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Software Upgrade to Prius PHEV NiMH Conversion Kit Enables All-Electric Driving At Up to 70mph

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kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. What we’re essentially offering is all-electric performance for about 25 miles at highway speeds. PICC’s conversion kit, which replaces Toyota’s 1.3-kilowatt

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Audi of America officially introduces the new A3 family; plug-in hybrid version coming in 2015

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Audi of America officially announced plans today for the arrival in the US of the new A3 family of premium compact cars, with three body styles, five new engines and seven variants including its plug-in hybrid model. The A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Volkswagen Group’s alternative powertrain strategy.

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Road Test: 2021 Lexus NX 300h F Sport Black Line Special Edition

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The all-wheel drive 2021 NX 300h is powered by the Lexus Hybrid Drive system, a parallel hybrid system where the electric motor can power the car by itself for short distances, the gas engine can power the car by itself, or they can power the car together. Acceleration, 0-60 mph in 8.6 The parallel system comprises a 2.5-liter,

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Driving Hyundai’s electrified Ioniq line-up; cost-effective efficiency and dynamics

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Hyundai has begun the US roll-out of its Ioniq line-up of electrified vehicles: hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric. l/100 km) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge / 25 kWh/100 miles). Earlier post.) kg) of weight compared with conventional materials. kWh vs 1.58

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VW introducing 1.8L EA888 Gen 3 engine in 2014 Jetta, Passat and Beetle; driving impressions

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Volkswagen of America is introducing the Group’s third-generation EA888 1.8-liter This is the first implementation of such a system in a turbocharged direct-injection four-cylinder gasoline engine, noted Lemke. now goes from 0 to 60 mph in a manufacturer estimated 7.3 The new 4-cylinder Gen 3 1.8 liter engine (blue) it replaces.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. report titled, “The Comeback of the Electric Car? and Chrysler. .’s

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