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2020 Ford Escape to offer hybrid and PHEV variants

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Escape, which debuted the world’s first hybrid SUV in 2005, brings back two hybrid choices for 2020—a standard hybrid and a plug-in variant—and introduces technologies ranging from drive modes and driver-assist features to electric vehicle ingenuity and on-board connectivity. History of Escape.

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Lexus passes cumulative global sales of 2M electrified vehicles; HEVs and BEV

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Lexus announced that the luxury brand eclipsed the milestone of 2 million global sales of electrified vehicles—hybrids and battery-electric—at the end of April 2021. Since the launch of the RX400h hybrid in 2005, Lexus has continued to expand. its lineup of electrified vehicles to provide a wide range of options.

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Chevrolet to introduce 20 new or refreshed vehicles in China through 2020; hybrids and PHEVs included

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They will feature a variety of efficient and powerful advanced propulsion technologies such as small-displacement turbocharged engines, diesel engines, and hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric technology. Chevrolet has been offered in China since 2005 by SAIC-GM. Last year, the 4 millionth Chevrolet was sold in China.

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Report finds that total transportation energy demand in California in 2050 could be reduced 30% relative to 2005

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However, total transportation energy demand in California could be reduced 30% relative to 2005 levels in 2050 through improving overall vehicle efficiency (which includes the use of advanced electric-drivetrains such as plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). Click to enlarge. —Yang et al.

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Ford adding hybrid F-150 & Mustang, PHEV Transit, new BEV SUV by 2020; $700M for Flat Rock for EV production; cancels $1.6B Mexico plant

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Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

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Vehicle fuel economy improvements have slowed globally, according to the latest report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI): Fuel Economy In Major Car Markets: Technology And Policy Drivers 2005-2017. —“Fuel Economy In Major Car Markets: Technology And Policy Drivers 2005-2017”. Source: GFEI.

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Toyota's EV Battery Production Efforts are Looking Up

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The company already owned 60 percent of Primearth, starting with a 40 percent stake when it was founded in 1996, climbing to 60 percent in 2005. Some of the automaker’s other partially-owned companies already produce hybrid batteries, and some build PHEV and EV batteries. In 2010, Toyota grabbed another 20.5

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