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2020 Ford Escape to offer hybrid and PHEV variants

Green Car Congress

Ford has revealed the 2020 Escape; the small SUV will make its first public appearance at the New York International Auto Show. Every model in the new Escape lineup, whether powered by one of two EcoBoost engines or the new hybrid powertrains, targets an EPA-estimated range of at least 400 miles per tank. History of Escape.

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Review: The 2020 Ford Escape SE Sport Hybrid makes perfect senseā€”for now

Green Car Reports

My co-driver is lost in text messages as we buzz the Kentucky hills outside Louisville in the 2020 Ford Escape SE Sport Hybrid. Somehow I’ve lulled him into complacency, or maybe it’s the full-size truck rolling slowly ahead, cresting each hill with a thump that threatens to toss some of its bed contents our way.

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Video Friday: Preparing for the SubT Final

Cars That Think

Team Explorer, the SubT Challenge entry from CMU and Oregon State University, is in the last stage of preparation for the competition this month inside the Mega Caverns cave complex in Louisville, Kentucky. Hybrid Robotics ] Paric completed layout of a 500 unit apartment complex utilizing the Dusty FieldPrinter solution.

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UPS Adopts Plan to Cut Its Airline Carbon Emissions An Additional 20% by 2020; Biofuels Part of the Plan

Green Car Congress

UPS has adopted a plan to cut the carbon emissions of its airline by an additional 20% by 2020 to 1.24 The introduction of biofuels, which UPS says it believes will be available before 2020. In 2008, it increased the number of vehicles powered by electricity, compressed natural gas, liquid natural gas, and hybrid combinations.

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Road Test: 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring AWD

Clean Fleet Report

A Premium Plug-In Hybrid Hiding in Plain Site. The 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, powered by a 2.5-liter The Environmental Protection Agency rates the Corsairā€™s fuel economy at 33 mpg highway and combined when running in hybrid mode only. The way to Lincoln. kilowatt-hours/kWh).

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

Green Car Congress

Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. DOE and DOT have also agreed to partner on the development of a 2020 vision for a national network of fast charging stations for EVs in order to facilitate coast to coast, nationwide zero emissions travel. Among the actions announced are: Unlocking up to $4.5 Georgia Power.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", No announced plans.

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