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Ford Energi Plug-In Hybrids: Electric Miles Are Half Of Total

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Media days at the Detroit Auto Show two weeks ago contained relatively little new from Ford Motor Company. Media reports that Ford and Google would jointly announce a major self-driving car. A lightly updated 2017 Ford Fusion mid-size sedan emerged, as did an F-150 Raptor SuperCrew performance pickup truck.

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Chevy Bolt EV electric car to be GM-Lyft self-driving car testbed

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This week Google and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced that the Silicon Valley giant would use the Detroit automaker's 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans for its self-driving car research. It's the season of autonomous-car announcements, apparently.

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Ford installing GE WattStation chargers, charging network at facilities

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Ford now offers three plug-in vehicles: the battery electric Focus Electric, and the C-MAX Energi and Fusion Energi plug-in hybrids. Henry Ford’s history of working with Thomas Edison dates back to the late 1800s, when Ford worked for the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. In 1892, Edison co-founded General Electric.

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Plug-in Hybrid Bills in Congress Scare Auto Makers

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The Detroit News Autos Insider column today is reporting on Congressional efforts to promote plug-in hybrids and the backlash from the automakers. Neither CARB incentives nor the efforts of Plug-in Partners have moved the auto makers to produce plug-in hybrids, so conversion efforts are moving along.

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Automaker Plug-in Hybrid PR Flurry

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In the wake of the Chevy Volt presentation by GM, my "plug-in hybrid" google alert has filled my inbox with reports from other automakers about their PHEV projects. Nancy Goia of Ford got some ink for comments at the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit. The buzz about the Volt has generated automaker PR reactions.

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Hyundai launches Sonata PHEV; 22-mile electric range

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Hyundai lanched the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle—Hyundai’s first plug-in hybrid vehicle—along with the hybrid version of the seventh-generation Sonata, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The PHEV is fitted with a 9.8 The PHEV is fitted with a 9.8

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Waymo Jaguar I-Pace Lets Passengers Aboard

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Waymo started off as google’s self-driving car project. Waymo began their operations and testing with Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans, but in 2018 the I-Pace was added to the fleet. .” Onboard for technical and safety reasons. Waymo: Who Are They? It takes only 4.6 seconds to reach 0-60 MPH.