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Ford updates Escape with new ST-Line; full hybrid and plug-in hybrid options

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Escape, which debuted the world’s first hybrid SUV in 2005, brings back two hybrid choices for 2023, a full hybrid and a Plug-In Hybrid model. 2023 Ford Escape Plug In Hybrid (left) and ST-Line Elite (right). Escape Plug-In Hybrid model includes Ford’s advanced fourth-generation hybrid propulsion system, which includes a 2.5-liter

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Review: 2023 Lexus RX 450h+ plug-in hybrid falls short of prime mover

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It was the first Lexus to get a hybrid powertrain—way back in 2005—and each generation has evolved to preserve its virtues and keep it acceptable to upscale buyers and their families. The Lexus RX mid-size crossover is the mainstay of Toyota’s luxury brand in the U.S. and the brand’s longtime bestseller.

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Toyota to launch two new plug-in hybrid models in China; Corolla and Levin

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On the eve of the 2016 Beijing International Automobile Exhibition, Toyota announced that it will launch plug-in hybrid versions of the Corolla and Levin—two mass-market models, both of which have conventional hybrid variants—in China during 2018. Click to enlarge. and Sinogy Toyota Automotive Energy System Co., New turbo engine.

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Port of Los Angeles surpasses 2023 pollution reduction targets five years ahead of schedule; NOx down 60% from 2005

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Emissions of NO x , a key component of smog, at the Port of Los Angeles are down 60% compared to 2005 emissions levels. Container ship calls were down 22% while the average number of TEUs per vessel increased 60% since 2005. Ships that cannot plug in increasingly used alternative technology to capture emissions at berth.

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Nissan cuts CO2 emissions from global corporate activities by 2% in 2013; tracking to 20% by 2016 vs. 2005

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cut in CO 2 during the year puts the company on track to achieve its goal of a 20% reduction by fiscal year 2016, compared to 2005. The clean electricity will be used in factories and in sales outlets'' quick chargers where customers can plug in Nissan LEAF vehicles to recharge their batteries. Nissan Motor Co.,

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All new vehicle sales in Oregon to be ZEVs by MY 2035

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These include both battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric vehicles, as well as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Known as Advanced Clean Cars II , the set of rules builds on regulations in place since 2005. The commission is the policy and rulemaking board for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

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Report finds that total transportation energy demand in California in 2050 could be reduced 30% relative to 2005

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Total transportation fuel use in California broken down by subsector and fuel type for each scenario: business-as-usual (BAU); plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs); and combined PEVs and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). Source: Yang et al. Click to enlarge. —Yang et al.

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