Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2017

Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles together still remain a small fraction of total sales, accounting for 1.1% The two countries that in 2015 had the highest share of plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicle sales, the Netherlands and Denmark, both saw significant sales decreases in 2016 of these vehicle types. Source: EEA.

2016 170

2016 Czech Republic Fuel Europe 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2020

Among other things, the government is to promote vehicle sales in rural areas, update vehicle fleets in urban areas, and strengthen construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Clarity around incentives may not yet be achieved, but governments appear eager to continue to promote the electrification of transportation.

Market 247

Market Supplies Re-Charge Luxembourg 247

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

Ford is working with more than 200 employee volunteers to capture data produced from their vehicles using the OpenXC plug-in device. At CES, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced “Ford Smart Mobility”—a plan to use innovation to take Ford to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data.

Ford 150

Ford London Personal Africa 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2011

The Opel Ampera will then be rolled out throughout France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom from the beginning of 2012. The market introduction of the Opel Ampera (the European cousin of the Chevy Volt) is due by the end of 2011. —Opel/Vauxhall Vice President Sales, Marketing & Aftersales Europe, Alain Visser.

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Extended Range Europe Range United Kingdom 218

Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Fleets don’t want to go electric at scale until they’ve done years-long pilots, but the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation will artificially constrict that timeframe. Now nominally retired and living in Portugal, he remains active in the infrastructure space as a consultant, and closely follows the development of the EV charging ecosystem.

Fleet 52

Fleet Portland Charging Commercial 52

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 268

Tax Plug-in Czech Republic Latvia 268

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2009

The new partnership supports the goals of the MAG Regional Council, which voted to support efforts to develop a universal electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support plug-in vehicles. Tags: Electric (Battery) Infrastructure Plug-ins. ECOtality Inc. area, to promote a charging network infrastructure. Earlier post.)

Phoenix 150

Phoenix Tucson Nissan San Diego 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2009

In conjunction with these efforts, Nissan has committed to make available a supply of electric vehicles to the region’s public and private fleets in 2010, the year Nissan’s electric vehicle will be ready for the commercial market. Nissan will introduce EVs in the United States in 2010 and will mass market EVs globally two years later.

Tucson 150

Tucson Nissan Charging Monaco 150

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. In Europe, KINTO is already active in 10 countries: Germany, Italy, France, Spain, UK, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Portugal and is expanding quickly.

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Sweden Toyota Fuel Portugal 273

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2016

Achieving our overall goal—reducing fleet fuel and energy consumption and GHGs by three-quarters or more—will be extremely challenging. There are many options available for reducing the fuel, energy, and GHG emissions impacts of LDVs. Includes vehicle weight reduction: at constant acceleration capability.

MIT 150

MIT Transportation Climate Energy 150

EV Sales

MARCH 22, 2021

This is a global challenge, to which different countries can contribute in different ways, and the big picture must be in view. Advantage goes to countries that contribute in multiple ways. New for 2020: this is an EV ranking, not a complete ranking for how cool countries are. This year, though, I used his input into the EU-sanctioned eafo.eu

2020 52

2020 Global 2019 Portugal 52