

Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate The First Volvo Compact SUV Coupe EV The 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge was the first electric-only and the smallest SUV from Volvo, falling in-line with the EX90 and XC40 Recharge. Slotting just below the C40 Recharge will be the just announced EX30, compact SUV EV that arrives sometime in 2025.

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Recharge Volvo SUV Google

EV Driven

Volvo Cars to triple electric car production capacity in Ghent after strong year of electrified car sales

Volvo Cars January global sales up 2%; Recharge models up 31%, for 40.7% of all cars sold

4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

Porsche reports ~60% of new Panamera models delivered in Europe are with plug-in hybrid drive; ramping up for Mission E

Groupe PSA & Punch Powertrain to form second JV to expand electrification partnership; DT2 for MHEV and PHEV

Hybrids shine as EU new-car market sees summer growth

Volvo Buses receives order for 90 electric hybrid buses and fast charging stations from Belgium

BMW eDrive Zone function now available in several PHEV models in Europe

EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years

UPS cargo eBike pilot in Seattle

SORL launches new electric air brake compressors for electric buses

Car sales in China surge on back of exports, offsetting sales slump at home

AKASOL to showcase high-performance battery systems for e-buses at Busworld Europe; expanding production

Ballard fuel cell modules to power fleet of 10 buses in Aberdeen, Scotland

PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Electric sign a European Cooperation Agreement for the co-development of electromobility solutions; BEVs and PHEVs

EEA: no improvements on average CO2 emissions from new cars registered in 2017 in Europe

Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

Europe January 2021

Volvo Car Group signs multi-billion Li-ion dollar battery supply deals with CATL and LG Chem

2022 Audi e-tron S and e-tron S Sportback models coming to US this fall; prices start at $84,800

Alfa Romeo Junior EV might come to US

Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

Van Hool wins EU funding for 21 fuel cell buses; powered by Ballard FCvelocity-HD7 modules

Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate

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