Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Two of the four cars in action will be equipped with hybrid drive for the first time. To develop the hybrid technology for Le Mans is at least as ambitious and challenging as our diesel project was in its early stages. The new Audi sports prototype with hybrid drive will be presented at the end of February. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2016

A hybrid plastics/metal airbag housing with integrated lead frame, co-developed and produced by Quadrant Creative Molding & Systems for an automotive steering wheel airbag assembly, reduces weight, packing space and costs. The hybrid structure is created by combining the plastics housing with the metal leadframe. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2019

The Van Hool plant in Morristown (Tennessee, USA) is expected to start building buses from 2022. Volvo has now upgraded its hybrid buses. Combined with GPS-controlled geo-fencing, the hybrid bus is now easier to drive in smaller environmental zones. The upgrade is available for the full range of Euro 6 hybrid buses.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

When it was launched—in March in the USA and in August in Europe—BMW Connected was initially available for Apple iPhone users. Alexa can be linked to BMW Connected by users in the USA, Germany, and the UK, with other markets to follow. From October, Android-based smartphones will also be supported.

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EV Sales

MAY 26, 2021

3 Ford Kuga PHEV – After a few battery issues last year, the Ford compact crossover, known as Escape in the USA, is back in top form, having been last month best selling plugin hybrid, with 4,300 units, thus ending a 3 month winning streak from the Volvo XC40 PHEV. Regarding April, the ID.3

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