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Volkswagen Says Trinity-Based Cars Won’t Arrive Before 2030 At The Earliest

August 17, 2024 admin cariad, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, trinity program, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:42:41 +0000

Elon Musk and Tesla get a lot of criticism, and deservedly so, for making big promises that take years longer than expected to come to fruition — if they ever do at all. Roadster 2.0 anyone? FSD that really is full self-driving? But Volkswagen is proving other companies can be … [continued]

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14-Year Battery Warranty for Double Decker, Sportiest Electric Volkswagen — EV News Roundup

August 11, 2024 admin Aviation, batteries, BMW, catl, clean transport, electric buses, electric cars, electric vans, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, mass transit / public transit, mercedes, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:33:47 +0000

Thanks to the DNA of a new pure EV brand called AEHRA, Italy has gained international attention. Speaking of EV DNA, the company reflects on the freedom they had when they left internal combustion engines behind, saying that “Liberated from the need to accommodate a bulky internal combustion engine into … [continued]

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Global EV Sales — 2nd Best Month Ever for Plugins!

August 10, 2024 admin aion, aito, BMW, byd, byd sales, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, geely, hybrid electric cars, li auto, market research, mercedes, phev, research, saic, tesla, tesla sales, Volkswagen, volkswagen group, volvo, world ev sales, wuling

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:29:31 +0000

EVs Now 22% of World Auto Sales Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 15% in June 2024 compared to June 2023. There were 1.5 million registrations. BEVs were up by just 4% YoY, but plugin hybrids jumped 41% YoY, selling over 500,000 units, a new record. In the end, plugins … [continued]

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EVs At 59.6% Share In Sweden — Still Stuck In Reverse

August 4, 2024 admin clean transport, 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, kia ev9, market research, mobility sweden, phev, research, Sweden, sweden ev market share, sweden ev sales, sweden ev transition, tesla, tesla model y, Volkswagen, volkswagen id.4, volvo ex30, xpeng g6

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 21:12:35 +0000

July’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 59.6% share in Sweden, almost flat YoY from 59.9%. BEV volumes were down YoY by 15%, while PHEVs grew by 9%. Overall auto volume was 16,337 units, down 6% YoY. The Tesla Model Y remained the best selling BEV. The July market data … [continued]

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VW ID. UNYX , Super Stable High-Rate Discharge Batteries, & More Cleantech News

July 27, 2024 admin Audi, audi q4 e-tron, China, clean power, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric aviation, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, grid, mercedes, Mercedes Benz, press releases, research, Solar energy, Volkswagen, volkswagen group, volkswagen id, volkswagen id. unyx, wind energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 01:16:20 +0000

So much cleantech news, so little time. Here are more cleantech stories from the past week you might want to read. The Volkswagen ID.4 is a popular vehicle among American and European families. However, Volkswagen has introduced the avant-garde E-SUV coupé, the ID. UNYX, to China, targeting a younger demographic … [continued]

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Deep Red State Catches Electric Heat Pump Fever, Bigly

July 18, 2024 admin clean transport, decarbonization, deep decarbonization, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, esg, green economy, green jobs, heat pumps, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, Manufacturing, scout motors, SOUTH CAROLINA, usa, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:47:33 +0000

In yet another sign that the electrification trend is widening and deepening, the new Scout Motors electric vehicle factory in South Carolina will apply new heat pump technology to help decarbonize its HVAC system.

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Long-Distance Volkswagen ID.7, Japan Post Orders 3,000 (More) Minicab Electric Vehicles — Cleantech News Roundup

July 17, 2024 admin Audi, batteries, BMW, bp, bp pulse, clean transport, electric cars, electric motorcycles, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, ford, lithium-ion batteries, mercedes, Mercedes Benz, renault, Volkswagen, volkswagen id.7

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 00:38:29 +0000

Japan Post is not a newcomer to the notion of using electric vehicles (EVs) to save money as well as the environment. Mitsubishi supplied the Japan Post with electric vehicles (EVs) roughly 11 years ago — 5,000 Minicab-MiEVs, the Minicab EV’s precursor. Now, a fresh Mitsubishi Motors order has been … [continued]

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New QuantumScape Solid-State EV Battery Exposes EV Sales Flop Fakery, Again

July 15, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev sales, GERMANY, inflation reduction act of 2022., powerco se, quantumscape, solid-state batteries, solid-state battery, usa, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:18:20 +0000

The US battery innovator QuantumScape is ready for gigawatt-scale production of its new solid-state EV battery under a new manufacturing agreement with the PowerCo branch of Volkswagen.

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Rivian, The UAW, & Politics

July 15, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, green economy, inflation reduction act of 2022., labor unions, Manufacturing, policy & politics, rivan, uaw, united auto workers, us department of energy (doe), Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 15:10:56 +0000

Rivian has been left out of the latest DOE grant program for automakers. Bloomberg thinks it knows why that happened.

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EVs Take 28.2% Share In The UK — Tesla Still Leads

July 9, 2024 admin Audi, audi q4 e-tron, BMW, bmw i4, clean transport, 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, hyundai kona, market research, mercedes, mg mg4, new automotive, phev, research, smmt, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model y, uk, uk ev market share, uk ev sales, uk ev transition, Volkswagen, volvo ex30

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:42:14 +0000

June’s auto market saw plugin EVs take 28.2% share in the UK, up from 25.1% year on year. BEVs grew volume modestly, while PHEVs grew more strongly. Overall auto volume was 179,263 units, up 1% YoY and well below pre-2020 seasonal norms (~225,000). The UK’s leading battery-electric vehicle brand in … [continued]

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