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Portugal Has 28% Plugin Vehicle Share — Market Share Report

July 1, 2024 admin BMW, bmw group, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, hybrid electric cars, market research, mercedes, mercedes group, phev, Portugal, portugal ev sales, research, stellantis, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model 3 sales, tesla model y, tesla model y sales, tesla sales, volkswagen group, volvo, volvo ex30, volvo peugeot

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:26:55 +0000

Tesla #1 and #2 Lead in PHEV-Heavy Market After previously checking out Spain, we turn west, to its Iberian neighbor, Portugal, for a new EV sales report. As a Southern European market with low purchase power, one would think that this would be another market lingering in the back of … [continued]

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Polyphase Wireless Power Transfer System Achieves 270-kilowatt Charge, Sets Another World Record for Electric Light-Duty Vehicles

June 22, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, oak ridge national laboratory, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), porsche, research, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe), volkswagen group, wireless electric vehicle charging, wireless ev charging

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 22:44:03 +0000

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated the first 270-kW wireless power transfer to a light-duty electric vehicle. The demonstration used a Porsche Taycan and was conducted in collaboration with Volkswagen Group of America using the ORNL-developed polyphase wireless charging system. The achievement surpasses ORNL’s … [continued]

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Low-Carbon Steel: Volkswagen AG & Vulcan Green Steel Enter Into Partnership

June 19, 2024 admin buildings, clean power, green steel, steel, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:07:02 +0000

Wolfsburg, Germany — Volkswagen AG and Vulcan Green Steel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a partnership for low-carbon steel — a key element of Volkswagen’s green steel strategy. “Decarbonizing supply chains is a decisive factor for the Volkswagen Group on the road to carbon neutrality. We want … [continued]

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Elli Enters the Industrial Energy Storage Business

June 12, 2024 admin batteries, elli, Energy Storage, Europe, GERMANY, grid, grid storage, lithium-ion batteries, press releases, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 03:15:12 +0000

Stationary large-scale storage systems are an important component in tomorrow’s energy system. The demand for storage solutions will increase throughout Europe in the coming years, with experts expecting growth by a factor of 100 in Germany alone. Elli will develop and operate energy storage projects on an industrial scale together … [continued]

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VW Subsidiary Elli Introduces the All-New Elli Charger 2: Cost-Effective Charging to Drive the Energy Transition at Home

June 12, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elli, Energy Storage, Europe, ev charging, ev charging stations, lithium-ion batteries, press releases, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 03:06:01 +0000

Lower charging costs thanks to smart charging features: the new Elli Charger 2 optimizes charging according to a home’s solar energy production and electricity prices and reduces charging costs by up to 40 percent. Developed for Europe: tailored to 28 European markets, the Elli Charger 2 will be available in … [continued]

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BEVs Take 77% Share In Norway — Volvo EX30 Leads In May

June 8, 2024 admin bmw group, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, hybrid electric cars, market research, Norway, norway ev market share, norway ev sales, norway ev transition, ofv, phev, research, tesla, tesla model y, volkswagen group, volkswagen id.4, volvo ex30

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:25:03 +0000

May saw plugin EVs take 82.3% share in Norway’s auto market, down from 88.9% year on year. The dip was likely due to a low ebb of shipping by three of the biggest BEV manufacturers — BEV share is still climbing overall this year. Total monthly auto volume was 7,893 … [continued]

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The Global Automaker Rating 2023: Who Is Leading The Transition To Electric Vehicles?

June 2, 2024 admin BMW, byd, changan, chery, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, geely, gm, Great Wall, great wall motor, great wall motors, honda, Hyundai, icct, international council on clean transportation, international council on clean transportation (icct), Kia, Mazda, mercedes, Nissan, press releases, renault, research, saic, stellantis, suzuki, tata motors, tesla, toyota, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 18:32:12 +0000

As The Transition To Electric Vehicles Continues, Which Automakers Will Keep Pace? There are big improvements in technology performance, but room to expand on ZEV models offered. Washington, D.C. — Today, the International Council on Clean Transportation released its annual assessment of automaker’s progress transitioning to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). The … [continued]

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Volkswagen Pulls Back On Electric Car Plans

May 20, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, oliver blume, renault, thomas schäfer, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 03:58:16 +0000

Volkswagen announced this week that it has two new PHEV versions of the Golf and has ended its collaboration with Renault.

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Premium Platform Electric (PPE): A Technological Leap for the Next Gen of Fully Electric Mobility from Audi

May 18, 2024 admin Audi, audi q6 e-tron, batteries, clean transport, consumer technology, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, lithium-ion batteries, press releases, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 13:15:32 +0000

PPE makes optimal use of the advantages of an all-electric drive architecture to improve interior space, efficiency and performance Powerful and highly efficient electric motors and newly developed high-voltage battery for an impressive range suitable for everyday use The new E3 1.2 electronics architecture brings vehicle digitalization to a new level … [continued]

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Automakers Continue To Lobby For Global Heating, Against EVs

May 17, 2024 admin BMW, bmw group, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, gm, honda, Hyundai, Lobbying, Mazda, mercedes, Nissan, policy & politics, policy research, renault, research, stellantis, suzuki, tata motors, tesla, toyota, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 21:11:20 +0000

We’ve turned a big corner when it comes to electrification of the auto industry. Just 5–10 years ago, automakers were largely laughing at electric cars, slow-walking the transition, and had modest electrification plans. That changed with the anticipation for and arrival of the Tesla Model 3, EU regulations requiring than … [continued]

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