Jan 18, 2021 - 01:36 pm Toyota presents hybrid racecar for WEC
Toyota Gazoo Racing has unveiled the race car it will enter in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) this year. In line with the new hypercar regulations, the GR010 Hybrid features an all-wheel drive powertrain with system power capped at 500 kW.
Weiterlesen Jan 15, 2021 - 05:25 pm Nissan details Qashqai e-Power technology
Nissan provides some technical data on the Qashqai e-Power, two months after first announcing the hybrid vehicle to come to Europe. The e-power system combines a 140 kW electric motor and 1.5-litre gasoline engine that drives the power generator for charging the battery.
Weiterlesen Jan 14, 2021 - 02:43 pm PSA sold 120,000 electrified models throughout 2020
The PSA Group recorded around 120,000 new registrations for electrified models in 2020, one reason it met the European CO2 targets. At the same time, the French company’s total sales slumped 27.8% to 2.51 million cars in the crisis year compared to 2019.
Weiterlesen Jan 13, 2021 - 01:30 pm Renault doubles EV sales in Europe
Renault has presented its electric car sales statistics for 2020. According to the figures, the French automaker was able to sell 115,888 electric vehicles in Europe, around twice as many as in 2019. The company’s most successful electric model by far was, once again, the Renault Zoe.
Weiterlesen Dec 9, 2020 - 01:29 pm Volvo to build electric motors in Sweden
Volvo Cars has just announced that it will assemble electric motors at its engine plant in Skövde, Sweden. The Geely-owned Swedish company aims to establish a complete in-house production of electric motors at the plant by the middle of this decade.
Weiterlesen Dec 7, 2020 - 02:35 pm Lexus presents new electric drive control system
For the next generation of its electric and hybrid vehicles, Lexus has introduced an electric drive control system called Direct4. A purely battery-electric concept vehicle based on this technology is to be presented in the first quarter of 2021.
Weiterlesen Dec 7, 2020 - 12:21 pm Denmark ups taxes for ICEs and incentives for EVs
The Danish parliament has passed a tax plan that should help bring at least 775,000 electric and hybrid cars onto the road by 2030. The plan envisions a gradual increase in taxes and charges for cars with a combustion engine and lower taxes for electric cars and charging.
Weiterlesen Dec 3, 2020 - 01:11 pm VW ID.3 the best-selling car in Norway in November
In Norway, 7,035 new electric cars were registered in November. Electric vehicles accounted for 56.1 per cent of new passenger car registrations. With 986 units, the VW ID.3 was the most popular model across all drive types.
Weiterlesen Nov 24, 2020 - 05:40 pm Mahle opens electric axle drive testing facility
The automotive supplier Mahle has opened a new test bench for electric drives in Fellbach near Stuttgart, Germany. In the future, individual drive units and complete electric axle drives for electric cars and plug-in hybrids will be tested there. The first test for a customer has already been completed.
Weiterlesen Nov 22, 2020 - 12:52 pm Daimler & Geely join forces for hybrid powertrain R&D
Daimler and its Chinese shareholder Geely are tightening the knots they share as they agree to cooperate in the development and production of hybrid drives. The two automotive groups intend to use synergies in their global research and development networks.
Weiterlesen Nov 18, 2020 - 05:52 pm Europcar to use NewMotion charging network
The charging infrastructure provider NewMotion has signed a cooperation agreement with the vehicle rental company Europcar. NewMotion will provide the Europcar Mobility Group with its charging ecosystem for electric cars.
Weiterlesen Nov 18, 2020 - 04:28 pm Ford releases hybrid Kuga HEV
Ford is expanding the Kuga series with a further electrified version for Europe. With immediate effect, the Kuga can be ordered as a hybrid (HEV). After the mild hybrid and the plug-in hybrid, the HEV is the third electrified drive in the Kuga.
Weiterlesen Nov 18, 2020 - 12:08 pm UK bans sale of pure combustion engines from 2030
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made it official: the government will bring forward the ban on the sale of cars with combustion engines by five years to 2030. This measure is part of a new ten-point plan for a “green industrial revolution”.
Weiterlesen Nov 13, 2020 - 12:17 pm New Nissan Qashqai to receive e-Power hybrid drive
Nissan has provided a first preview of the third-generation Qashqai, which is scheduled for launch next year. The compact SUV will be the first Nissan model in Europe to be equipped with the e-Power hybrid drive but a plug-in hybrid is not planned for the time being.
Weiterlesen Nov 11, 2020 - 07:26 pm South Australia goes for electric cars
The government of South Australia is allocating $18.3 million in the upcoming State Budget 2020-21 to jump-start the uptake of electric vehicles. At the same time, the South Australian state government has shocked the EV sector imposing a road user charge on electric cars in 2021.
Weiterlesen Nov 4, 2020 - 04:05 pm UK providing £92 million for 49 e-mobility projects
Government and industry have together filled a funding pot in Great Britain with 92 million pounds (around 102 million euros) to subsidise 49 concrete electrification projects in the country. The funding program is coordinated by the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC).
Weiterlesen Nov 4, 2020 - 03:48 pm Germany marks October sales records for EVs
According to the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), exactly 23,158 electric cars were newly registered in Germany in October, marking a new record. Compared to the same month last year, this segment recorded an increase of no less than 365.1 per cent.
Weiterlesen Nov 2, 2020 - 11:59 am Nissan to stop selling ICEs in China by 2025
Nissan plans to sell only electric and hybrid cars in China from 2025. The decision to electrify its entire model range in China follows against the background of the emerging ban on the registration of pure combustion engines in China from 2035.
Weiterlesen Nov 1, 2020 - 06:04 pm South Korea expands electric and H2 stations for cars
The South Korean government has just unveiled a plan to greatly increase the number of battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell car charging and refuelling stations among other things. This latest push is an attempt to get more people driving zero-emissions cars.
Weiterlesen Oct 30, 2020 - 10:47 pm China aims to rid its roads of pure ICEs by 2035
The Chinese government has released the ‘Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 2.0’ or ‘Technical Roadmap 2.0’ for short. The plan outlines the concrete goals of transforming Chinese automotive industries into a wholly electric industry by 2035 when pure combustion engines will no longer be permitted.
Weiterlesen Oct 28, 2020 - 01:56 pm Mercedes increases Aston Martin shares
Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will significantly increase its stake in the struggling British manufacturer Aston Martin Lagonda from what is currently 2.6 per cent to a maximum of 20 per cent. In return, the British company is to receive hybrid and electric drive trains from Mercedes.
Weiterlesen Oct 27, 2020 - 03:33 pm McLaren announces final testing phase for hybrid supercar
The British sports car manufacturer McLaren has delivered an update to the first production model with hybrid drive. The still nameless hybrid super sports car has entered the final phase of its development and test programs, which include driving on public roads.
Weiterlesen Oct 8, 2020 - 05:39 pm Germany marks record electric car sales
According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), 21,188 electric cars were newly registered in Germany in September, which marks a new record. This was 5,112 more than in August (16,076). Electric cars and plug-in hybrids together reached a market share of around 15% for the first time.
Weiterlesen Oct 7, 2020 - 02:16 pm Prime Planet to make batteries for hybrids from 2022
The battery joint venture between Toyota and Panasonic, Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, is building up capacity to produce batteries for hybrid vehicles. The joint venture is installing a production line for prismatic lithium-ion batteries.
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