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2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid PHEV minivan EPA-rated at 84 MPGe in electric-only mode; role of eFlite dual-motor/one-way clutch strategy

Green Car Congress

As examples of SUV/MPV-style electric vehicle fuel efficiency, the 2016 Tesla Model X AWD - 75D is EPA-rated at 93 MPGe combined city/highway; the Model X AWD - P90D is EPA-rated at 89 MPGe; and the 2016 BYD e6 compact MPV is EPA-rated at 72 MPGe. No other minivan has ever come close to this rating. (As Click to enlarge.

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Driving the Tata Tiago.ev electric car from Mumbai to Pune - A Test Report

Plug In India

By Kamlesh We managed to recharge the car from 40% to 60% in 15 minutes! Our respect has increased you know they haven't catered to only the luxury SUV owners. We we were testing the BYD e6 and my god the BMS is so sophisticated. We managed to recharge the car from 40% to 60% in 15 minutes! F antastic! Video: Tiago.ev

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. BMW iX electric SUV is due in Australia late in 2021. Due in Australia early in 2022.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The company also announced in June that it will build electric family sized minivans, SUVs and fleet vans with DOE funding (see article ) and it has formed a partnership with Daimler to provide powertrain components for the electric Smart car.

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China and the Electric Car | Autos | Smart Spending | Mainstreet

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although thundering trucks and SUVs still crowd U.S. Related Slideshow: Top Green Cars View » BYD’s all-electric E6 automobile debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in January and it’s expected to enter the U.S. automakers in their own market. market in 2011, along with a plug-in hybrid model, the F6DM.

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