Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2014

The first two mainstream plug-in hybrid electric vehicles from the Volkswagen Group—e.g., The new Mark 7 Golf, which is MQB-based, offers gasoline; diesel; natural gas; plug-in hybrid (the GTE); and battery-electric (the e-Golf) versions, all of which can be manufactured bumper-to-bumper on the same assembly line.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 26, 2023

A mild hybrid has an electric motor that provides efficiency for the main gasoline engine by allowing the engine to be turned off whenever the car is coasting, braking or stopped, then quickly restarted once power is required. The EPA rates fuel economy at 22 mpg city/29 highway/25 combined while running on 91 octane.

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Hybrid MPG SUV Clean 59

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

We’re focused on the customers’ most critical issue—smaller packaging. Electronic Fuel Vapor Management Valve for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles. Hybrid-electric vehicles have significantly reduced the time the engine is on, which inhibits the ability to purge fuel vapor stored in the carbon canister. Tiggo, 1.3S

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Eaton Emissions Fuel Range 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Build better products.

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GM Buick Fuel Economy Economy 262

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Company says its focusing on gasoline and hydrogen. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45