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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Building on its previously seen XIV and KEV design concepts, SsangYong Motor Company is showcasing the e-XIV (electric - eXciting user Interface Vehicle) ‘range extended EV concept at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. e-XIV concept extended range electric vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.;

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

PSA Peugeot Citroën is presenting a demonstrator equipped with the FiSyPAC (Fiabilisation système pile à combustible) hydrogen fuel cell range extender system at the “Toute la lumière sur l’hydrogène énergie” show in Lyon, France, from 7-11 December. kg H 2 / 100 km in range-extending hybrid mode. Source: CEA.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 27, 2010

We write a lot about the 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle here. It's the 2012 Opel Ampera. It's a radical new car, GM's first electric car since the late EV1, and it'll be in dealerships in just six months. But GM has another electric car coming next year as well. Ummmm, what's an Opel Ampera?

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JUNE 26, 2012

The extended-range electric vehicle Ampera is Europe’s Nº1 passenger electric-drive vehicle with more than 20% market share, according to Opel sales figures from May 2012. Extended-range mode enables a total driving range of more than 500 kilometers (311 miles) without refueling.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Institute of Vehicle Concepts in Stuttgart have developed a demonstrator multi-fuel free-piston linear generator (FPLG, or Freikolbenlineargenerator, FKLG in German) as a range extender for electric vehicles. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2012

Well, after three years of asking, we've finally had a chance to drive the 2012 Fisker Karma. And we can confirm that the extended-range electric luxury sport sedan is, in fact, a real car. It's got drop-dead styling, unique interior furnishings, and a good ride that's aided by the fact that it's both low and very heavy.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Price increases be damned, the 2012 Fisker Karma is finally here, and first examples are about to arrive in customers' driveways. Earlier in the week we posted our video driving impressions of the new four-door extended-range electric car from startup Fisker Automotive. Now it's time to expand on those.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Bob Lutz, former Vice Chairman of General Motors, will introduce an extended range electric (eREV) Pickup Truck, SUV and Van from VIA Motors, in a press conference at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit on 10 January. VIA Motors has begun taking orders for 2012 for its extended range electric pickup truck.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

After four years, an economic crisis, an industry meltdown, and plug-in cars becoming politically problematic, the 2012 Fisker Karma is on the streets at last. We're still sorting out what we think about the Karma, an extended-range electric. And it's a real car.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2011

The OSCar eO extended-range electric vehicle, an evolution of the OSCar O3 off-road vehicle, will take its start at the coming Dakar rally in 2012. mobile will participate at The Russia Championship rally in 2012, and subsequently in the Dakar event.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 28, 2011

Fisker Automotive has delivered one of its first production cars, a 2012 Fisker Karma extended-range electric sports sedan, to a paying customer. After multiple delays and slipped deadlines, you might be forgiven for assuming it would never happen. But it did. The video below shows the handover two days ago.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

At the opening of Auto Guangzhou 2012, Shanghai General Motors launched its first localized new energy vehicle, the Sail SPRINGO EV. Electric range is 130 km (81 miles) under a variety of road conditions and 200 km (124 iles) at a constant speed of 60 km/h (37 mph). The Sail SPRINGO EV. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

General Motors is accelerating the development of electrified vehicles in China, Jon Lauckner, GM Chief Technology Officer, vice president of Global Research & Development, and president of GM Ventures, said in a presentation at the FISITA 2012 World Automotive Congress in Beijing. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Fisker Automotive''s new owner Wanxiang plans to relaunch the Karma extended-range electric luxury sedan next year, and it''s expected to have few substantial changes from the version last built in 2012. One thing Fisker doesn''t plan to change, it seems, is the supplier of the Karma''s powertrain control software.

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JULY 2, 2010

Chevrolet plans to produce 10,000 Volt extended range electric vehicles by the end of the 2011 calendar year, and an additional 30,000 Volts during the 2012 calendar year, according to Volt Marketing Director Tony DiSalle, who made the announcements during a live video webcast 1 July. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

The Volt extended range electric vehicle has sold 16,348 units Jan-Sep 2012, up 319.7% Prius PHV sales from Jan-Sep 2012 totaled 7,734 units. from its September 2011 results; however, Nissan noted, the September 2012 results are the best since then. For Jan-Sep 2012, the Leaf has sold 5,212 units, down 27.6%.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Chevrolet announced today at the Los Angeles Auto Show that its Volt extended-range electric car will qualify for solo access to California's HOV lanes, a feature deeply desired by many of the state's car buyers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2012

