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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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China’s State Council has published a plan to develop the domestic energy-saving and new energy vehicle industry, which includes battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. 2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. kW/kg, at a cost of 200 yuan/kW.

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CMU study finds that HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more emissions and oil displacement benefits per dollar spent than large pack PHEVs and BEVs; policy implications

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Strategies to promote adoption of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) with small battery packs offer more social benefits (i.e., We compare externality and oil consumption costs to the costs of owning and operating these vehicles and to subsidies designed to encourage their adoption.

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ALTe Developing Series Plug-in Hybrid Powertrains for Conversion and OEM Applications

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Rendering of the Gen 2 series plug-in hybrid powertrain under development. A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. Tags: Conversions Hybrids Plug-ins. Source: ALTe.

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Center for Automotive Research calls long-run economic risk to auto industry of mandating permanent fuel economy standards very serious; recommends periodic reviews

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Plug-in hybrids dominate market penetration in 2025 under CAR scenario IV (62 mpg CAFE standard). least-cost) technology mix for each scenario. Using these shared forecasts, each technology’s percent contribution to the fuel efficiency target and weighted cost of. The estimated cost of achieving the target is $3,744.

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Road Test: 2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic Mild Hybrid

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Both engines have 48-volt mild hybrid electrification that adds up-to an additional 21 hp and 184 lb.-ft. liter V6 and the assistance of the 48-volt mild hybrid moves the S500 zero-60 in 4.8 The term luxury is tossed around pretty loosely in the auto industry. Road Test: 2019 BMW 745e PHEV. inches long.

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EVs in France reach record market share

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Full electrics grew at a decent rate, but plugin hybrids fell. Overall auto volumes for the month were flat year on year, but full year 2022 volumes were down almost 8% on 2021. plugin hybrids (PHEVs). share of auto sales, with BEVs taking 13.3%, and PHEVs, 8.3%. December’s overall plugin result of 25.0%

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June 2023 – Tesla Model Y was the best selling car in Sweden

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Full electrics grew share at a decent rate, while plugin hybrids retreated slightly. Overall auto volume was 28,283 units, up some 9% YoY, though still below pre-2020 norms. plugin hybrids (PHEVs). We can see that BEVs have grown well whilst PHEVs have slightly declined. June’s result saw EVs take 59.2%

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