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DOE: Life cycle GHG emissions for 2020 electric small SUV were half those of a conventional gasoline small SUV

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Using current technologies, all evaluated biofuel, battery electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicle pathways offer significant C2G GHG emissions reduction compared to the current gasoline internal combustion engine vehicle.

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Volkswagen committing $7.1B to boost product line-up, R&D, manufacturing in North America; targeting 55% BEV sales by 2030

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By locally integrating its combustion-engine (ICE) and electric vehicle (EV) assembly, American-focused engineering, battery know-how, and software development, Volkswagen aims to drive 55% of US sales to be fully-electric by 2030. Scott Keogh, President and CEO, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. 4 in 2022, the ID.

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DOE awarding combined $127M to 5 Supertruck 3 projects; battery-electric and fuel cell trucks

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Projects will be funded over five years, subject to appropriations, and recipients will match federal funding, dollar-for-dollar: PACCAR Inc will develop eighteen Class-8 battery electric and fuel cell vehicles with advanced batteries and a megawatt charging station will also be developed and demonstrated. Award amount: $32,971,041).

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Mitsubishi Motors Announces Trim-By-Trim Pricing For All-New 2023 Outlander PHEV

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Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) announced detailed pricing for its all-new flagship, the 2023 Outlander PHEV, which will be in showrooms starting in November.

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Lexus NX compact utility arrives in North America

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Lexus has introduced the new Lexus NX compact utility, first unveiled in Beijing ( earlier post ) to North America. liter Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine, which brings the brand’s number of hybrid offerings to six—the most among luxury brands. liter gasoline engine especially for use in the 2015 NX 300h.

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Hertz to order up to 175,000 EVs from GM over the next five years

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Hertz and General Motors announced an agreement in which Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and BrightDrop EVs over the next five years. The agreement will encompass electric vehicle deliveries through 2027 as Hertz increases the EV component of its fleet and GM accelerates production of EVs broadly.

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Toyota Alabama sole producer of hybrid-electric twin-turbo V6 and twin-turbo V6 for new Tundra

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama (TMMAL) held an event to mark the first of Toyota’s latest engine products for the all-new 2022 Tundra ( earlier post ) to come off the production line. The V6 Turbo line will produce a new engine every 58 seconds, with a capacity to build 18,000 engines each month.

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