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Europe Battery Factory Plans Are In A Shambles

June 25, 2024 admin batteries, BMW, catl, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, European Union, lithium-ion batteries, northvolt

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 13:37:55 +0000

On June 20, 2024, Reuters reported some rather shocking news regarding BMW and its electric car plans. The headline read, “BMW cancels $2 billion battery cells contract with Northvolt.” The report said that BMW had cancelled a 2 billion euros ($2.15 billion) order for battery cells for its electric vehicles … [continued]

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Electric Vehicle Makers Hitting Targets For Petrol-Free Car Sales In UK

June 7, 2024 admin BMW, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, ev charging, ev fleet, ev fleets, ev sales, green economy, policy & politics, uk, uk ev sales

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 15:25:23 +0000

BMW is among the automakers leading the charge to meet a 2030 electric vehicle sales goal in the UK — ahead of schedule, no less.

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Good Graph For People Misinformed About US EV Sales Growth

June 5, 2024 admin BMW, chevrolet, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, ford, gm, Hyundai, Kia, market research, mercedes, Nissan, research, rivian, tesla, tesla sales, toyota, us ev sales, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 19:20:45 +0000

Naturally, we’ve created many US EV sales charts of our own here on CleanTechnica, but there’s a chart I haven’t thought to make that Bloomberg recently created, and it’s a superb chart for some of the claims circling at the moment. First of all, let’s note that EV sales have … [continued]

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Jim Farley & Mary Barra Discuss Their Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Plans

June 4, 2024 admin BMW, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, ford maverick, gm, hybrid electric cars, jim farley, mary barra, phev

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2024 15:51:56 +0000

Ford and General Motors have very different views on the hybrid versus plug-in hybrid question. One of them is right but which one?

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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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Parkopedia To Improve Public EV Charging Experience For BMW & MINI drivers

May 21, 2024 admin BMW, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, GERMANY, press releases, uk

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 16:18:33 +0000

Detailed Point of Interest (POI) data provided by Parkopedia now includes photos and ratings to assist EV drivers in assessing which charging locations are most suitable for their needs Parkopedia continues to increase market coverage for the service – adding data for Spain, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg in addition to … [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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EVs Take 24.7% Share In The UK — BMW Leading Battery-Electric Brand

May 10, 2024 admin BMW, clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, hybrid electric cars, market research, mg mg4, mg motor, phev, research, smmt, uk, uk ev market share, uk ev sales, uk ev transition

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 15:25:53 +0000

April’s auto market saw plugin EVs take a 24.7% share in the UK, up from 21.9%, year on year. Volume growth was modest for battery-electric vehicles, and decent for plugin hybrid EVs. Overall auto volume was 134,274 units, up just 1% YoY, and remaining far below pre-2020 norms. The UK’s … [continued]

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Cadillac, Audi, & BMW Now Leading in Share of US Sales Being 100% Electric

May 8, 2024 admin Audi, BMW, bmw group, cadillac, chevy, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, ford, gmc, Hyundai, Kia, lexus, lucid, market research, Mazda, mercedes, mini, Nissan, porsche, research, rivian, subaru, tesla, toyota, us ev sales, Volkswagen, volkswagen group, volvo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 18:00:27 +0000

Overall, the pure electric vehicle (EV, or BEV) share of US auto sales was 6.9% in the first quarter of 2024. EV sales increased slightly compared to the first quarter of 2023, but overall auto sales increased more, so EV market share dropped from 7% to 6.9% year over year. … [continued]

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BEVs That International Automakers Sell In China, But Don’t Want To Offer You – Part 2

April 25, 2024 admin Audi, BMW, China, china ev sales, china ev transition, clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, market research, renault, research, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:36:10 +0000

If you ever had the suspicion that there are BEVs that international automakers sell in China but don’t want to offer to those of us in other markets, well … you were right. In the first part of this series, we discovered that there are many BEVs from international automakers … [continued]

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