Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan —Strategic Analysis of Global Market for Range Extenders—estimates the total market for range extenders will exceed 329,000 units by 2018. This is fueling the trend toward plug-in hybrids and eREVs.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2016
Honda announced that the upcoming Clarity Fuel Cell ( earlier post ) will be joined by two additional electrified variants, the Clarity Electric and Clarity Plug-in Hybrid, launching in the US in 2017. Hyundai’s IONIQ platform comes with hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric variants. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
APRIL 15, 2015
Cadillac has greatly enhanced the performance of its ELR extended range electric vehicle (plug-in hybrid) ( earlier post ) for the 2016 model year, and is also cutting the MSRP by $9,005, bringing the starting price down to $58,495 net after the $7,500 US federal tax credit (MSRP = $65,995). 2016 Cadillac ELR. 2016 Cadillac ELR.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 11, 2011
GreenCarReports cites an unnamed source at GM who says that the Cadillac Converj luxury plug-in coupe ( earlier post ) is now back in the GM product plan. The extended range electric vehicle, introduced as a concept at the Detroit auto show in January 2009, was said to be slated for production ( earlier post ).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2010
Shanghai GM has outlined the next phase of its “Drive to Green” product strategy—launched in 2008 ( earlier post )—for 2011-2015. The joint venture between GM and SAIC intends to reduce fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions by 15% while improving performance 14% by 2015. Several targets announced in 2008 have already been achieved.
Green Car Congress
MAY 19, 2014
A 300- to 500-meter electric road may be built for test operations in central Gothenburg during 2015. Three Volvo plug-in-hybrid buses are already in operation in Gothenburg (project Hyper Bus—Hybrid and Plug-in Extended Range Bus), which charge their batteries at the end stations of line 60.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 4, 2015
The Chevrolet Volt’s all-new second-generation Voltec extended-range electric propulsion system ( earlier post ) delivers 53 miles (85 km) of all-electric range, based on EPA testing. 2015) “Chevrolet Volt Electric Utilization,” SAE Int. 4(2) doi: 10.4271/2015-01-1164. Earlier post.). Tarnowsky, S.,
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