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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, has achieved sales of 200,000 units worldwide since its launch in 2013. Since making its debut in Japan, the Outlander PHEV has been rolled out to more than 50 countries across the world. liter gasoline engine.
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million loan with Fisker Automotive for the development and production of two lines of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). When full production is reached in 2015, Fisker estimates annual sales at up to 115,000 vehicles. The US Department of Energy (DOE) closed a $528.7 Earlier post.) The DOE had awarded a conditional $528.7-million
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