GM not quite all-in on EVs, will add plug-in hybrids in US
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 30, 2024
Five years after the discontinuation of the Chevrolet Volt, it appears General Motors is ready to bring plug-in hybrids back to its North American lineup.
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Ford updates Escape with new ST-Line; full hybrid and plug-in hybrid options
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 26, 2022
Escape, which debuted the world’s first hybrid SUV in 2005, brings back two hybrid choices for 2023, a full hybrid and a Plug-In Hybrid model. 2023 Ford Escape Plug In Hybrid (left) and ST-Line Elite (right). liter Atkinson cycle hybrid engine and electronic continuously variable transmission.
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Mercedes launches new plug-in hybrid S 580 e; Gen4 hybrid system, 100 km electric range
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2021
Mercedes-Benz is launching the new S 580 e plug-in hybrid, with which the fourth generation of the hybrid drive system is celebrating its premiere in the S-Class. The plug-in hybrid is available to order, in both short and long wheelbase versions, with price starting at €123,736 (US$146,000). kWh/100 km.
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Review: 2023 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in reboots Volt formula
Green Car Reports
APRIL 5, 2023
The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime is a plug-in hybrid version of the conventional 2023 Prius hybrid launched earlier this year. The Prime adds a much larger battery that can be plugged into the grid to recharge—giving it an estimated EPA combined electric.
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GM To Re-Introduce Plug-In Hybrids. What Does That Mean, Exactly?
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
General Motors has decided it is time to add plug-in hybrids to its model lineup in the US. The post GM To Re-Introduce Plug-In Hybrids. We want to ask, "What took you so long?" What Does That Mean, Exactly? appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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General Motors Bringing Back Plug-in Hybrids
The Truth About Cars
JANUARY 30, 2024
Despite previously having committed itself toward a future where it builds all-electric vehicles, General Motors has made plans to bring plug-in hybrids back to our market. Dealers have likewise expressed the need for more hybrids and fewer battery electric models based on consumer research efforts.
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New Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid with Gen 4 hybrid technology delivers EPA-estimated 100 MPGe combined, 37 miles AER
Green Car Congress
JUNE 9, 2020
The new Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid, with a fourth-generation technology system, offers a best-in-class EPA-estimated economy rating of 100 MPGe combined and an EPA-estimated 37 miles of all-electric driving range. The Escape Plug-In Hybrid starts under $35,000 MSRP. Escape Plug-In Hybrid’s liquid-cooled, 14.4
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Mopar introduces new at-home plug-in wall chargers for Jeep 4xe models and Chrysler Pacifica
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 19, 2022
Mopar has introduced new, Wi-Fi-capable, Level 2 (240-volt) charging units for at-home charging for Jeep 4xe and Chrysler plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The all-new 2022 Grand Cherokee 4xe is the first Grand Cherokee to offer plug-in hybrid capability. The hybrid powertrain combines a high-tech, 2.0-liter,
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New BMW 5 Series Sedan now also available with plug-in hybrid drive
Electric Cars Report
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Just a few weeks after the market launch of the all-electric BMW i5 and the combustion engine variants equipped exclusively with 48-volt mild hybrid technology, two plug-in hybrid models will already be launched in November 2023.
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Plug-in Hybrids: Are They Really A Solution To Reducing Emissions?
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
continued] The post Plug-in Hybrids: Are They Really A Solution To Reducing Emissions? It’s immediately clear how fully-electric battery electric vehicles (BEVs) can help reduce emissions; eliminating gasoline and tailpipes in favor of increasingly. appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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Mercedes-Benz introducing A- and B-Class plug-in hybrid models
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 19, 2019
Benz Cars is introducing plug-in hybrids under the EQ Power label in the A- and B-Class. These new models, equipped with third-generation hybrid drive, include the A 250 e (combined fuel consumption 1.5-1.4 These new models, equipped with third-generation hybrid drive, include the A 250 e (combined fuel consumption 1.5-1.4
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Tech: How do Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Batteries Recharge? Do I Need to Plug a Hybrid In?
Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 24, 2023
A Primer on Hybrid Battery Care This article may contain affiliate links. When the first gasoline-electric hybrids vehicles began arriving in 1999 and 2000, early adopters did their research and were quite knowledgeable about the then-new and revolutionary transportation mode. Just occasionally fill up the gas tank and drive away.
Rheinmetall develops new plug-and-play solution for heat pumps; 400V and 800V applications
Green Car Congress
JUNE 20, 2023
Rheinmetall now offers a new heat pump as a plug-and-play solution. Designed for both 400- and 800-volt applications, it delivers up to 8 kW of nominal cooling output and up to 11 kW of heating for battery-powered and hybrid systems. This compact component comes completely preassembled and filled.
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European OEM selects Borg-Warner motor for new plug-in hybrid truck
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Borg-Warner reported that a major European commercial vehicle manufacturer has chosen the company’s proven High Voltage Hairpin (HVH) 410 electric motor for a plug-in hybrid electric truck (PHEV) to be launched in 2019. Cooling and winding configurations allow easy integration into almost all electric and hybrid applications.
