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Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid sedan EPA-rated at 108 MPGe city, 92 MPGe highway and 100 MPGe combined; Ford projects best hybrid sales quarter ever

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The pace beat Toyota Camry Hybrid’s 7,300 sales in its first two full months of availability in May and June 2006. C-MAX became the fastest-selling hybrid ever at launch after 8,030 units were sold in October and November, the first two months C-MAX was on the market. Earlier post.)

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Straubel ’s August 2006 preview of the company’s Roadster at a chapter meeting. “We The car was powered by thousands of small lithium batteries,” Pohorsky explained. He had all these charts and graphs showing the power going into the motor. “And that entrepreneurship persists here in the valley. It’s very cool."

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EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

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Sales of battery-powered electric vehicles are 65% lower in the AEO2013 Reference case than the year before, with annual sales in 2035 estimated to be about 119,000. Reductions in battery electric vehicles are offset by increased sales of hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles, which grow to about 1.3

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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The utility.will get a Ford plug-in hybrid vehicle by the end of this year and as many as 20 by some time in 2009 to test their durability, range and impact on the power grid, said Susan M. And ride off into the sunset on electric power. Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By

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