Carmakers Betray Their Customers With Outdated Plugin Hybrids
After years of hardly any new electric models from most carmakers, we see in Europe a large number of new “electrified” models.
After years of hardly any new electric models from most carmakers, we see in Europe a large number of new “electrified” models.
As many know by now, the EU has put in place a regime that punishes carmakers that pollute “too much” — called Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.
EU standards are driving electric cars towards 10% of sales, and 15% in 2021.
But lax targets for 2025 and 2030 would see EV sales stagnate for a decade.
EU rules are driving electric cars towards 10% of sales, and 15% in 2021. But UK supply likely to dry up without new regulations.
New electric vehicle models keep rolling out … in Europe and China. Two new models that just took significant steps forward in Europe are the Volvo XC40 and the Citroën ë-C4.
A few years ago, it seemed obvious to us electric vehicle fanatics that the transportation sector would switch to electricity. Today, you have to be completely blind to or ignorant of trends in the auto world to not realize that road transport is going to electrify fairly soon, which means much less demand for oil.
PSA Group will introduce its new eVMP platform for C and D segment cars beginning in 2023. The goal is a maximum of 650 km of range as measured by the WLTP standard.
On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Yokohama, Japan, the first big EV news from Nissan in about 10 years was shared with the world. Am I over the top with this statement? Probably, but I have forgotten how many years we have waited for this companion to the Nissan Leaf.
This is the 15th broadcast of CleanTechnica’s weekly news show. This week’s show covers the new Lordstown Endurance, Tesla Giga Berlin plan changes (which I think we’re the only ones to dig into so carefully and with enough context), the end of Byton, three new Citroën EVs, and more. Here are the stories covered in this week’s show:
Other brands launch a single model of a fully electric (BEV) to test the waters. More confident brands launch two versions at once. But what to think of a brand that launches 2 body types, in 3 lengths, with 2 battery sizes, in 4 trim levels?