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It's interesting looking at the European commitments to EV's, and in many respects, hybrids, in terms of fleet makeup. I recently got an Audi magazine (because of the e-tron purchase) and I was surprised at how short their timeline is on phasing in significant electrification across their product lines.
Mercedes:
Audi:
BMW:
I know that other historically European marques that have a presence in North America like Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston-Martin...etc are also already producing, or working on phasing in electric vehicles, but these companies are now owned by foreign interests so I've not included them in the above.
How many people on here besides the few that already have BEV's are looking at one in the future or at least a plug-in hybrid? Not to get political, but Canada is introducing a "clean fuel standard" which is kinda like a carbon tax in addition to our existing carbon tax which is supposed to drive up average consumer fuel costs by $550/year, which may push some people that direction.
Mercedes:
Mercedes said:Mercedes-Benz is quickly picking up the pace with regard to the electrification of the automobile. On the road to emission-free driving, the developers use a host of control levers to reduce emissions on a lasting basis. By 2022, the entire Mercedes-Benz Cars product range is set to be electrified. This means that different electrified alternatives will be available in every segment – from smart to large SUVs. These activities are bundles under the new product and technology brand EQ: The vehicles themselves are divided into EQ Boost (electrified combustion engines), EQ Power (plug-in hybrids) and EQ (all-electric vehicles). The focus very clearly lies on gradually increasing the percentage of all-electric cars in the product range of Mercedes-Benz Cars.
Audi:
Audi said:Our aim is for all our production sites to become CO2 neutral, resources to be recycled, water to be reused and introduce 100 per cent green electricity... This strategy was the basis for our current product offensive and the push for E-mobility. The plan for 2025 is for the Audi product portfolio to include more than 30 models with E-engines, which would mean 40 per cent of our sales volume worldwide.
BMW:
BMW said:lectromobility is in BMW’s genes. The BMW i3 and the BMW i8 electric sports car have been setting benchmarks in e-mobility since 2013. In that time, BMW has significantly expanded its range of BMW eDrive, BMW hybrid and BMW plug-in hybrid vehicles. By 2030, half of all newly certified BMW vehicles will feature fully-electric or plug-in hybrid drive systems. BMW already has everything in place to make that possible. Battery modules, high-voltage batteries and electric motors are built in Dingolfing. From 2021, the new BMW iX will also roll off the production line there. In Munich, BMW Group is already developing the next generation of battery cells, which are manufactured at the pilot plant in Parsdorf and tested on the eDrive system test bench in Munich.
I know that other historically European marques that have a presence in North America like Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston-Martin...etc are also already producing, or working on phasing in electric vehicles, but these companies are now owned by foreign interests so I've not included them in the above.
How many people on here besides the few that already have BEV's are looking at one in the future or at least a plug-in hybrid? Not to get political, but Canada is introducing a "clean fuel standard" which is kinda like a carbon tax in addition to our existing carbon tax which is supposed to drive up average consumer fuel costs by $550/year, which may push some people that direction.