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Toyota confirms fuel-cell, plug-in hybrid versions of Crown

Green Car Reports

The Toyota Crown lineup is due to expand with hydrogen fuel-cell and plug-in hybrid powertrains, as well as multiple body styles, Toyota confirmed Wednesday—although it hasn't yet confirmed what is coming to the U.S. for the 2023 model year with hybrid powertrains and a raised-sedan body style Toyota now refers.

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US plug-in electric vehicle sales decline in 2019 due to softer PHEV sales; ~2% of market

Green Car Congress

Following a year of rapid growth in 2018, in which sales nearly doubled from the previous year, sales of plug-in electric vehicles in the US declined in 2019, due to lower sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Source: Argonne National Laboratory, Light Duty Electric Drive Vehicles Monthly Sales Updates, December 2019.

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U.S. Plug-in EV Sales Rose to 9.8% of Auto Sales in December

CleanTechnica EVs

Note: Plug-in vehicles refer to both plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and all-electric vehicles. Plug-in EV Sales Rose to 9.8% Source: Argonne National Laboratory, Light Duty Electric Drive Vehicles. continued] The post U.S. of Auto Sales in December appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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SEAT launches all-new Leon; gasoline, diesel, CNG, mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid; €1.1B investment

Green Car Congress

The new-generation compact car benefits from gasoline (TSI); diesel (TDI); compressed natural gas (TGI); mild-hybrid (eTSI) and plug-in hybrid (eHybrid) units. The all-new SEAT Leon also offers mild hybrid technology (eTSI), allowing the compact car to provide even greater efficiency levels. Plug-in hybrids.

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Plug-in models nearing 1 of 10 new-vehicle sales in California

Green Car Reports

Plug-in vehicles—including battery-electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen fuel-cell cars—are nearing one in 10 new-car sales in California, according to a periodic update from industry group Veloz, referring to the latest data from the state.

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Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought

Baua Electric

A new report by the European Commission adds yet another real-world data point showing that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles create much more emissions than we previously thought – by an average of 3.5 times more than lab testing indicates. People would be able to do most of their driving on electricity and only occasionally use gas.

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BMW introducing new X5 plug-in hybrid in Europe in 2019, US in 2020

Green Car Congress

The BMW X5 xDrive40e, introduced in 2015, was the first plug-in hybrid production car from the BMW core brand. BMW will introduce a new X5 plug-in hybrid, the BMW X5 xDrive45e iPerformance, in Europe in 2019, to be followed by a US model in 2020. Current specs refer to European models only. Earlier post.)

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