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Cadillac introduces the 2014 ELR extended range electric vehicle

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Cadillac unveiled the anticipated 2014 ELR extended range electric (EREV) vehicle (based on the Converj concept, earlier post ) at the North American International Auto Show. During regenerative braking, the system converts the vehicle’s momentum to electrical power and stores the energy in the battery pack. Earlier post.)

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Fisker Ocean electric SUV starts at $37,499, pre-tax credit; leases for $379/mo

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Reservations are now open through the Fisker mobile app on the App Store and Google Play store, or the Fisker website and are set at US$250. We look forward to sharing even more details at the Geneva Motor Show 2020—including our fully-engineered platform and more technical specifications.

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Blue World Technologies and Karma Automotive to collaborate on methanol fuel cell propulsion system

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An electric vehicle powered by methanol fuel cells provides the same convenience as fueling an internal combustion engine with gasoline. Methanol is a hydrogen-carrier commodity fuel already traded worldwide and it can be stored and distributed using the existing infrastructure in many countries around the world.

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Ford unveils all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV

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kWh Li-ion battery) and extended-range (98.8 Equipped with an extended-range battery and rear-wheel drive, Mach-E has a targeted EPA-estimated range of at least 300 miles. In extended-range all-wheel-drive configurations, Mach-E is targeting 332 horsepower and 417 lb. -ft. Providing 4.8

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GM’s vehicle electrification roadmap; little focus on conventional hybrids

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Fletcher is responsible for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle propulsion system in the Chevrolet Volt as well as the propulsion systems in GM’s upcoming line-up of Plug-In Hybrid Elecrtic Vehicles. As she outlined it: eAssist provides a average 25% fuel economy improvement over a traditional internal combustion engine vehicle.

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Workhorse, Plug Power deliver electric delivery van with fuel cell range extender to Fedex; in standard delivery route

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(Workhorse currently offers the range-extended EGEN with a 647 cc two-cylinder BMW range-extending engine; total range on that vehicle is 120 miles. The fuel cell project replaces the combustion engine system with a fuel cell system.). The fuel cell range extended van stores 11.6

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Navigant forecasts MHD vehicle market to nearly double by 2035 with declining share of conventional engines; gases win out over electricity

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Sales of conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles will grow more slowly than overall market at a CAGR of 1.9%, resulting in a decline in the share of MHDVs in use with conventional engines from 94.9% Source: Navigant. Click to enlarge. in 2014 to 87.1% of vehicles in use in 2014 to around 6.9%

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