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Volvo enhances mobile app to support V60 plug-in hybrid

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The app also enables users to connect with the plug-in diesel V60 Hybrid. New functions specific to the V60 D6 AWD Plug-in Diesel Hybrid incude: Passenger compartment preconditioning. Hybrid battery check. An alarm can be set to remind the driver to plug the vehicle in to charge. Charge interruption warning.

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All-electric BMW iX and i4 first BMWs with 5G support

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For example, Remote Software Upgrades can be downloaded to the car in a fraction of the normal time required. BMW eDrive Zones is a digital service designed to ease drivers of plug-in hybrid vehicles’ access into city areas designated as zero-emissions zones. Digital Key Plus. eDrive Zones.

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BYD to stop making pouch batteries for its hybrid EVs on leakage concerns – sources – ET Auto

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BYD sold 98% of its hybrid cars at home last year, and eight of the 10 top-selling plug-in hybrid cars in China, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. BYD, which is backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, did not respond to requests for comment.

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Road Test: 2024 Range Rover Velar Dynamic SE Mild Hybrid

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liter turbocharged inline 6-cylinder mild hybrid. Mild hybrid engine technology uses an electric motor in conjunction with a gasoline engine, but unlike a traditional hybrid it cannot run solely on electricity. The mild hybrid electric motor boosts the gasoline engine when accelerating and modestly helps with fuel economy.

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Toyota acquires Primearth to strengthen EV battery mass production capabilities – ET Auto

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ownership: Toyota 51%, Panasonic HD 49%) mass produce batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), with the latter also making batteries for battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). (PEVE) a wholly owned subsidiary in order to strengthen its capabilities in mass-producing automotive batteries.

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Zigbee Alliance and SAE International collaborate on Zigbee Smart Energy for plug-in vehicles

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They intend for their efforts to make ZigBee Smart Energy the preferred technology supporting plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) and enabling essential vehicle to grid (V2G) communication and power capabilities. —Richard Scholer, SAE Hybrid Vehicle Communications Task Force Committee Chair. Earlier post.). ZigBee Smart Energy 2.0

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SAE International releases 2nd edition of book on hybrid vehicle design

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SAE international has released a second edition of the book Hybrid Powered Vehicles , intended to provide executives and decision-makers with the necessary information for making the best choices pertaining to hybrid vehicle engineering. Reducing the cost of hybrid technology implementation.