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Toyota starts CVT production in China; production of hybrid vehicle transaxles to begin in 2015

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Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC’s) vehicle powertrain production subsidiary in Changshu, China, Toyota Motor (Changshu) Auto Parts Co., Production of transaxles for hybrid vehicles—also a first for Toyota outside Japan—is scheduled to begin here in 2015. CVT cross-section. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Honda Hybrid, Honestly: Electrified Civic Returning in 2024

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Appealing to customers who’d like a dose of electrons with their new Civic – or, perhaps more likely, appeasing dealers whining about the existence of a Corolla Hybrid, the crew at Honda is rolling out an electrified variant of the popular Civic next year. liter four-cylinder engine made at the Anna Engine Plant.

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Volvo Cars introducing S60 plug-in hybrid concept at Beijing show; production version in early 2015

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Illustration of drivetrain in the S60L plug-in hybrid concept. Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. The driver selects the required driving mode via three buttons: Pure, Hybrid or Power.

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2015 Kia Soul EV Electric Car Unveiled At Chicago Auto Show

Green Car Reports

this morning, officially launching the 2015 Kia Soul EV at the Chicago Auto Show. It was shown alongside the Kia Niro Concept, a hybrid subcompact urban utility vehicle, first shown.' Call it electric Soul: Kia took the wraps off its first electric car to be sold in the U.S.

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Li Auto to build charging stations at 'NIO pace', report says

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Li Auto is aiming to build about 300 super-fast charging stations this year, and NIO also plans to add 10,000 new charging piles this year, according to local media. LI.US | 2015.HK All of Li Auto's current models are extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs), which are essentially plug-in hybrids.

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Yo-Auto Natural-Gas Hybrid Update: Production Now In 2015?

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The automaker has promised a natural gas hybrid vehicle for some time--and that time could now be 2015. Wards Auto reports the billionaire-owned Yo-Avto.' With Teslas and BMW i3s dominating the green car headlines, it''s easy to forget that plenty of other automakers are creating their own low-emission vehicles.

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2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid & Plug-In Hybrid Debut At 2015 Detroit Auto Show

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Unveiled in Korea last month, the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid made its North American debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show this week. The hybrid gets the same body that debuted with the rest of the Sonata lineup for 2015, and is joined by a new Sonata Plug-In Hybrid.

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