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This is a warning: AVAS for electric cars

May 26, 2019 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

Starting this July, newly homologated electric cars will have to make artificial noises at low speeds. That may be good news for sound designers, but the obligation to sound is unfair, our research suggests because new combustion engines are almost as quiet on the road. It is a missed opportunity that could have made car […]

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New EU laws make Volkswagen ramp up on EVs

December 20, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

In the light of new EU laws on CO2 emissions for passenger cars, Volkswagen has had to rethink its electrification policy and produce more EVs than planned. This means more EV models and more manufacturing plants. As we reported new EU regulations on CO2 targets were announced early this week. CO2 emissions from new cars will […]

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Will Tesla really ship 3000 EVs a week to Europe?

December 12, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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We can’t say for sure, but after Tesla recently announced that Model 3 will also be available in Europe from February, there are now the first indications of the planned quantities: According to a Belgian media report, Tesla plans to ship 3,000 vehicles per week to Europe starting in February. This figure not only includes […]

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273,000 Passenger Electric Plug-In Cars Sold In Europe: Q1-Q3 2018

November 18, 2018 Mark Kane Syndicated Comments Off

The plug-in car market in Europe is growing. According to the latest data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, in the first nine months of 2018, total passenger plug-in car registrations (including a tiny number of FCVs) in the European Union and EFTA (Norway + Switzerland) amounted to 273,702 (up 35.4%). PHEV – 140,758 (up 33.6%) […]

RESOLVE presents electric light vehicle prototypes

November 2, 2018 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The 2015 launched RESOLVE project (Range of Electric SOlutions for L-category VEhicles), which was funded by the EU with a consortium of 14 partners has yielded results, and presented a series of technologies for and prototypes of electric light vehicles at the RESOLVE Final Event in Brussels on 25 April 2018. Under the direction of […]

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European Plug-In Market Exceed 180,000 In The First Half (Up 42%)

September 19, 2018 Mark Kane Syndicated Comments Off

The European market grows consistently this year, above 40% year-over-year According to the latest data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, some 183,285 new passenger plug-ins were registered in the European Union and EFTA (Norway + Switzerland) during the first half of the year, which is 42.3% more than a year ago. The numbers include […]