Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

In the January to April period, Volvo Cars global sales reached 163,649 cars, down 24.9% Recharge is the overarching brandname for all chargeable Volvo models with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain. China sales in April reached 14,724 cars, up 20.8% In the first four months of the year sales declined by 15.6

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

By 2025, Volvo Cars aims for 50% of its global sales volume to consist of fully electric cars, with the rest hybrids. The C40 Recharge will go in production this fall and will be built alongside the XC40 Recharge at the Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Ghent, Belgium.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2020

of total EU bus sales. Overall in 2019, 1,918 hybrid buses were registered across the European Union, or 59.7% Overall in 2019, 1,918 hybrid buses were registered across the European Union, or 59.7% These hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) held a market share of 4.8%. Electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECV) accounted for 4.0%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2019

Ford revealed the enhanced Mondeo—including a new Hybrid Wagon variant for the first time—at the Brussels Motor Show in Belgium. Combined with the benefits of a low CO 2 petrol engine we expect the Hybrid to account for up to 50 percent of sales. The new wagon body style provides 403 liters (14.23

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

of total new car sales across the region from October to December last year. digit gains were also seen in Belgium (+17.7%), Slovenia (+18.2%), Hungary (+18.4%), Sweden (+30.5%) and Romania (+31.1%). Gasoline car sales grew in all 28 EU countries, with Italy recording the highest percentage increase (+20.9%) of the five major markets.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Major cathode material producer Pulead (China) and phosphate leader Prayon (Belgium) have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture for the manufacture and sale of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) under licence from LiFePO 4 +C Licensing LLC. The joint venture will help meet the increasing global demand for licensed LFP.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

At the Ghent plant in Belgium, Volvo Cars installed 15,000 solar panels in 2018, the first large-scale introduction of solar energy in its global manufacturing network. The centerpiece of the plan is Volvo Cars’ ambition to generate 50% of global sales from fully electric cars by 2025, with the rest hybrids.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 25, 2022

There are now 15 European countries that have 15% or more of new-car buyers buying plugin electric cars (full electric cars or plugin hybrids). There are 12 European countries that have 10% or more of new-car buyers buying full electric vehicles (BEVs). China also passed those milestones in 2021 (15% plugin vehicle share and 12% […].

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Volvo adjusted its 100% EV sales goal and now expects 90% to 100% of global sales to be electrified by 2030. That includes all-electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). The up to 10% will be “a limited number of hybrids” if demand calls for it. In the US, Volvo’s EX30 will start at $34,950.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The SUMO HP HV900 is currently being used as part of the plug-in hybrid powertrain system being developed in a joint effort with Cummins that was announced in May. This new motor/generator will be shown at Busworld Kortrijk, taking place from 20-25 October 2017 in Kortrijk, Belgium. Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Volvo was one of the first automakers to set a 100% EV sales goal by 2030. The plan was to sell only fully electric cars while phasing out “any car in its global portfolio with an internal combustion engine, including hybrids.” By 2025, Volvo expects 50 to 60% of sales to be electrified.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 9, 2024

million vehicle deliveries overall, meaning the company’s BEV deliveries represented roughly 8 percent of its total sales. The delivery figures show that we are on the right track as a brand and that our cars are well received by our customers,” said Imelda Labbé, Volkswagen Board Member for sales, marketing and after sales.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2015

The first five production Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicles ( earlier post ) for Europe were unloaded in Bristol, UK and Zeebrugge, Belgium, respectively on 8 and 10 August. Toyota is targeting annual sales of 50-100 units per year in 2015 and 2016. —Karl Schlicht, Executive Vice-President Toyota Motor Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2012

Belgium-based Prayon Group has obtained a worldwide. sublicense under a portfolio of key patents for the manufacture, sale and use of lithium metal phosphate (LMP), including lithium iron phosphate (LFP). A new production facility will be operated in Belgium (at its main production site in Engis) in summer 2012.

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MAY 15, 2012

industrial pilot plant in Engis, Belgium, that will be operational in the coming months with all materials produced. well as batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. property includes Prayon’s worldwide license for the production and sale of LFP materials granted by LiFePO 4 +C. The joint venture is establishing an.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2012

WABCO Vehicle Control Systems—founded in the US in 1869 as Westinghouse Air Brake Company and now a leading Belgium-based global supplier of technologies and control systems for heavy commercial vehicles—also offers an electric air brake compressor: the E-Comp electrically-driven compressor.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2018

Sales of new passenger cars in the EU increased by 3% in 2017 compared to the previous year. For the first year since monitoring started, gasoline cars became the most sold vehicles in the EU, constituting almost 53% of sales. and 2.6 % respectively of national car sales in 2017. Source: EEA. A total of 15.1 percentage point).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

Diesel’s biggest declines took place in Norway (-32%), the UK (-30%), Slovenia (-28%), Finland (-20%) and Belgium (-20%). Alternative Fueled Vehicles (AFVs) performed well, as electrics, hybrids and plug-ins posted an increase of 31% and recorded 450,200 registrations, making up 5.4% of total registrations.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Tesla introduced its lease-sale hybrid financing product for the Model S through one of the company’s specified banking partners at the beginning of Q2. GAAP reporting thus obviously can have a significant impact on Tesla’s reporting, given the hybrid leasing/sale model. Relative BEV sales position in US.

