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Tech: How do Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Batteries Recharge? Do I Need to Plug a Hybrid In?

Clean Fleet Report

For the uninformed, the question was: Does the battery need to be plugged in to a hybrid car charger ? When hybrids appeared most used nickel-metal-hydride batteries This question was such a big roadblock for increasing sales that Toyota began an advertising campaign for the Prius that clearly emphasized that plugging in was not necessary.

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Mercedes-Benz GLC to ditch plug-in hybrid tech for Australia, EVs the focus

EV Central

Mercedes-Benz Australia is hitting the brakes on PHEV – plug-in hybrid electric vehicle – sales. The second-generation GLC is due to go on sale here from March next year, beginning with the hybrid 300 version. Larger battery packs mean they’re good for 100km-plus of real-world driving using only battery power.

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Consumer Electronics Assn Study Finds 40% of American Adults Likely to Test Drive an EV

Green Car Congress

While nearly one-third (32%) report they are familiar, or very familiar, with hybrid vehicles, only about one-quarter are familiar with electric-powered vehicles (25%). Those consumers who are open to buying an electric vehicle cite the positive environmental impact and potential cost savings as primary reasons to do so.

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Meet the cute, capable and affordable Renault 5 E-Tech. Will this reborn icon make Europe relevant in the electric car era?

EV Central

The 2025 Renault 5 E-Tech Electric has been unwrapped at the Geneva motor show and from our first look at the reborn French icon this could be one of the most desirable EVs not a lot of money can buy. The result is the smaller 40kWh battery weighs in at 240kg, while the bigger 52kWh battery tips the scale at 300kg.

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Save $200 on seven Rad Power e-bikes from $1,199, Jackery power station hits $640, more deals

Baua Electric

It is joined by the Jackery Explorer 1000 Portable Power Station dropping down to $640 , as well as the Panasonic eneloop pro Rechargeable Battery Power Pack at $53. Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek ’s best EV buying and leasing deals.

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Report: Volvo Drops Front-Drive Versions of XC40 and XC60

The Truth About Cars

When reporting on the changes being made to Volvo’s smaller crossovers, Car and Driver also managed to confirm that the Volvo S60 Recharge Polestar Engineered will be dropped next year. It doesn’t make sense to continue building Polestar variants nobody is buying, especially since the division is likewise going all-electric.

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Save $350 on RadExpand 5 e-bike for $1,249, WORX leaf blowers start at $55, more

Baua Electric

Headlining today’s green deals is this Rad Power flash sale that takes up to $350 off two e-bike models, led by the RadExpand 5 Folding e-bike at a new $1,249 low. It is joined by a one-day sale on the WORX TURBINE 600 CFM Electric Leaf Blower at $55 , as well as the iHeat 120V 3.2kW Tankless Electric Water Heater for a return to $167.

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