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GM details 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid powertrain design and operation

Green Car Congress

The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid ( earlier post ) is EPA-rated at 46 mpg (5.11 A largely common drive unit between EREV and strong hybrid vehicles, with the drive unit kinematically capable of high speed EV operation and transitions between EV and engine modes. Malibu Hybrid System components in vehicle.

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Building a BEV is Not a License to Use Resources Inefficiently

EV Adoption

But, and a HUGE BUT, it is also the least efficient electric vehicle available in the United States and is frankly completely not what we need today if our goal is to reduce GHGs. While GM has unwisely discontinued both the Chevrolet Volt PHEV and Malibu Hybrid, from the 212.7 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrids (1.5