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Ford extends Transit Plug-In Hybrid Van trial to Cologne
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Ford will begin commercial trials of the plug-in hybrid Transit Van in Cologne, Germany. This will extend to a third European city research into the use of plug-in hybrid electric vans that run solely on electric power for most city trips. —Gunnar Herrmann, chairman of the management board, Ford of Germany.
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Why GM has put hybrids—and the Chevy Volt—in its past
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
Just a year ago, GM changed its tune about the possibility of hybrids—and plug-in hybrids like the much-loved Chevrolet Volt—in the company’s near-term future. Put simply, GM was finished with hybrids. With the.
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Lexus Announces Plug-In Hybrid RX 450h+ for 2024
The Truth About Cars
AUGUST 7, 2023
The RX is one of Lexus’ best-selling models but has never been offered in a plug-in hybrid configuration. liter four-cylinder engine and hybrid system shared with the NX hybrid. hours using 240-volt power. hours using 240-volt power. The SUV goes on sale later this year, bringing a 2.5-liter
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Plug-in hybrid model now tops the Porsche Cayenne range
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 13, 2019
Porsche’s Cayenne range follows the Panamera series ( earlier post ) in now featuring a plug-in hybrid as its new flagship model. Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid Coupé, Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid, 2019. The Cayenne E-Hybrid, which now features a gasoline particulate filter, is available to order again. l/100 km (60.3-63.5
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Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought
Baua Electric
MARCH 25, 2024
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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Audi and Porsche have a safer mobile charging cable for EV, PHEV models
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 25, 2023
Audi and Porsche are conducting a recall of 240-volt Level 2 AC charging cables for EVs and plug-in hybrids. from model years 2019 to 2024, including the E-Tron and E-Tron Sportback, Q4 E-Tron and Q4 E-Tron Sportback, and E-Tron GT EVs, as well as the Q5 plug-in hybrid. Porsche is recalling 41,345.
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The first Volt from GM was also a plug-in hybrid, but it was built in 1980
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 5, 2018
Chevrolet's Volt wasn't the original, or even the first Volt from GM. It built the Silver Volt, a plug-in hybrid based on a contemporary Buick station wagon—16 years before the GM EV1. CHECK OUT: Modern electric cars.
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Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 20, 2024
seconds MPG: 21 city/29 highway/24 combined Small displacement, but dual power R/T Plus – Plug-in-Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) 1.3-liter, kWh battery is by plugging in. hour with a 120 volt, Level 1 charger for a full charge. Hybrid is the default mode to maximize efficiency and driving range.
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Driven: Alfa Romeo Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4
EV Central
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Alfa Romeo’s new Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4 is the first ever vehicle from the venerable Italian car maker with a charging port. Until the Tonale Plug-in Hybrid Q4, Alfa Romeo produced zero electrified models. The snappy name neatly sums up the objective. Background check. These never made it to Australia.
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2018 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid carries over with few changes
Green Car Reports
APRIL 28, 2017
It appears that Chevy isn't following its own precedent as the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid enters its third model year. In the past, the Volt received a battery upgrade every other year that provided it with increasingly more electric range—but that's not the case for the largely unchanged 2018 Volt.
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Second-best: Chevy Volt is gone, so here are the plug-in hybrids with the longest range
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 31, 2019
Plug-in hybrids are supposed to be a sweet spot in the market, offering drivers the chance to plug in and use greener energy from the grid in most of their commuting, while having long-legged hybrid operation the rest of the time when they can’t get to a charger—for extra errands, or weekend road trips, for instance.
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PHEVs led August US sales of plug-in vehicles; Volt and Prius PHV dominate
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
In August, the US sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) from the major OEMs (Chevy Volt and Prius PHV) totalled 3,336 units, while battery-electric vehicles (Nissan LEAF, Honda Fit EV, and Ford Focus Electric) sold a combined 728 units. Volt set its prior sales record in March, with 2,289 units.
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Porsche reports ~60% of new Panamera models delivered in Europe are with plug-in hybrid drive; ramping up for Mission E
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2017
Porsche reports that around 60% of all new Panamera models that have been delivered in Europe were equipped with a hybrid drive. The new Panamera plug-in hybrid models were launched on the European market in June 2017. In some countries, the proportion of Panamera hybrids is even higher. Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid.
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GM ‘all-in on EVs’ goes back to plug-in hybrids amid setback with its electric car plans
Baua Electric
JANUARY 30, 2024
General Motors claimed that it is “all-in on electric vehicles” for years, but today, CEO Mary Barra confirmed that the automaker is changing strategy and going back to plug-in hybrids amid setback in its electric car plans. Now, CEO Mary Barra is even announcing that GM plans to bring back plug-in hybrid options.
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Plug-in electric car sales in Sept: Volt steady, Leaf higher
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 3, 2016
Sales of plug-in electric cars in September chugged along steadily, with consistent sales from the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid and a stronger number for the Nissan Leaf battery-electric car. That's.
