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BMW M presents Concept XM PHEV

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The series-production model—the BMW XM—will begin production at the end of 2022 at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina; the US is the most important sales market for the new high-performance vehicle. The BMW XM will be available only as a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and exclusively as an M model.

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BMW launches Gen2 X5 PHEV in US: X5 xDrive45e

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The X5 xDrive45e is built at Plant Spartanburg, South Carolina, BMW Group’s largest global production plant. The combined power of the new PHEV drivetrain is 389 hp, a bump of 81 hp over the previous generation. The 2021 BMW X5 xDrive45e is available with a wide variety of standard and optional driver assistance systems.

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Volvo Cars launches new S60 sports sedan; first Volvo car made in US; two PHEV models coming

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Volvo Cars revealed the new S60 mid-size premium sports sedan at the company’s new—and first—US manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina. Volvo’s proven T5 and T6 gasoline engines will be available at launch. Volvo S60 Polestar PHEV.

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FPL Group and Duke Energy Pledge 10-year, $600M+ Commitment to Transition Fleets to PHEVs and EVs

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Duke Energy and FPL Group will begin this transition in the coming years with the goal that 100% of all new fleet vehicles will be plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) by 2020. Currently, the only near-term options for available PEV supply are sedans, minivans, vans and a few bucket trucks.

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BMW brand’s first production PHEV: the BMW X5 xDrive40e

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Model-specific menu options and readouts are also available in the iDrive operating system’s Control Display. A timer function is available for this purpose, which can factor in a planned departure time as entered by the driver. Charging of the battery from the mains power supply can also be controlled from the iDrive menu. Production.

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DOE awarding $6M to 11 projects to accelerate alternative fuel vehicle market growth

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In addition to making the vehicles available, the project will use incentives such as equitable rental rates and theme park incentives to promote these rentals. The project will conduct extended test drives with selected PHEV ambassadors in the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) states. Triangle J Council of Governments.

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 4: Chinese-Assembled Vehicles Will Not Be Eligible for Tax Credit

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Because there are only a few Chinese-made EVs available now and likely in the near term in the US, there will be very little actual impact on automakers and overall sales of electric vehicles in the US. Currently only the Polestar 2 and Volvo S90 T8 PHEV are being produced in China for sale in the US. Kandi K27 – Source: Kandi.