In the US, lifecycle emissions for EVs are already 60-68% lower than gasoline.
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Daimler Truck to realign production strategy
Daimler Truck and the works council have agreed on key points for the future orientation and safeguarding of the aggregate plants. The three locations Gaggenau, Kassel and Mannheim will specialise in different components of electrified drives. In the future, they will drive the global production of battery-electric and hydrogen-based drive systems in a production and […]
UK reservations open for the Peugeot 308 SW
The first hybrid Peugeot 308 is now available to order in the UK, with two different hybrid powertrains available upon launch. Deliveries of the PHEV are expected in early 2022. Prices start at £34,200. For the two variants available from launch, customers have a choice between two plug-in hybrid powertrains a hybrid 180 e-EAT8 or […]
Mercedes opens sales for new S-Class PHEV
Mercedes-Benz opens sales of the new S-Class as a plug-in hybrid in time with the schedule set at the debut last year. Clients can now order the S 580 e opting for a short or long wheelbase at list prices starting at 123,736 euros. The plug-in hybrid has an electric drive delivering 110 kW and, […]
Aston Martin to unleash first electric sports car by 2025
Aston Martin plans to launch its current front-engined sports cars, including the Vantage and DB11, as next-generation all-electric cars from 2025. Before 2025, however, Aston Martin will focus on hybrid powertrains. The electric cars from Aston Martin are to offer a range of more than 600 kilometres. Additionally, CEO Tobias Moers wants to follow the […]
Volkswagen sold over 170,000 EVs in the first half of 2021
The Volkswagen Group delivered more than twice as many electric cars in the first half of 2021 as in the same period last year (+165.2 per cent). A total of 170,939 of the Group’s battery-electric cars were sold worldwide by the end of June, 110,991 of them in the second quarter alone. In addition, the […]
James Bond’s new car is a plug-in hybrid—the Aston Martin Valhalla
It has 937 horsepower from a pair of electric motors and a twin-turbo V8.
Opel Astra now available with two hybrid variants
Opel has presented the sixth Astra generation, which will also be offered as a plug-in hybrid in two performance levels from the start. The new Opel Astra will be available to order from autumn and roll out to the first customers from early 2022. Technical details on the two PHEV versions and pricing will be […]
New Vauxhall Grandland available to order in the UK
The new Vauxhall Grandland is available to order now in the UK. The new Grandland PHEV is available from £34,365, representing a saving of over £6,000 compared with the comparable outgoing model. The new model is based on the Grandland compact SUV, which has been given a facelift. Formerly known as the Grandland X, the model […]
New UK Hatch Plug-In Hybrid version extends Renault Megane range
Renault Megane electrified range expanded in the UK with new Hatch Plug-In Hybrid version. The Megane Hatch Plug-In Hybrid will be available to order from August with the first UK customers set to take delivery in September, while the ICE counterparts are to be scrapped from the lineup. The French automobile manufacturer first presented the […]
