Exactly 4,713 electric cars were newly registered in Norway in August. This is an increase of 13.4 per cent in comparison to the same month last year. Besides, there were 2,761 new cars with hybrid drive. These included 1,206 plug-in hybrids.
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Ford presented what it could do in electrified vehicles to date at the IAA. A pure electric car is still missing, as only hybrids and plug-in hybrids are on show in Frankfurt. The sales targets are also notably high.
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Bosch and CATL have agreed on a long-term cooperation for battery cells. Perhaps surprisingly, this is not about battery cells for purely electric cars, but for 48-volt hybrids.
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It is no secret that Renault intends to offer a total of eight fully electric models by 2022. Now, a model plan reveals which other battery-electric vehicles Renault is planning.
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ABB has entered a new market segment with its Azipod electric marine propulsion system: The technology group will install the electric propulsion for the first time on board two container cargo ships.
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Mahle has developed a new, fully integrated and modular plug-in hybrid drive for vehicles from the B-segment to large SUVs from the J-segment. The core is a “bimodal hybrid arrangement” that allows both parallel and serial operation.
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A Norwegian Coast Guard icebreaker equipped with ABB’s Azipod electric propulsion system has reached the North Pole as part of an international environmental research expedition.
WeiterlesenAffordable prices through economies of scale – this is what Opel wants to achieve in cooperation with PSA and Dongfeng through new platforms for electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Unlike the VW Group’s MEB, the trio wants to remain flexible. Christoph M. Schwarzer takes a close look at the strategy.
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Exactly 3,484 electric cars were newly registered in Norway in July. Compared to the same month last year, it is an increase of 51.9 per cent. In addition, there were 2,285 new cars with a hybrid drive, including 943 PHEVs.
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The Romanian capital Bucharest has ordered 130 hybrid buses from Mercedes-Benz. Deliveries of the Citaro Hybrid are scheduled to take place between May 2020 and January 2021. Bucharest also plans to procure 100 battery-electric buses, 100 trolleybuses and 100 trams.
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The Toyota subsidiary Primearth EV Energy, which is also partly owned by Panasonic, is planning to build a fourth factory in China.
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Hyundai Motor UK has announced the pricing and specification changes for the new Ioniq range as well as the new Kona hybrids, which will be on sale from the 30th September.
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The Scottish bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis, which was recently taken over by North America’s largest bus manufacturer NFI Group, is expanding its range to include a double-decker with hybrid drive. The basis is the Enviro400EV, which is also on the road in London as a fully electric bus.
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Kia wants to achieve the European CO2 emission targets with a strategy focusing on battery-electric cars. In an interview Emilio Herrera, Chief Operating Officer of Kia Europe, gave interesting insights into the plan, including “emergency” options.
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At the IAA in September, Bosch will show how all Bosch products for electric and automated vehicles integrate. The showcase is part of development cooperation with chassis and automotive technology expert Benteler. Also on show will be the IoT Shuttle.
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As hybrid sales rise, Toyota intends to localise the production of HEV components more strongly in Europe. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) will produce a second hybrid transmission (e-CVT) at its plant in Walbrzych from 2021.
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The Chinese real estate group Evergrande is underpinning its extremely ambitious electric car plans by setting up a joint venture with the German drive specialist Hofer Powertrain to develop and produce electric drives.
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The German supplier Mahle has a new thermal management system promising up to 20 per cent less range-loss in winter for electric cars compared to conventional systems with its heat pump-based thermal management system (Integrated Thermal System or ITS).
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Hyundai has just presented the new edition of the Sonata Hybrid, which will have two new features in addition to optical upgrades: A solar roof will be installed for the first time and the new Sonata will make use of Active Shift Control transmission technology (ASC).
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Hyundai is apparently hatching plans to produce the fully-electric Kona at its Czech plant from the first half of 2020. So far, the Kona Electric has only been manufactured in South Korea from where it is exported all over the world.
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The Hyundai Kona Hybrid presented at the beginning of June can be ordered now in Germany at prices starting at 26,900 euros. For the market launch in autumn, the customer can choose between the three features Trend, Style and Premium.
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The National Transport Authority of Ireland is tendering up to 600 hybrid diesel-electric double-decker buses under the BusConnects programme over a period of approximately five years.
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ZF has already received orders worth billions from BMW and Fiat Chrysler for the new eight-speed hybrid module automatic transmission. The supplier is now providing further details on the transmission.
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New Zealand’s government wants to make imported electric and hybrid vehicles cheaper by up to 8,000 NZ dollars from 2021 onwards through discounts. But a classic sales premium will not be the end of the story: Import cars with high CO2 emissions are to become significantly more expensive.
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Jaguar Land Rover has announced plans to manufacture a range of new electrified vehicles at its Castle Bromwich plant near Birmingham. The announcement is the next step towards the company’s promise to offer electrified options for all new models starting 2020.
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After BMW, Fiat Chrysler is now also ordering transmissions from ZF for hybrid cars. According to a ZF spokesperson, the sales value of the FCA order is “in the low billion range”.
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Norway remains the electric car nation number one: In the first half of 2019, all-electric cars continue to rise in numbers, while new registrations for hybrid vehicles are on the decline. The same can be said of new registrations figures from June.
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From July 1, 2019, all new types of electric and hybrid vehicles in the European Union (EU) must be equipped with an Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS).
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Toyota plans to invest $2 billion in the development of electric vehicles in Indonesia over the next four years. Initial investments will go into hybrid cars.
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Canada and California have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly promote cleaner vehicles. This includes accelerating the uptake of electric cars.
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