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JANUARY 30, 2024

Despite previously having committed itself toward a future where it builds all-electric vehicles, General Motors has made plans to bring plug-in hybrids back to our market. General Motors already delivered the Chevrolet Bolt, with the model becoming one of the first affordable EVs offering real utility to customers.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has revealed a revised GR010 HYBRID Hypercar for the 2023 season, when it will defend its number one status against new competitors at the Le Mans 24 Hours and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Adjustments have been made to the high-performance Racing Hybrid powertrain, which consists of 520kW (707PS) 3.5-liter

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MAY 31, 2023

Toyota announced a series of improvements and enhancements to strengthen its Yaris Hybrid hatchback range, increasing the market appeal of a model range that has proved an outstanding success for the brand. When the 1.5-liter When the 1.5-liter

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A new 48V hybrid system developed by Stellantis will be offered on the PEUGEOT 3008 and 5008 before being extended to other models. It will complement PEUGEOT’s already extensive family of electrified engines, including plug-in hybrid, 100% electric and fuel cell variants. This saving is mainly achieved in the city (- 2.5l/100km)

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APRIL 29, 2024

Hyundai will add production of hybrid models at its Georgia Metaplant scheduled to open later this year, CFO Lee Seung Jo said during a recent earnings call. "We

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

Mazda Motor Corporation will introduce the Mazda2 Hybrid in Europe from the spring of 2022. The Mazda2 Hybrid will be an OEM model supplied by Toyota Motor Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, and will be added to the Mazda2 lineup in Europe and sold as Mazda's own brand vehicle.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Read more Tata Motors has opposed Toyota’s appeal for tax reduction on hybrid cars, claiming that they are more polluting than electric vehicles and should not be given a tax advantage. Hybrid cars have been touted as the bridge to fill in the gap between internal combustion engine technology and electric propulsion tech.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Volvo Cars says that it is making significant investments that allow for the in-house design and development of electric motors for the next generation of Volvo models, as the company continues to move towards becoming a fully electric car maker. The newly opened electric motor lab in Shanghai became operational last month.

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APRIL 3, 2023

Alfa Romeo’s first plug-in hybrid is built at the Giambattista Vico Stellantis plant in Pomigliano d’Arco, Naples, Italy, one of the company’s most advanced production sites. The plug-in hybrid powertrain features a 15.5-kWh kWh lithium-ion battery and 90 kW electric motor. Earlier post.) The additional 1.3-liter

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MARCH 23, 2020

Toshiba Corporation announced that Nissan Motor Corporation has selected its innovative SCiB lithium-ion rechargeable battery for the latest generation of its ROOX and ROOX Highway STAR cars and that Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has selected the SCiB battery for the latest generation of its eK X space and eK space cars.

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

built motors. The Ford Escape Hybrid takes a sportier-looking turn. And the Avalon’s all-hybrid, all-wheel-drive replacement gets pricing and fuel economy numbers. Rivian is getting U.S.-built GM has recalled the Hummer EV over battery-pack sealing. This and more, here at.

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APRIL 26, 2024

Amid slowing adoption of electric vehicles, Maruti Suzuki -the country’s largest car maker continues to explore different alternatives to move towards carbon neutrality. If that is aligned with lower GST also, I think you can look forward to small cars with much higher mileage than what they have today,” explained Bhargava.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is supplying 129 Citaro G hybrid 18m articulated buses to Belgium’s TEC Group. The Citaro G is a 48V mild hybrid. A 14 kW, 220 N·m electric motor is positioned between the engine and the automatic transmission. The Citaro G compact hybrid module reduces fuel consumption of articulated buses by up to 8.5%.

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APRIL 30, 2024

Hyundai Motor will use solar energy to power its Georgia Metaplant, which is still under construction. South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group signed a 15-year power agreement with Spain’s Matrix Renewables to power the electric vehicle (EV) plant. The company hopes to recover losses from the EV slowdown with plug-in hybrid sales.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

The second generation Toyota C-HR will be produced at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) in Sakarya. Available in hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions, the new Toyota C-HR will also be the first plug-in hybrid passenger car to be produced in Turkey.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 15, 2024

Among the countless challenges of decarbonizing transportation, one of the most compelling involves electric motors. In fact, ZF astounded analysts late last year when it announced that it had built a 220-kilowatt traction motor that used no rare-earth elements. kilowatts per kilogram. kilowatts per kilogram.

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APRIL 30, 2024

Hyundai Motor India, the second largest car maker in the country, is set to enter the hybrid vehicle segment in the coming three years. Hyundai Motor India is likely to bring in the hybrid powertrain alternatives in its mid-size SUVs in the future. Globally too Hyundai Motor is pushing for hybrids.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

and Toyota Motor Corporation have entered into an agreement to collaborate on development of test railway vehicles equipped with hybrid systems that use hydrogen powered fuel cells and storage batteries as their source of electricity. The test will use two cars of the FV-E991 series combined in one unit.

