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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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JULY 27, 2013

UPS released its annual Sustainability Report announcing that while the total number of packages shipped in 2012 increased, the company reduced its total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. million miles from ground deliveries. Through the end of 2012, UPS has logged 295 million cumulative alternative fuel miles.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

CO 2 , Compared to the Proposal and 2012 and 2020 Rules, grams/mile, 2021-2026. The final program represents will reach a projected industry-wide target of 161 grams CO 2 /mile, or 40 miles per gallon value on fuel economy window stickers in 2026. Off-cycle” credits of up to 15 g/mile. Source: EPA. year over year.

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

XL Hybrids, Inc. has received California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Order (EO) #D-731-1 allowing aftermarket conversions of gasoline-powered 2012-2014 model year General Motors 2500 and 3500 vans, Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans into hybrid electric vehicles. metric tons of carbon dioxide reduced.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Volvo Car Corporation is postponing its plans to produce a full hybrid based on a diesel engine and instead will introduce a series-produced plug-in diesel hybrid (PHEV) in Europe as early as 2012. The combined range is about 1,200 kilometers (746 miles). A V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator. Click to enlarge.

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And the Chevrolet Silverado EV RST electric truck got a lower price than anticipated, as well as more miles of EPA range than it was originally supposed to get. And instead it’s planning more hybrids. 2012 Tesla Model S Signature And before last weekend, Tesla announced that it has hit a cumulative 6 million vehicles, every one an EV.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will present the global debut of the new Outlander SUV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at the 2012 Paris Motor Show later this month. l/100km) and a cruising range in excess of 880 km (547 miles). l/100km) and a cruising range in excess of 880 km (547 miles). Series Hybrid Mode.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 19, 2011

If you need a plug-in car that is capable of traveling long distances between charges but can’t afford the 300-miles per charge option offered by the 2012 Tesla Model S, the chances are you’re looking at buying a plug-in hybrid.

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MAY 29, 2012

Fisker Automotive published its first business update, announcing that revenues had exceeded $100 million in the first four months of 2012. In the first few months of 2012, Fisker has continued to raise private equity investment to fund its expansion plans, securing $174 million of additional private financing since the start of the year.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009

The models were the Shenchi Brand 4-seat battery-electric car; the Shenchi Brand 11-seat fuel cell vehicle; the Shanghai Brand fuel cell car; the Shanghai Brand hybrid; the Buick LaCrosse hybrid; and the UNDP fuel cell bus. The plug-in hybrid system developed by SAIC has entered the prototype-making stage. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 29, 2011

The 508 RXH diesel-electric hybrid goes on sale in Spring 2012. The model is due to go on sale in Spring 2012. Peugeot is also staging the worldwide debut of the six-seat multipurpose HX1 plug-in diesel-electric hybrid concept at the show. miles) , the plug-in hybrid offers combined fuel consumption of 3.2

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NOVEMBER 2, 2013

Honda will showcase the upcoming Acura RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD at the LA Auto Show later this month. The RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD combines a 3.5-liter A concept combination of the RLX and Acura Sport Hybrid SH-AWD powertrain was unveiled as the RLX concept at the New York International Auto Show in 2012, earlier post.). (A

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report on an 18-month evaluation of in-service second-generation diesel-electric hybrid delivery vans and found significant fuel economy benefits of the hybrids compared to similar conventional vans. mpg, 13% greater than the 9.2

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APRIL 9, 2014

The Audi A6 L e-tron concept presented at Auto China 2012 in Beijing. Together with its Chinese joint-venture partner FAW, Audi will launch a plug-in hybrid car for the Chinese market. In 2012, Audi unveiled an Audi A6 L e-tron concept at Auto China in Beijing with an all-electric driving range of 80 km (50 miles).

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JUNE 2, 2011

Ford also said that its next generation of hybrid vehicles, including a new plug-in hybrid that will launch next year, will have a Ford-engineered transmission that will be built in Michigan. Consumers are telling us they want to buy affordable vehicles that get many more miles per gallon. Earlier post.). “The 1.0-liter

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AUGUST 10, 2012

Once all of the vehicles are deployed by the end of 2012, California will be home to 105 all-electric delivery trucks, the largest deployment in any state. In May of this year, Frito-Lay reached a milestone of one million all-electric miles driven. Frito-Lay is growing its electric truck fleet in California.

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APRIL 29, 2013

Ford expects to double hybrid vehicle production as companies procure Fusion and C-MAX hybrids for their company fleets, and as model year market share, according to R.L. Polk, has grown 13% since 2012. In the first quarter of 2013, Ford sold 10,266 Fusion hybrids and 8,511 C-MAX hybrids.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 10, 2011

The 2012 Honda Civic range, launched at last month's New York Auto Show, includes two models devoted to wringing out as many miles as possible from every last drop of gasoline. The one with the highest gas mileage is the 2012 Civic Hybrid, rated by the EPA at 44 mpg on all three test cycles: city, highway, and combined.

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DECEMBER 13, 2015

Paice has reached an agreement to license all of its hybrid vehicle technology to Hyundai Motor Co. Paice has now licensed all or part of its hybrid vehicle technology portfolio to Toyota, Hyundai/Kia, and Ford. These three companies currently account for 90% of all hybrid vehicle sales in the United States. and Kia Motors Corp.

