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New interactive map tracks plug-in vehicle adoption in California

Green Car Congress

The California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE), administrator of the state’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP), has introduced an online interactive map with information on the distribution of more than 20,000 rebated plug-in cars. Also, although the Chevy Volt was commercially available in California as of Dec.

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Driven: Alfa Romeo Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4

EV Central

Alfa Romeo’s new Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4 is the first ever vehicle from the venerable Italian car maker with a charging port. Until the Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4, Alfa Romeo produced zero electrified models. The 300-volt, 125kg pack has a gross storage capacity of 15.5kW and contains cells produced by Chinese outfit CATL.

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Plug-in electric car sales for Feb: Volt outsells Prius Prime, Bolt EV, Leaf

Green Car Reports

Once again, it's the first day of the month following a weekday sales close, when the auto industry turns its eyes to the sales charts emerging from all automakers (except Tesla). For plug-in electric cars, the question this month remains the same as last month: how many Chevrolet Bolt EVs did GM deliver?

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Plug-In Electric Car Sales In August: Calm Before The Storm?

Green Car Reports

Labor Day holiday falling well into September this year, auto-industry analysts have expected new-car sales for August to be less buoyant than they might otherwise be. But in the lower-volume world of plug-in electric cars, model cycles remain the driving factor.

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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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What up with GM's Plug-in hybrid Volt?

Plugs and Cars

"GM tries to unplug Volt hype" is not the headline I've been hoping to see out of Motor City this spring. But there it is in a Detroit News Autos Insider piece today. Just weeks after announcing production, perhaps, in 2010, the industry's hometown paper lets us know this is no done deal. And little came of a $1.5

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Faceoff: 2011 Chevrolet Volt Vs 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid

Green Car Reports

Toyota and GM are the auto industry's heavyweights. Each also has a plug-in car coming. The 2011 Chevy Volt will hit dealers in less than a year's time, and a plug-in version of the.

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