Christopher Thomas, BorgWarner VP, Advanced Engineering, Engine Group and VP, Advanced Engineering, Drivetrain Group presented the basic concepts of VEMB and current BorgWarner test results at the recent SAE 2012 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium. VCD can deliver about a 4.5% improvement in fuel economy on an E-class vehicle (e.g.,

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JULY 17, 2013

The PowerPhase HD 220 was introduced in 2012, further expanding the systems that UQM offers for electric, hybrid and extended-range vehicles. UQM engineers and manufactures complete all-electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems for applications ranging from small passenger cars to transit buses.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Ltd will stage the European premiere of two electric vehicles at the upcoming 2011 Geneva International Motor Show in March: the updated pure-electric vehicle 2012 e6-Eco and the independent 4WD dual-mode electric SUV S6DM. China-based BYD Co., It takes 40 minutes to fully charge the e6 using a 100 kW quick charger. gasoline engine.

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JULY 5, 2011

The Mia, with 8 kWh battery packs from Evida, has a range of up to 130 km (81 miles) and is fully chargeable within 3 hours. Sales of the mia will initially focus on public and private fleet operators with sales to private customers starting in 2012.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

2012 US sales of plug-in vehicles by major OEMs. GM was the US sales leader among the major OEMs for plug-in vehicles in December, and for 2012. GM sold 2,633 units of the Volt extended range electric vehicle in December, up 72.2% December was also GM’s best retail sales month of 2012, up 38% from November.

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APRIL 4, 2013

GM posted sales of 4,244 Volt extended range electric vehicles in the US in the second quarter, representing an 8.4% March sales of the Volt in the US were weaker in March, with 1,478 units, compared to 2,289 units in March 2012, a decrease of 35.4%. increase from March 2012’s 579 units. increase year-on-year.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 9, 2011

So far, the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car has been sold only in North America. That's about to change, as the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant restarts after a month of retooling that raised Volt production capacity to 5,000 cars per month.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 13, 2015

A recall has been issued for about 64,000 Chevrolet Volt extended range electric cars from model years 2011, 2012, and 2013, due to the potential for hazardous carbon-monoxide exposure. Green Chevy Volt Range-Extended Electric Vehicle plug-in cars'

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2011

General Motors is preparing to launch two more extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) and a plug-in hybrid (PHEV), CEO Dan Akerson told reporters on the sidelines of the 2011 Automotive News World Congress.

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JUNE 6, 2016

The Fisker Karma extended-range electric luxury sedan has been out of production since 2012, but two separate companies are trying to revive it.

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MAY 24, 2012

The small but powerful engine package has been designed to be lightweight, with size, weight and fuel efficiency being key factors to provide the required range and payload capability for this aircraft. million throughout 2012. —Cathcart et al. Orbital direct injection system schematic. Source: Orbital. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

With a total range of 483 km (300 miles) the four-passenger Karma sedan is capable of traveling 80 km (50 miles) on electric power alone, and an additional 403 km (250 miles) on hybrid electric power. In 2010 the company reached sales of RMB 50 billion (US$7.5 Initial Chinese customer deliveries are expected to take place in the fall.

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MAY 25, 2011

GM announced last week that after a four-week shutdown, the Detroit-Hamtramck plant will exclusively build Volt and Ampera electric cars with extended-range capability for the rest of the year. The Volt/Ampera production goal for 2012 is up to 60,000 with three-quarters of those to be sold in the United States.

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AUGUST 15, 2011

So for longer trips, our "extended-range vehicle" is a rented 2012 Ford Focus SEL model. The 2012 Ford Focus is one of the most impressive of the latest compact cars, but in comparison to day-to-day driving.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

The MEB will be the foundation for an entirely new generation of battery-electric vehicles designed not only to be electric and feature extended range, but to be connected, autonomous, open and priced for the volume market as required by Volkswagen’s positioning. The first production MEB vehicle, a version of the I.D.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 8, 2012

If authorities in Fort Bend County, Texas are correct, there’s more bad news in store for extended-range electric automaker Fisker. Last week, a 2012 Fisker Karma owner in Fort Bend County parked his Karma in an attached garage, alongside a Mercedes SUV and an Acura NSX. While details.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Well, now the news is out: The 2012 Ford Focus Electric, the company's first-ever mass-market battery electric vehicle, will be priced at $39,995. Perhaps not coincidentally, that's exactly the price of the 2012 Chevrolet Volt, crosstown rival GM's extended-range electric vehicle (achieved by some specific feature reductions).

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 18, 2015

While all 2012 Fisker Karma extended-range electric luxury sedans were built in Finland, the company always intended to assemble cars in the U.S. Before its collapse and bankruptcy, Fisker had bought a former General Motors plant in Delaware.

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JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. —2012 Sustainability Report. MWh/vehicle in 2010.

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