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AUGUST 24, 2015

EDI) and Shaanxi Automotive, one of the world’s largest truck and bus manufacturers, are introducing a fleet of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) trucks to the Port of Shanghai. The PHEV port truck provides all-electric zero emissions driving capability as well as parallel and series hybrid operation. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 27, 2016

Ford’s 2017 Fusion Energi—incorporating enhancements announced earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show ( earlier post )—can travel 610 miles (982 km) on a full tank of gas and battery charge according to EPA estimates to be posted to fueleconomy.gov—the highest combined range of any plug-in hybrid sold in the US.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

ZEV technologies include hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), which include both pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). When plug-in hybrids are added, that brings the total to 337,483 units. Earlier post.) million ZEVs by 2025.

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JULY 6, 2017

Under the new forecast, EVs will displace 8 million barrels of transport fuel per day and add 5% to global electricity consumption (1,800 TWh by 2040 up from 6TWh in 2016). The engineering complexity of PHEV vehicle platforms, their cost and dual powertrains make BEVs more attractive over the long-run, BNEF said.

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MAY 17, 2015

With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Luxury plug-in hybrid SUVs coming to US market.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that through its local importer and distributor MMC Ukraine, MMC will supply the National Police of Ukraine with 635 units of the Outlander PHEV. Mitsubishi has extensively revised the Outlander PHEV for 2017. These vehicles are to be delivered around July 2017.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 26, 2015

Mitsubishi has confirmed that the long-anticipated Outlander Plug-In Hybrid utility vehicle will arrive for the 2017 model year, in Spring 2016. It’s hardly been a smooth trip to market for the Outlander Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV). introduction.

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MAY 9, 2017

According to figures compiled by the US Department of Energy (DOE) ( earlier post ), China alone accounted for 42% of global plug-in vehicle sales (316,800 of 756,000 units) in 2016. Power Asia Pacific’s 2016 China Initial Quality Study, the highest of all Chinese brands for the fourth consecutive year.

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APRIL 16, 2015

Audi is introducing two new models with plug-in hybrid drive systems to the market in China in 2016, both of which are having their world premier at Auto Shanghai 2015: the Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0 TFSI quattro, the company is combining a TFSI plug‑in hybrid with quattro drive for the first time. With the Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0

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JUNE 13, 2016

Plastic Omnium is introducing a new-generation plastic fuel tank for plug-in hybrid vehicles. The plastic tank, featuring new INWIN technology, is 40% lighter than the metal model currently fitted on the majority of plug-in hybrid vehicles. The technology developed by Plastic Omnium is covered by 163 patents.

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APRIL 22, 2017

At the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show, Jeep unveiled the new plug-in hybrid Yuntu SUV Concept (without giving much detail about the powertrain itself). In April 2016, the Jeep Renegade began rolling off the assembly line at the new Guangzhou plant of GAC FCA. Yuntu is targeting the Chinese market. GAC FCA) Changsha plant in 2015.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2015

Honda staged the North American debut of the Honda FCV fuel cell vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS); the company also announced US availability for the FCV in 2016. Earlier post.). Additionally, Honda said it plans further application of its two- and three-motor hybrid systems in the years to come.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2016

Toyota unveiled the new Prius Prime plug-in hybrid (PHEV) at the 2016 New York International Auto Show. Toyota expects the Prius Prime’s manufacturer-estimated 120 or above MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) to be the highest MPGe rating of any current plug-in hybrid.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The plant actions detailed in today’s announcement represent the next steps in a US manufacturing realignment that FCA began in 2016. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. will invest a total of $4.5 The proposed projects would create nearly 6,500 new jobs. Today’s announcement represents the next step in that strategy. FCA would invest $1.6

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

announced its new six-year environmental plan, Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP 2016). Nissan Green Program 2016, the company’s third environmental mid-term plan, aims to deliver the following by the end of fiscal year 2016: No. Nissan Motor Co., 1 in Zero-Emission Vehicles: cumulative sales of 1.5

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Porsche is launching the new Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid plug-in hybrid as the flagship of a model line for the first time. The new PHEV accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds and reaches a top speed of 310 km/h (193 mph). The boost strategy of the all-wheel drive Panamera comes from the 918 Spyder super sportscar.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

At a press event in Tokyo to lay out his future vision and direction for the company, Honda Motor President & CEO Takahiro Hachigo said that the company will strive to make two-thirds of its overall unit sales from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero-emissions vehicles such as fuel cell vehicles and battery EVs by around 2030.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

Chrysler unveiled the all-new 2017 Pacifica minivan in both conventional and plug-in hybrid versions at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The PHEV is the minivan segment’s first. The Pacifica Hybrid will deliver an estimated all-electric range of 30 miles from a 16-kWh lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

The Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, unveiled at the 2016 New York International Auto Show in March ( earlier post ), features a larger 8.8 kWh battery pack for twice the electric range of its predecessor, as well as some enhancements to its powertrain, including a Toyota-first dual motor generator drive system.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2016

For MY 2017, Audi has updated its A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid electric vehicle for the US with improved technology offerings such as the available Audi virtual cockpit and standard driver assistance systems including Audi pre sense front. The plug-in hybrid is a transitional technology that works especially for now.