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JUNE 25, 2012

The XL Hybrids system in place. reduction in fuel consumption achieved with XL Hybrids’ aftermarket hybrid electric powertrain ( earlier post ) on a light-duty cargo van on the UDDS cycle (urban conditions). Integration of the XL Hybrids (XLH) system is right at the tail housing of the transmission. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

Back in early 2012, buyers did not have dozens of EVs to choose from like they do today, rather just two: the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan LEAF. I’ve managed to drive my Volt on battery alone for just north of 170,000 miles, almost 90% of the total. My Volt is long past the original 8-year/100,000 mile warranty.

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JULY 4, 2009

plans to begin commercial production in 2012 of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). PEVE provides the NiMH packs for current Toyota hybrids. The report suggests that the 2012 plug-in hybrids will have an all-electric range of 20-30km (12-18 miles). The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp.

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MARCH 20, 2017

At the Geneva Auto Show, the China-based Hybrid Kinetic group unveiled the H600 microturbine range-extended electric vehicle sedan concept, produced together with its vehicle design and engineering partner, Pininfarina. Range is more than 1,000 kilometers (621 miles). Pininfarina and Cambiano project.

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MARCH 18, 2015

Mercedes-Benz is making a strategic push on plug-in hybrids: the Stuttgart-based automaker will introduce 10 new plug-in hybrid models by 2017. The company said that the main emphasis as regards alternative drives in years to come will be on plug-in hybrids. Earlier post.). Background.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

UPS is deploying 40 new medium-duty series hydraulic hybrid vehicles (HHVs): 20 in Baltimore and 20 in Atlanta. The HHVs in Baltimore will be deployed immediately while the vehicles in Atlanta will be introduced before the end of 2012. UPS currently has one HHV in operation in Laguna Hills, Calif.,

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JANUARY 28, 2014

US Hybrid Corporation, a global supplier of medium- and heavy-duty electric and hybrid powertrain power conversion components, executed a global licensing agreement with United Technologies Corporation (UTC) to commercialize UTC’s proven Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell technologies.

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JUNE 10, 2011

Chevrolet dealers in all 50 states in the US are now taking orders for the 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The starting price of the 2012 model is more than $1,000 below the 2011 base model. Chevrolet expects to build up to 45,000 Volts for retail and fleet customers in the United States during calendar year 2012.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Volvo Cars will unveil the V60 diesel Plug-in Hybrid—a virtually production-ready car with carbon dioxide emissions below 50 g/km, which translates into fuel consumption of some 1.9 All-electric range is up to 50 km (31 miles), with combined range being apprpoximately 1,200 km (746 miles).

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MARCH 27, 2014

TS040 HYBRID. Toyota Racing has revealed the TS040 HYBRID car and revised driver line-up for the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship. With 480 PS (473 hp, 353 kW) of four-wheel-drive hybrid boost in addition to the 520 PS (513 hp, 383 kW) 3.7-liter Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

TMS aims to have a fully re-engineered RAV4 EV (Phase One vehicle) on the market in 2012, said Jim Lentz, president and chief operating. a 100-mile (161 km) range, based on actual road driving patterns under a wide range of climates and conditions. The result was a hybrid—a new decision and approval process and.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

UPS has achieved its goal of driving 1 billion miles in its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet one year earlier than planned, and marked more than 10 years of learning from its “Rolling Laboratory” of now more than 7,200 alternative fuel vehicles. —David Abney, Chairman and CEO, UPS. Partner, promote and report progress.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) for the design of the PU106A Hybrid Formula One Power Unit. liter V6 Hybrid turbo. PU106A Hybrid Formula One Power Unit. hp respectively, which performed on 132 hours of bench test and 2,000 miles on Brooklands track. Ford was awarded the Dewar Trophy in 2012 for the 1.0-liter

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AUGUST 26, 2022

The rule establishes a year-by-year roadmap so that by 2035 100% of new cars and light trucks sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Plug-in hybrid, full battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles count toward an automaker’s requirement.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

MANs TGX hybrid concept at IAA. At the IAA, MAN (part of the Volkswagen Group) presented a concept diesel-electric parallel hybrid version of its long-haul TGX truck. TGX Hybrid. The TGX hybrid uses this energy to increase torque for the diesel engine on gradients. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 3, 2015

UPS expects its ORION (On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation) routing system ( earlier post ) to reduce the distance driven by its drivers by 100 million miles annually when fully implemented in 2016. The company prototyped ORION at 8 sites between 2010 and 2011 and deployed it to 6 beta sites in 2012.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Back in early 2012, buyers did not have dozens of EVs to choose from like they do today, rather just two: the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan LEAF. I’ve managed to drive my Volt on battery alone for just north of 170,000 miles, almost 90% of the total. My Volt is long past the original 8-year/100,000 mile warranty.

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

is pricing the 2013 Jetta Hybrid starting at $24,995 and ranging up to $31,180 for the Hybrid SEL Premium. liter turbocharged and direct-injected TSI engine mated to a zero-emissions electric motor, the Jetta Hybrid has a combined output of 170 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque. Jetta Hybrid. Hybrid SEL. Earlier post.)

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