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GM plug-in hybrids, Rolls-Royce EV recall, Mach-E discounts: Today’s Car News
Baua Electric
JANUARY 30, 2024
And yes, GM is planning to bring plug-in hybrids back. GM has announced that it is ready to bring some plug-in hybrid models back to the North American market. The post GM plug-in hybrids, Rolls-Royce EV recall, Mach-E discounts: Today’s Car News appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Privacy Policy.
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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid
Clean Fleet Report
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
If this is appealing, then the 2022 Pacifica plug-in hybrid (PHEV) is what you are looking for. The 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has a gasoline-powered 3.6-liter The EPA rates fuel economy, when using the hybrid gasoline-only engine at 30 miles per gallon. mpg, with a breakdown of 174 all-electric and 290 hybrid miles.
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BMW’s eighth-generation 5 Series offers two all-electric i5 variants; PHEVs in 2024
Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2023
BMW introduced the eighth generation of the BMW 5 Series Sedan, including two all-electric i5 variants; BMW will extend the range to include two plug-in hybrid variants (530e and 550e xDrive) from the spring of 2024. The new Connected Home Charging is offered for the BMW i5 as well as for the plug-in hybrid models.
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GM and Toyota plug-in hybrids again lead plug-in sales from major OEMs in September
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 3, 2012
In September, GM’s plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt (2,851 units sold) and Toyota’s plug-in hybrid Prius PHV (1,652 units sold) continued to lead sales in the US of plug-in vehicles from major OEMs. The Volt extended range electric vehicle has sold 16,348 units Jan-Sep 2012, up 319.7% for the month.
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Continental presents 48V full-hybrid system; motor delivers up to 30 kW
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2019
Continental has been developing cost-effective 48-volt electrification, which can be used with both gasoline and diesel engines for number of years. In the run-up to IAA 2019, Continental Powertrain is now presenting a 48-volt high-power drive system with 30 kW, enabling a full-hybrid vehicle.
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2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid on sale in US in spring 2017; ~30-mile electric range
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
Cadillac will put the 2017 CT6 Plug-In Hybrid ( earlier post ) sedan on sale in the US in the spring of 2017, with a total driving range of more than 400 miles. All-electric range for the CT6 Plug-In Hybrid is an estimated 30 miles. The rear-wheel drive sedan will accelerate from 0-60 in 5.2
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150 Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid heading to select US showrooms
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 9, 2012
Overview of the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. Ford began production of the 2013 C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle ( earlier post ) at Michigan Assembly in October, and the vehicles are heading for showrooms. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Starting MSRP is $29,995 (after a federal tax credit).
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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid
Clean Fleet Report
JUNE 16, 2021
Oh, and could you get used to 32 miles of all-electric driving and 30+ mph when in hybrid mode? The newly styled 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is ready for your test drive. When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in 2017, it was the only electrified minivan on the market. Ready to ride. How It Works.
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Could Less-Pricey 2016 Chevy Volt Undercut Plug-In Hybrids?
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 19, 2014
Now it appears that the upcoming 2016 Chevrolet Volt may possibly have two model variants, one of them targeting a base price of $30,000. That price could potentially equal--or undercut--every plug-in hybrid offered today by Ford, Honda, and Toyota, while still possibly.' The average new vehicle transaction price in the U.S.
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154 Volt top-selling plug-in vehicle in US in May, followed by Prius PHV
Green Car Congress
JUNE 1, 2012
The Chevrolet Volt was the top-selling plug-in vehicle from the top six automakers in May, posting 1,680 units, compared to 481 in May 2011. Year-to-date sales for the Volt have risen to 7,057 units, compared to 2,184 units for the same period last year. of the 21,477 units of the full Prius family sold in May.
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August sales of plug-in hybrids in US up 83% from July, up 65% y-o-y
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
Monthly sales of plug-in hybrids in US. Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the US in August reached 6,407 units—up 83% from the prior month and up 65% from results in August 2012. The results marked the strongest monthly results to date for plug-in hybrids (i.e., Data: EDTA , automakers.
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Plug-in electric car sales for Mar: Leaf beats Bolt EV, plug-in hybrids beat electrics
Green Car Reports
APRIL 3, 2017
The Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid again took the crown among plug-in electric cars whose makers report monthly sales. A total of 2,132 Volts were sold in March, bringing its three-month sales to 5,563 units, higher than any other car with a plug over the same period.
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Promised VW Passat plug-in hybrid to debut at Paris show; both sedan and wagon
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
Dr. Winterkorn said that a plug-in hybrid version of the Volkswagen Passat would join the Group’s range of low-CO 2 vehicles “soon.” ( Earlier post.). The Passat GTE leverages the Volkswagen Group’s MQB-based plug-in hybrid powertrain, also seen in the VW Golf GTE and the Audi A3 e-tron. Passat GTE sedan. Earlier post.)
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Can Honda break through buyer confusion about plug-in hybrids?
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 12, 2017
With the launch of the 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid sedan, the Chevrolet Volt now has its first serious competition among long-range plug-in hybrids. About 25,000 second-generation Volts were sold last year, and this year's number will be about 20,000. On a media drive last.
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