Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2011

Hyper-miler Wayne Gerdes and his colleague Chris Bernius, driving a factory-standard 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid ( earlier post ), aim to set a new record for lowest fuel consumption in a gasoline hybrid car while driving an 8,000-mile route through all 48 adjoining states of the US.

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

By John Coulter, CURRENT EV CMO In its new Prime, Toyota offers a RAV4 green version that employs a hybrid drivetrain relying on a gas engine and electric motors that draw power from a plug and regenerative braking. The RAV4 Hybrid boasts several advantages over the standard RAV4, including a smoother powertrain and better fuel economy.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 19, 2023

It looks like the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator are dumping their hybrid trims for the 2024 model year. The Explorer SUV was previously offered with a hybridized 3.3-liter liter V6, whereas the Aviator Grand Touring came with a hybridized twin-turbo 3.0-liter These powertrains won’t be available on the retail market anymore.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

in a field study of household experiences and the technical impacts of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), in a smart grid environment. For longer distances, the PHV reverts to its hybrid mode and operates like a regular Prius. A community blog on the field study will be hosted at cupluginhybrid.org. Earlier post.)

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Current EV

OCTOBER 9, 2020

By John Coulter, CURRENT EV CMO To attract new customers, BMW has been offering plug-in hybrid versions of all of its models. They added an integrated electric motor to the 745’s 6-cylinder combustion engine a year ago, creating the 745e xDrive Plug-In Hybrid. The hybrid achieves 0 to 60mph in 4.9 Top speed is 130mph.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 7, 2024

The automaker said its investments in South America, specifically Brazil, show its confidence in the continent and a desire to reduce emissions with bio-hybrid technologies. Stellantis will eventually offer three variations on the theme, including a hybrid, a plug-in hybrid, and a full EV. percent market share. seconds.

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The 2021 Honda CR-V Hybrid crossover retains the same basic design and features as its 2020 predecessor. Few changes have been implemented, as 2020 was the year when the CR-V received its 4th Generation makeover and the hybrid version debuted. The 2021 hybrid uses a 2.0L The hybrid’s total range is 440 miles.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 14, 2023

liter turbo hybrid with four cylinders. The motor also looked to be removed from the E63 so the next generation could be fitted with a rumored hybrid inline-six engine. liter V8 yielded 469 or 503 horsepower inside older C63 models, the new hybrid powertrain offers 671 peak hp in a package designed to offer superior efficiency.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 5, 2024

Some of the automaker’s other partially-owned companies already produce hybrid batteries, and some build PHEV and EV batteries. Toyota has announced a next-generation battery that it said can deliver up to 500 miles of range. In 2010, Toyota grabbed another 20.5 percent, so this recent announcement only really covers 19.5

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 5, 2024

As these things tend to go, there’s a strict limit of 10,000 miles per year, but that’s still not a bad deal for a $47,734 EV. Ford recently announced that it would pause development of its new electric SUV and pickup truck to focus on hybrid offerings, and General Motors made a similar announcement a few months back.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2009

In a post on GM’s FastLane blog, Vice Chairman Tom Stephens said that the company will apply plug-in hybrid technology to one of the four core brands remaining after the restructuring: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. I’m pleased to let you know the plug-in hybrid technology will be applied to one of GM’s four core brands.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 1, 2023

market after 2023, with the manufacturer stating its preference to prioritize hybrid models. The vehicle comes with a laughably short range of 100 miles and was sold exclusively in California with sales volumes that can only be described as abysmal. Leadership has even suggested the MX-30 may return to our market in hybrid guise.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Cayenne S E-Hybrid will land for the 2024 model year and will be available in coupe and SUV body styles.& & With a starting price of $100,750, the SUV version forms a midpoint between the “entry-level” E-Hybrid and range-topping Turbo E-Hybrid models. second 0-60 mph time and 13-second quarter-mile times.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The frankly excellent plug-in hybrid variant will be available in two models for 2024, including a Select trim in addition to the spendy Pinnacle and its second-row throw cushions. It can travel up to 30 miles solely on electricity when conditions are right. Two new colors are on the palette: Red Hot and Baltic Gray.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2010

The Mississippi State University EcoCAR team chose to design an EREV hybrid with a 21.3 kWh A123 Systems battery pack which provides an electric range of 60 miles. During testing, the vehicle achieved 118 miles per gallon gas equivalent (combined city/highway cycle). Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 27, 2023

The UK-based wheel specialist from Dymag and composites wizards from Korea's Hankuk Carbon have announced the development of a line of hybrid carbon-fiber wheels for Hyundai’s N cars.& & Hyundai’s high performance N models are consistently excellent and frequently go the extra mile to cater to driving enthusiasts.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

GM is holding a live webchat tonight at 7:30 PM ET with Andrew Farah, Volt vehicle chief engineer, and Pam Fletcher, global Voltec and plug-in hybrid electric powertrain chief engineer, from Kapuskasing, Ontario, where they are cold-weather testing the Chevrolet Volt.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

liter V8 in a plug-in hybrid format. There have been some rumors that the model would be capable of short stints of all-electric driving and might use the same hybrid system as the XM SUV. If that is to be the case, it should offer somewhere around 50 miles of all-electric driving before the 25.7

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A quick search on Auto Trader brings up more than 8,500 results for used BEVs and nearly 7,000 results for used plug-in hybrids, spanning 33 manufacturers and hundreds of models – from hatchbacks and hybrids to coupes and convertibles. With a real-world range of 140 miles, it’ll eat up the daily commute. What used market?

