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2023 Volvo V60 Cross Country Review – Quiet Luxury

The Truth About Cars

liter turbocharged four-cylinder puts out 247 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque and has a mild-hybrid setup that includes regenerative braking. The vertical infotainment screen looks good, though the learning curve for its use is a bit steep, especially if you aren’t steeped in the Google ecosystem.

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Plug-in Hybrid Bills in Congress Scare Auto Makers

Plugs and Cars

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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How to Plan Summer Travel with an EV

Blink Charging

Plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs) cannot use DCFC at all, and not all DCFC stations are compatible with all fully-electric vehicles. Alternatively, add cleaner and a squeegee to your vehicle supplies kit in your EV frunk! Don’t forget: while all plug-in electric vehicles can use a Level 2 charger, not all EVs can use a DC fast charger.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. See How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity. So far, most start as hybrids. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0"

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Hyundai’s 2019 IONIQ electrified line-up adds active safety features, voice recognition, remote charge management

Green Car Congress

Hyundai’s model-year 2019 IONIQ lineup—hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric— adds new and broader applications of active safety features, enhanced voice-recognition features and standard remote charge management for Plug-in and Electric models. 2019 Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid. 2019 Ioniq Hybrid. Powertrains.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. Below is a chronology of hybrid Toyota Priuses and Ford Escapes that have been converted. If youre interested in converting your Prius, see the information at How To Get a Plug-In Hybrid. Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius. Jim Tech Ltd.

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The electric year ahead: Every new EV coming to Australia in 2024

EV Central

Due in the second quarter, the BYD Seal U is available globally as a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) and a fully electric model. The first of the BYD utes will be a plug-in hybrid that mates a 1.5-litre Sharing its architecture with the Volkswagen ID.3 BYD Seal U BYD Seal U. litre four-cylinder turbo to electric propulsion.