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Ford South Africa To Produce New Plug-In Hybrid Ford Ranger Pickup Truck

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Ford South Africa has announced that $281 million (USD) will be invested to produce the new plug-in hybrid Ford Ranger. more] The post Ford South Africa To Produce New Plug-In Hybrid Ford Ranger Pickup Truck appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Local Production of Plug-In Hybrids Up 5X In South Africa

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South Africa is one of the main motor vehicle assembly and manufacturing hubs on the African continent. Vehicles are produced in South Africa for the local South African market, the regional markets on the African continent, and for export to countries on other continents, such as Europe.

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Volkswagen to offer refreshed Tiguan with new plug-in hybrid powertrain in Europe

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Volkswagen will unveil a refreshed Tiguan SUV later in 2020, featuring new front and rear styling, a redesigned interior and new powertrains, including a plug-in hybrid version for the European market. As far back as 2016, Volkswagen unveiled a Tiguan PHEV concept, based on the second-generation Tiguan. Earlier post.).

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BMW’s Plant In Pretoria Will Be The Sole Producer Of The New BMW X3 PHEV For The Global Market!

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2,142 passenger plug-in hybrid vehicles were built in South Africa from January to May this year. 1,740 plug-in hybrid vehicles were built from January to April, meaning that 402 passenger plug-in hybrid vehicles were built in the month of May.

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Volkswagen Amarok PHEV coming as soon as 2025

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Revealed by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle execs at last week’s Amarok dual-cab 4×4 ute global preview drive in South Africa, the PHEV is set to use a Ford powertrain in line with the collaboration under which the new VW ute was developed alongside the Ford Ranger. As of now what I see personally I see the way for the PHEV.”.

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Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

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—Fengqi You, senior author Currently, critical metals and minerals are centralized in politically unstable Chile, Congo, Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa, according to the World Bank. “Recycling w/o 2nd” indicates retired batteries that are directly recycled without a second life as energy storage systems (ESSs).

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BYD to unveil electrified pickup truck at Beijing Auto Show

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Pictures from the tests conducted in Mexico hint that the BYD Shark will go to right-hand-drive markets first, like Australia and South Africa. The BYD Shark tested in Mexico also revealed that the upcoming pickup truck will be a plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV).

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