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of all new cars, while plug-in hybrids accounted for 8.2% of all new cars, while plug-in hybrids accounted for 8.2% Most EU markets posted double-digit declines in this segment, including three of the four major ones: Germany (-29.4%), Spain (-28.3%) and France (-11.1%). of EU registrations. of EU registrations. Data: ACEA.
Ford’s Valencia plant in Spain will build the company’s first hybrid models for European customers with two advanced technology derivatives of the new Ford C-MAX compact multi-activity model to be launched in 2013: a full Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV), and a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV).
Ford will begin commercial trials of the plug-in hybrid Transit Van in Cologne, Germany. This will extend to a third European city research into the use of plug-in hybrid electric vans that run solely on electric power for most city trips. Ford recognizes Cologne as a city of strategic importance regarding future mobility.
Ford revealed the production version of the new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany. The Transit Custom PHEV targets an all-electric driving range of 50 kilometers (31 miles), and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0-liter
The Axon Automotive PHEV. UK-based Axon Automotive, a spin-off from Cranfield University, previewed a pre-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its lightweight city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. Click to enlarge. mpg US, 2.8 mpg US, 2.8 Axon’s Managing Director, Dr Steve Cousins.
31 March 2025 As other major European markets faltered, Spain continued its growth streak across the first quarter of 2025. This was Spains seventh consecutive month of growth and marked its highest monthly volume total since July 2020. However, Spain remains firmly behind these three markets in terms of total volume.
MW simultaneously, this facility will become a one-of-a-kind, pioneering electric battery laboratory in Spain. SEAT and CUPRA are going to launch five new electric and plug-in hybrid models in 2020 and 2021, which will be added to the electric version of the commercially available SEAT Mii. With a testing capacity that can reach 1.3
in Spain and 48.8% in Spain and 48.8% Sales of plug-in hybrids (PHEV) provided a strong boost to this growth (+133.9%) with 66,128 new cars. Sales of plug-in hybrids (PHEV) provided a strong boost to this growth (+133.9%) with 66,128 new cars. respectively), mainly driven by sales of plug-in hybrids.
All the markets in the region went into decline, notably the four largest ones: Italy (-49.8%), France (-36.6%), Spain (-33.8%) and Germany (-23.0%). Both the battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) segments provided a strong boost to this growth (+68.4 Diesel now holds a market share of 29.9% (down from 33.2%
SEAT Leon Verde PHEV prototype. SEAT, a Spanish motor company and member of the Volkswagen Group, has unveiled a plug-in hybrid R&D prototype based on the new Leon hatchback. The plug-in hybrid combines a 120 hp (90 kw) 1.4 Hybrids Plug-ins Smart charging V2X' Click to enlarge. Combined maximum output is 125 kW.
This strong growth is mainly due to the introduction of incentives by national governments, seeking to boost demand in response to the Corona virus crisis, which has been largely to the benefit of buyers of battery and plug-in electric cars. In the third quarter of 2020, 9.9% in July-September 2019 to 75.4% Diesel cars accounted for 27.8%
SEAT—the Spain-based member of the Volkswagen Group—earlier this year delivered three electric-drive cars to Barcelona City Hall: two Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive plug-in hybrids, and one Altea XL Electric Ecomotive, an all-electric zero-emissions car. SEAT is involved in other projects to promote electrical motoring in Spain.
2020 will be SEAT’s year of electrification with the launch of a plug-in hybrid version of the new SEAT Leon, to be built in the Martorell factory and featuring a range of at least 50 kilometers, as well as the brand’s first fully electric vehicle, manufactured on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform. —SEAT President Luca de Meo.
Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. On the heels officially introducing the Focus Electric last week ( earlier post ), Ford revealed two next-generation hybrids—including its first production plug-in hybrid (PHEV)—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Click to enlarge.
Pike Research has published an update to its earlier forecasts on xEVs: hybrid (HEVs); plug-in hybrid (PHEVs); and battery electric vehicles (BEVs). As a result of new assumptions, Pike Research has slightly reduced its forecasts for plug-in vehicles (PEVs: PHEVs and BEVs combined) from past forecasts.
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.
Ford is extending its European plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) trial to Cologne. The study, which is also testing Ford PHEVs on the streets of London and Valencia, Spain, aims to better analyse and show the real-world benefits of such vehicles for the environment and for commercial vehicle owners and operators.
Combined registrations in Italy, the UK, Spain and France tumbled from 646,000 units in April 2019 to 34,000 one year later. Pure electric cars registered a decrease of 29% to 16,700 vehicles, while plug-in hybrids saw almost 14,000 new clients, up by 7%. Spain also saw a decrease, down from 45% in April 2019 to 41% in April 2020.
As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Other initial partners include the International Energy Agency. Participating countries may also share experiences from existing pilot projects.
According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 grams of CO 2 per kilometer. For the first time, the average CO 2 emissions from new vans also increased.
Charge myHyundai is available to Hyundai customers who drive BEV and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models, including IONIQ 5, KONA Electric, IONIQ Electric, TUCSON Plug-in Hybrid, SANTA FE Plug-in Hybrid and IONIQ Plug-in Hybrid.
At the Frankfurt Motor Show next week, Mercedes-Benz will display publicly for the first time the pre-production version of the Mercedes-Benz GLC F‑CELL fuel cell plug-in hybrid. The vehicles were driven on the proving grounds in Spain (IDIADA near Barcelona), Sweden (Arjeplog) and Germany (Boxberg), among others. Earlier post.).