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CN EV Post

APRIL 14, 2023

The Dolphin will be available for pre-sale this summer, with deliveries in the fourth quarter, and the Seal will be available in Europe shortly thereafter, BYD said. All three models are part of BYD's Dynasty series, with the Atto 3 being the first SUV based on BYD's e-Platform 3.0, known as the Yuan Plus in China. percent from February.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

All powertrains recorded big losses last month, except for hybrids without a plug. The PFA splits out its numbers for mild hybrids (MHEVs) and full hybrids (HEVs). This meant the hybrid market grew 12.5%. Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) saw registrations fall by 35.3%, with over 3,000 fewer units taking to the country’s roads.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

All powertrains recorded big losses last month, except for hybrids without a plug. The PFA splits out its numbers for mild hybrids (MHEVs) and full hybrids (HEVs). This meant the hybrid market grew 12.5%. Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) saw registrations fall by 35.3%, with over 3,000 fewer units taking to the country’s roads.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

A new report from Frost & Sullivan, Implementation Roadmap of CO 2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption , finds that about 80% of the European vehicle sales is expected to be in the less than 150 g/km CO 2 emission band by 2015.

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EV Sales

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

While the XC40 PHEV major market was Germany (573 units), there were several others also helping in significant volumes, like the Netherlands (367), France (357), the UK (350), Belgium (434) and Italy (399). #2 The German midsizer joined the Top 5 and became the leader in its category, with 3,058 units. and CCS!), 5 Volkswagen ID.3

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2011

The goal is to deploy the first vehicles in Europcar rental outlets in Germany in November of this year, followed soon afterwards by Belgium and the Netherlands. —Opel/Vauxhall Vice President Sales, Marketing & Aftersales Europe, Alain Visser. Europcar provides electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Starting in 2016, the Swedish brand has included plug-in hybrid versions of pretty much every new vehicle it sells in the US. . The Volvo XC40 Recharge isn’t the only battery-electric vehicle from Volvo/Geely to go on sale in the US. Polestar debuted with a limited-production, very expensive plug-in hybrid coupe called the Polestar 1.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

EVI is a government-led global initiative that will collaborate with relevant industry, academic, and end-user stakeholders to scale-up electric vehicle sales. Electric vehicles have become a strategic focus of the automotive industry during recent years, but the technology is still nascent in the global marketplace.

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APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. See How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity. So far, most start as hybrids. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0"

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EV Sales

MAY 26, 2021

Growth came from both plugin fields, with BEVs recovering slightly in the plugin share (46% of sales in April, vs 45% YTD), mostly thanks to the BEV push from the Volkswagen Group, allowing the namesake brand to celebrate a 1-2 win in April, a first for the German maker.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The plugin electric vehicle market has exploded in the past year (in a good way), thanks especially to the European Union requiring that automakers sell more efficient vehicles (EVs) or pay big fines. All of a sudden, automakers have discovered that consumers will indeed buy millions of EVs if you produce them and market them […].

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Baua Electric

JULY 27, 2024

sales, the Junior may not be a 50-state vehicle. Guzzafame said Alfa Romeo is looking at sales in California and Florida—two states with fairly robust EV sales—as well as other states that follow California’s emissions rules. Alfa Romeo said at the time that it had no plans to bring the Junior to the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2019

The company has since reinforced this strategy, by stating that it aims for fully electric cars to make up 50% of its global sales volume by 2025. 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.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2021

The Audi e-tron S and e-tron S Sportback are manufactured in a certified carbon-neutral plant in Brussels, Belgium, and first entered production mid-2020 for European markets. Including plug-in hybrid vehicles, Audi plans to electrify approximately 30% of its US model lineup by 2025 and become net CO 2 -neutral globally by 2050.

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EV Central

MAY 31, 2024

Stellantis has released pictures of the all-new 2025 Lancia Ypsilon HF electric hot hatch that it will launch in Europe to help spearhead the brand’s continued revival when it goes on sale in Italy in May 2025. Instead, the race car is powered by a 1.2-litre In Europe, the same 1.2-litre Top-of-the-range versions bag dual 10.25-inch

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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. This, they suggest, could be because national EV markets were so small relative to overall automobile sales. —Sierzchula et al.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

With three EVs currently on sale in America—the EX90, XC40 and C40, in 2025 joined by the EX30—Volvo is well on the way to achieving its environmental goals. 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.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2009

Scania’s bus sales in Sweden began 2009 very strongly, and some 100 such vehicles have been registered so far this year. Leif Nyström, who is in charge of bus and coach sales at Scania’s Swedish distributor, Scania Sverige AB. The order from Busslink is Scania Sverige’s largest single bus transaction in the Swedish market since 2004.

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