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2018 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid released at Chicago auto show

Green Car Reports

What the auto industry calls a "mid-cycle refresh" can range from indistinguishable to very evident. The 2018 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid falls into the latter category, with new front and rear styling, changes to the interior and dashboard, and numerous added safety and connectivity features.

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UK auto industry warns anti-diesel agenda and slow uptake of EVs could mean missing 2021 CO2 targets; rising CO2 average in 2017

Green Car Congress

The SMMT New Car CO 2 Report 2018: Driving the transition to a low carbon future showed that carbon tailpipe emissions rose last year for the first time in two decades by 0.8% Given hybrid vehicles outsell battery electric vehicles by a factor of 2.5 less CO 2 than those they replaced. in 2017 to 119,821 units. and BEVs rose by 32.5%

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Finalist for Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2018: Hyundai Ioniq

Green Car Reports

Hyundai is known in the auto industry as an aggressive and very capable competitor, and the world's largest makers watch it closely and take it very seriously. The company didn't introduce its first hybrid car in the U.S. until 2011 and, frankly, that year's hybrid Sonata sedan wasn't very good.

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Geely officially discloses new global B-segment automobile modular architecture: BMA; new BMA-based SUV to launch this year

Green Car Congress

Automobile modular architectures—for example, TNGA of Toyota, and MQB, MLB and MEB of the Volkswagen Group—hav become a major trend in the auto industry. A new SUV codenamed Geely SX11, which is based on the BMA platform, will be launched in the second half of 2018.

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USABC reopens 4 RFPIs for development of advanced high-performance batteries for start/stop, 48V HEV, PHEV and EVs

Green Car Congress

USABC seeks proposals the resulting technology from which will have the capability of meeting or approaching its technology targets for commercialization by 2020 for the following applications: 12-volt start-stop vehicles ( RFPI ); emerging 48-volt mild-hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) ( RFPI ); plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) ( RFPI ); and.

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Chrysler Group in 5-year, $18.2M partnership with McMaster University to develop advanced electric and hybrid powertrains; funding from Canadian Government

Green Car Congress

For McMaster, the project partnership is one of three new partnerships with Chrysler, the federal government and other auto industry leaders worth a combined $24 million. Much of their work will be done at MARC, a $26-million facility where teams will be able to develop, design and test an electric or hybrid car.

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Road Test: 2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic Mild Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Both engines have 48-volt mild hybrid electrification that adds up-to an additional 21 hp and 184 lb.-ft. liter V6 and the assistance of the 48-volt mild hybrid moves the S500 zero-60 in 4.8 The term luxury is tossed around pretty loosely in the auto industry. Road Test: 2021 Lexus LC 500h Hybrid. inches long.