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DECEMBER 18, 2016

BMW will stage the world premiere of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan and the US premiere of the BMW Concept X2 at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January in Detroit. Also part of the line-up at the BMW stand will be the new BMW 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid, the BMW M550i xDrive, and the BMW 6 Series model range.

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APRIL 2, 2010

Yesterday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National High Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly established increasingly stringent greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act for 2012 through 2016 model-year vehicles and fuel economy standards under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program, respectively.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

In March 2017, a BMW 5 Series Sedan with plug-in hybrid drive system—the BMW 530e iPerformance—will join the line-up, offering extremely low CO 2 emissions of just 46 g/km (2.0 The BMW 530e PHEV will arrive in March 2017. The 530e plug-in hybrid will feature a 2.0-liter, The PHEV will accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 6.2

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

million conditional loan to Fisker Automotive for the development of two lines of plug-in hybrids—the Karma and the new Project Nina vehicle—by 2016. The Department plans to make additional loans under this program over the coming months to large and small auto manufacturers and parts suppliers up and down the production supply chain.

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MARCH 29, 2024

According to Automotive News , Nissan will launch its first plug-in hybrid in the US using a Mitsubishi-engineered system. Fully electric and PHEV versions are being considered. Nissan and Mitsubishi have been intertwined since 2016. The automaker said this includes launching e-POWER and plug-in hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

More than two and one-half years after the car was first announced ( earlier post ) and more than one year after sales began in Germany and Central Europe ( earlier post ), the US-spec version of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid will begin arriving in US showrooms in the next few weeks. seconds of the 2016 A3 Cabriolet (1.8

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2018

A recent study prepared for the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism found that since 2015, China has been far the main market for electric cars (battery-electric and plug-in hybrid) followed by the EU and the US. In China, battery-electric cars dominate the electric car market, with a 75% share in 2016.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

The analyses further indicate that very low levels of strong hybrids and electric vehicles (both plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EV)) will be needed to meet the standards. Earlier post.) The Standards Will Achieve Significant CO 2 and Oil Reductions.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

A123 Systems has entered a battery supply agreement with Fisker Automotive to supply battery systems for the Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). million conditional loan to Fisker Automotive for the development of two lines of plug-in hybrids—the Karma and the new Project Nina vehicle—by 2016.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Plug-ins are trending in key markets around the country, although much of the action remains focused in California and other West Coast states. The Model S is the best-selling plug-in car in the U.S. for 2016, followed by the Model X. We’ll try to keep this up-to-date as the EV market continues to evolve.

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JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

PRTM believes that the worldwide tipping point in HEV, PHEV and EV acceptance, whereby these vehicles become a major part of the automotive powertrain portfolio, will likely occur in the next few years. OEMs see the strategic need to develop and offer HEV, PHEV and EV vehicles—above and beyond simply complying with regulations.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2015

The remainder is expected to be received in early 2016. Although the Volkswagen Group’s current production emphasis is on battery-powered electric drive (full BEV and PHEV, e.g., Volkswagen e-Golf, e-up! This extension has an incremental value estimated at C$30-50 million (approximately US$24-40 million). —Prof.

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JUNE 14, 2011

Plug-in hybrids dominate market penetration in 2025 under CAR scenario IV (62 mpg CAFE standard). base case assumes a continuation of the fuel economy increase from the 2010 to 2016 regulation. Source: CAR. Click to enlarge. The 2010 NRC study, conducted under contract to. use of stop/start technology. requirement in each scenario.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

GHG levels from the MY 2016 fleet-wide average of 250 g/mi, using different technology pathways to achieve the reductions. For the upcoming rulemaking, EPA and NHTSA expect to continue to develop standards on an attribute-based approach, using the vehicle size measure of footprint, as in the recent MY 2012-2016 rulemaking.

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APRIL 1, 2024

The next-generation Nissan Frontier midsize pickup truck may get EV and plug-in hybrid variants, the latter using Mitsubishi tech, Automotive News reports. Nissan and Mitsubishi have been corporate allies since 2016, and the current-generation Nissan Rogue and Mitsubishi Outlander crossovers use a common platform. Nissan e-Power U.S.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Kia unveiled three major hybrid offerings at the Chicago Auto Show: the 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle; the new Optima Hybrid; and the new Optima Plug-in Hybrid. That power is transmitted through a newly developed, second-generation six-speed dual-clutch transmission (DCT). A compact and lightweight 1.56-kWh

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