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More greenwash? Mitsubishi promises “electrified” future, but vague on EVs

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Japanese automakers refer to petrol powered hybrid vehicles as "electrified powertrains". In a world with plenty of pure battery electric vehicles available, are hybrids just greenwash? Mitsubishi promises “electrified” future, but vague on EVs appeared first on The Driven. The post More greenwash?

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey to become Toyota’s first European plant to produce plug-in-hybrid vehicles and batteries

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Available in hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions, the new Toyota C-HR will also be the first plug-in hybrid passenger car to be produced in Turkey. In addition, TMMT will be Toyota’s first European plant to start producing plug-in hybrid vehicles, and the first to be equipped with a battery production line.

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TTTech Auto launches high-performance networking ECU to future-proof automotive E/E architectures

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It also provides the necessary functionality to build future hybrid or full zonal architectures and enables over-the-air software updates and Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) connectivity. The availability of the ECU speeds up the vehicles’ development process and helps saving time and resources.

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BMW previews future 7 Series, battery-electric i7

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The new BMW 7 Series also comes with next-level internal combustion and plug-in hybrid drive technology. At the same time, it is also technically enabled for future regulatory requirements. This new generation of diesel and gasoline engines offers higher efficiency.

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Is This Hybrid Tech Power Electronics' Future?

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After years of work they finally claimed success by fabricating a transistor, which they call a Hybrid Field-Effect Transistor, or HyFET. In the Hybrid FET, that basic configuration is recognizable: there’s a drain at the bottom of the device, connected to the substrate. I don’t want to take anything away from the [Hybrid FET] paper.

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Geely testing Emgrand methanol hybrid sedan in -40 C conditions

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Geely is testing the world’s first methanol hybrid sedan in sub -40 °C (-40 ?F) Geely’s latest Methanol Hybrid Emgrand is based on Geely Auto’s fourth-generation B-Segment Modular Architecture (BMA) Emgrand sedan. The new Emgrand runs on 100% clean methanol available in fueling stations. The sedan houses a 1.8L

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Honda to focus on increasing hybrid volume with core models: CR-V, Accord and in the future, Civic; Insight production ends in June

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As the next step in Honda’s electrification strategy in North America, the company will focus on increasing hybrid volume of core models: CR-V, Accord and, in the future, Civic. Hybrids will represent the top and best performing models in the lineup. Honda Electrified Future.

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