Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) is ramping up production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid ( earlier post ) by 90% to meet demand, especially in Holland, Belgium and Italy. All in all, Volvo Cars will produce 7,600 plug-in hybrids in 2013, with a 2014 target of 10,000 units. In the default hybrid mode, the carbon dioxide emissions are 48 g/km.

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Volvo 2013 PHEV Production 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Toyota’s new 2013 Avalon ( earlier post ) is 110 lbs. (50 When it arrives at dealerships later this year, the 2013 Avalon will be the lightest-weight vehicle in the premium mid-size segment, according to Toyota. As part of each design engineering group’s agreement, mass targets were set for each group. vs. 3,680 lbs.).

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Camry Hybrid 2013 Toyota Fuel Economy 278

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

BMW unveiled the BMW i8 2+2 plug-in hybrid sports car ( earlier post ) today at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. The i8—the first plug-in hybrid vehicle from the BMW Group—will have a manufacturer’s suggest retail price of $135,925 (including destination and handling) when it arrives in US showrooms in spring of 2014.

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BMW Plug-in 2014 MPG 306

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

V6; DSG is to the right, with the power electronics unit mounted above it. Volkswagen brought the new CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid sporty mid-size SUV show car, introduced in April at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), to a media event in Berlin for its European premiere. l/100 km (34 mpg US) of fuel. Click to enlarge.

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Plug-in Plug Kits Gasoline-Electric 275

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The Q7 e-tron quattro features a six-cylinder TDI engine and quattro drive that deliver 275 kW (373 hp) of system power and 700 N·m (516.3 US mpg) in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), corresponding to 46 grams CO 2 per km (74.0 The battery module uses a sturdy cuboid aluminum housing slightly smaller than a shoe box.

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Hyundai Partnering with Korean battery companies for hybrids. Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. Plug-in hybrids make little sense in a car with current battery technology," he said.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45