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JULY 6, 2022

The Renault Group inaugurated the new “ePT-160kW” electric motor production line at its plant in Cléon. Renault Group has invested €620 million since 2018 at the Cléon site to industrialize the group’s motors for 100% electric and hybrid vehicles.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Mercedes-AMG laid out its new electrified drive strategy , which is based on two pillars: Performance hybrids with a completely independent drive concept under the technology label E PERFORMANCE. When developing our new E PERFORMANCE hybrid strategy, it was therefore immediately clear that we would pursue an independent concept for AMG.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

As part of its newly announced 30-year environmental plan , Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) says that it will raise the proportion of electrified vehicles in its total sales—with a focus on its plug-in hybrids) to 50% by 2030. Raise the proportion of electric vehicles in the total sales to 50 percent by 2030.

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MAY 20, 2022

Renault unveiled its new Scénic Vision concept-car at the ChangeNOW summit in Paris. Its hybrid electric and hydrogen powertrain aims to reduce downtime related to energy recharging while reducing the carbon footprint, including the battery. The hybrid is equipped with a 16kW fuel cell.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Engineers at Honda Performance Development ( HPD ) and Auto Development Center (ADC), and designers from North America Auto Design Division of American Honda have conceived and constructed the Honda CR-V Hybrid Racer project vehicle—a track monster with some 800 electrified horsepower. Honda Performance Development, Inc.

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JULY 16, 2020

With the refresh for 2021 Camry models, Toyota is introducing the first XSE Hybrid grade, combining the Camry’s most fuel-efficient powertrain with its highest expression of the sport and luxury blend. 2021 Camry XSE Hybrid. Four hybrid grades – LE, XLE, SE, XSE (new). Toyota Hybrid System. Five 4-cyl. of torque. -ft.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Lexus is planning a dual-motor all-wheel-drive system for future hybrids and electric cars. Called DIRECT4, the system includes an electric motor and transaxle for both the front and rear axles, Lexus said in a press release.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. The share of Recharge cars as a percentage of total sales more than doubled in 2020, compared to 2019. in the region for the whole year.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Elaphe and McLaren Applied Technologies aspire to make in-wheel motors quicker and more efficient. And we take the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid for a winter drive. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe is the king of the plug-in hybrid.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Hyundai’s N Vision 74 hydrogen fuel cell hybrid concept ( earlier post ) made its US debut at Automobility LA. This strategic approach allows the N brand to experiment with the most advanced technologies from both motorsport and production car development. The battery retains an 800V high-speed charging architecture.

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JULY 24, 2021

Just under a year after the initial concept idea, Audi Sport has started testing the new Audi RS Q e-tron series hybrid, with which Audi will tackle the Dakar Rally in January 2022. Because there are no charging opportunities in the desert, Audi has chosen a series-hybrid design. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

BMW is adding two plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variants to the new BMW 7 Series range, including the first BMW M model in the range. liters/100 km [35 – 39 mpg US]; CO 2 emissions combined: 178 – 160 g/km in the WLTP cycle), with a six-cylinder in-line diesel engine boosted by 48V mild hybrid technology. The combustion engine is a 3.0-liter

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JANUARY 25, 2023

Formula E is running with Lucid motors. And the Civic Hybrid is next in Honda’s shift to about half hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Honda has confirmed that the Civic Hybrid is due as a sedan and hatchback in 2024—and to be competitive, look for.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has started transporting new cars by cross-channel rail services between its Valenciennes Vehicle Logistics hub in France and Toton (UK). TME together with its logistics partners, Getlink and CAT Group, will initially transport around 70,000 cars per year—equivalent to 270 trains per year.

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JULY 15, 2022

BMW will shortly begin an intensive period of testing for the BMW M Hybrid V8, with which BMW M Motorsport will be battling for overall wins in 2023 in the IMSA GTP class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The BMW M Hybrid V8 is powered by the P66/3 eight-cylinder turbo engine with supplementary electric drive. cylinders.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

The new E-Ray—available in removeable roof coupe and hardtop convertible models—is the only sports car pairing two separate propulsion systems to provide naturally aspirated V-8 power with electrified responsiveness powered by eAWD. Visceral sound experience that embodies the car’s dominating presence. liter (235.5

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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Renault Group has acquired a 21% minority stake in Whylot , a company based in the Lot region of France that has developed an innovative axial flux automotive e-motor. Renault Group has previously signed a partnership with Whylot to develop and industrialize on a large scale an axial flux e-motor. Whylot axial flux motor.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

General Motors claimed that it is “all-in on electric vehicles” for years, but today, CEO Mary Barra confirmed that the automaker is changing strategy and going back to plug-in hybrids amid setback in its electric car plans.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

SEAT continues to expand its range of electrified vehicles, as the SEAT Tarraco e-HYBRID enters production this week. The plug-in hybrid version of the brand’s flagship delivers a maximum power of 245PS (180kW), making it the most powerful Tarraco produced to date. The SEAT Tarraco e-HYBRID’s plug-in hybrid system mates a 1.4

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