All electrified types contributed to growth as hybrids (HEV) increased their volume by 36%, pure electric (BEV) by 91% and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) by 173%. Among the big markets, electrified vehicles counted for almost 19% in France, 14% in the UK, 12% in Spain, 10% in Germany and 8% in Italy. EVs were the lifeline.
Polestar, Volvo Cars’ new electric performance brand, introduced the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. The European debut follows its global media reveal in Shanghai, China, in late 2017. Earlier post.). Two electric motors drive the rear wheels. —Thomas Ingenlath.
Mercedes-Benz Australia is hitting the brakes on PHEV – plug-in hybrid electric vehicle – sales. There’s an all-new model of the big-selling GLC on the way, but this time the medium-size SUV line-up won’t include a PHEV version for Australia. The decision reflects weak demand for PHEVs in Australia.
In Spain, in conjunction with the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Peugeot unveiled its INSTINCT plug-in hybrid concept, a Shooting Brake which offers the option of fully autonomous driving. However, the driver remains fully in control at all times and is able to determine whether he or she has a hands-on or autonomous drive.
Several factors affected this emission increase, including an increase in the average mass and only a limited increase of the share of electric vans (BEV sand PHEV) from 0.8% Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase to about 3.5%, compared with 2% in 2018.
Compared with February 2024, Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the UK all saw residual values (RVs) drop all last month. Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) took the longest amount of time to sell at 82.2 Experts from Autovista Group analyse the value retention trends with Autovista24 editor Tom Geggus. On average, this was 4.6
Registrations of BEV, PHEV, HEV and other electric vehicles totalled 96,600 units in July—as demand increased by 29% from July 2018. Elsewhere, the Opel Corsa saw a volume increase of 28%, boosted by strong demand in Germany (+82%) and Spain (+153%). to 1,325,600 units, according to JATO Dynamics.
The Netherlands is one of Europes leading EV markets, with leading volumes of hybrids (PHEVs) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). Its plug-in registrations can often exceed larger automotive markets, such as Italy and Spain. Its plug-in registrations can often exceed larger automotive markets, such as Italy and Spain.
Reducing Italys ageing parc Italys electrified passenger-car market, made up of hybrids, battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), drove the market in March. However, March proved positive for both BEVs and PHEVs, with strong results. Last months tally of 172,303 registrations was 6.3%
Of these, electric vehicle (EV) registrations—Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) + Plug‐in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) + Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs)—significantly grew (+53.0%), rising from 18,024 units in Q2 2014 to 27,575 units in Q2 2015. from the same period the year before.
06 March 2025 While other markets faltered again in February, Spain saw registration figures rise for the sixth consecutive month. Spains new-car market continues to defy the slump being seen across Europe , with another month of growth in February. However, Spain has seen a rise of 8.4% instead of 11%. year on year.
Against this negative backdrop, electrified vehicles (HEVs, PHEVs and BEVs) were once again the outlier in the industry. February 2020 registrations of HEVs were up 46% to 59,000; PHEVs were up 153% to 28,700; and BEVs were up 92% to 38,700 units year-on-year. to 2,194,706 units. to 2,194,706 units. This is also pre-COVID-19.
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Markets were significantly hit in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Greece and Portugal, where the combined volume fell from 634,600 units in March 2019 to 161,800 units last month. Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. million units.
The sole example currently on display at Sydney’s Cupra Garage is a left-hand drive model sourced from the factory in Spain, but right-hand drive Australian examples will come out of China, making the journey to customer hands that little bit quicker. Each will have a new PHEV system with up to 100km of EV-only range.
This means the brand will not expand its plug-in hybrid (PHEV) range past the Rafale SUV. The agreement will promote electric mobility in Spain. Meanwhile, production planning has been carried out as companies make cutbacks. Which powertrains have carmakers prioritised as electrification appears to run out of power?
Which battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models have proved popular in the country? Combining BEV and PHEV deliveries, EV sales in Portugal grew by 10% in 2024. A total of 69,882 plug-ins were delivered last year, according to data from EV Volumes. Plug-ins accounted for 33.3% hold in 2023.
Spain is recognised as having one of the oldest car parcs in Europe. But what other major trends have been observed in Spain’s used-car market, and what is forecast to happen next? For every new-car registration in Spain, there are now 2.1 Plug-in hybrids ( PHEVs ) have seen a more negative performance.
Meanwhile, increases were seen in the next two largest markets of Italy (up 4.7%) and Spain (up 3.4%) in the month. and Spain enjoyed the strongest increase of the four countries at 5.6%. Even greater volume growth was recorded in France and Spain, up 47.4% Tom Hooker, Autovista24 journalist, looks into the latest trends.
Italy also posted a sharp decline of 13.4%, while volumes in Spain decreased 6.5%, the country’s first drop since March. Meanwhile, Italy and Spain were up 3.8% 20 September 2024 Read next The Kia Picanto takes the 2024 Wertmeister title 19 September 2024 Read next Which car brands sold the most EVs in July? year on year in August.
13 February 2025 Read next Strong start to 2025 for Spain as new-car market grows in January 12 February 2025 The global electric vehicle (EV) market recorded double-digit growth across 2024, but which carmakers sold the most plug-in models? Its combined deliveries of BEVs and PHEVs reached over 3.84 million units in 2024.
Conversely, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) fell 9% in September, with 83,084 registrations. Conversely, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) fell 9% in September, with 83,084 registrations. All-electric vehicles captured 72% of plug-in deliveries in the month. million plug-in vehicles have been delivered to customers.
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