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 3, 2023

The plug-in hybrid has 323 ponies and equal torque to the S; its 17.8-kWh kWh battery can permit about 26 miles of electric-only driving when conditions are right. It seems CX-90 sales aren’t yet up to speed, with 4,118 gassers and 1,516 plug-in hybrids finding homes. The CX-9 wasn’t exactly glued to the showroom floor.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 21, 2024

EV intenders want 20-minute charging times, a 350-mile driving range and a price of $50,000, according to the group's report on the survey. But the team argued that hybrids may be in a position to pick up the slack. Nearly 40 percent of 3,000 U.S. But they expressed strict requirements to make the jump.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

miles, 154 corners, and a host of surface changes, it only takes a split-second of inattention to dramatically affect lap times. Nevertheless, measures of a car’s sporting prowess are often arbitrary – look at the quarter mile, for instance, and even the ubiquitous horsepower unit itself is rooted in a very random series of events.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 9, 2023

& Stepping up beyond the TX350 to the TX500h brings on board a hybrid system that takes the 2.4-liter What isn’t is the Lexus-exclusive plug-in-hybrid model (exclusive to the all-wheel drive TX550h Plus) that hybridizes a 3.5-liter But all-wheel drive is likewise available.&

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

In a blog post, Maxwell Technologies president and CEO David Schramm argues that ultracapacitors would be a perfect fit for GM’s eAssist second-generation light electrification technology ( Earlier post.) The eAssist system is slated to be GM’s current default mild hybrid system for electrification applications of 20 kW power or less.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 12, 2023

But it likewise boasts a maximum range of 130 miles, which was only achievable under idyllic circumstances. Although test drivers have claimed difficulties even reaching 100 miles before having to charge the vehicle's 35.5-kWh kWh lithium-ion battery.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Plug-in hybrids are the most difficult category to assess. Cars capable of all-electric ranges surpassing 130 miles will fall into the same 2-percent category as true EVs. As the scheme is effectively designed to incentivize businesses to purchase electrified automobiles, hybrids tend to fall somewhere in the middle.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2009

We think a plug-in offering 40 miles of gas- and emissions-free driving like the Volt is the sweet spot for the majority of customers because nearly 80 percent of drivers can drive their daily commute and return home for an overnight recharge that avoids inconvenience for them and additional daytime load on the electric grid.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

& Recommendations include not driving the plug-in hybrid version of the Hornet and Tonale and parking the vehicle outside until the necessary repairs have been conducted. We would even recommend going the extra mile and keeping your PHEV parked well away from anything else that might be flammable, too.&

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 9, 2023

Set to appear as an option on the sedan, hatchback, and hybrid models, the package will bring some visual interest to the brand’s popular compact car. Three colors are on tap: black, silver, and white (ok – technically Midnight Black Metallic, Classic Silver Metallic, and Ice Cap) on the sedan and hybrid. Hybrids deploy a 1.8L

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 12, 2023

kWh, lithium-ion battery is said to offer 256 miles of range on the overly generous WLTP cycle. American customers are going to want more than that because we cover more ground per day than the Europeans and our EPA will undoubtedly certify the e:Ny1 for fewer miles between charges.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 28, 2023

Finally, we have the Tonale, offered as a plug-in hybrid that tag teams a 1.3L kWh lithium-ion battery, it does have an all-electric range of about 30 miles, suitable for wide swaths of city-dwelling Americans whose commutes are well within that number. It also gets new lights and a new gauge cluster. Thanks to a 15.5-kWh

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 5, 2023

The brand says its 600e packs a 54-kWh battery good for about 400 kilometers – about 250 miles – of range, though that’s on the endlessly optimistic WLTP cycle. A hybrid variant is in the works, apparently. The model has 155 horsepower and can run to highway speeds from rest in about 9.0 seconds.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

After all, according to the latest vehicle registration data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), [1] more than 23,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and 8,900 plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) were sold across the UK in October 2023 alone – six times the number of diesel cars (5,261). 4] Is the additional £3.71

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

The Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle with Long Electric Range (PHEVLER - pronounced “fevler”) is a new category emerging in the electric vehicle marketplace. 1 ] The average daily driving distance in the USA is 30 miles (48 km), so PHEVLERs are vehicles with at least 60 miles (97 km) of electric range. References. [ and Andrew A.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 5, 2008

The following guest blog post is by Earl Killian who often blogs at Joe Romm's ClimateProgress.org. In his blog he writes: Originally conceived of in 1990, the California ZEV program has morphed over time from just an electric car mandate to incorporate a broad spectrum of clean, advanced technology vehicles, such as hybrids.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 7, 2007

P erhaps the most important milestone in developing Plug in Hybrids is the availability of an affordable, practical, and powerful battery pack. snip At an initial 40 mile module installed price of $10,000 supported with a $3500 tax credit , the payback period for a fleet owner with $3.00/gallon gallon gas is 2.5 gallon gas is 2.5

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EV Driver

AUGUST 29, 2018

We invited Eleanor Rumbold to write a guest blog post for us as she recently had her very first experience of electric vehicle driving and charging , and her story raises some interesting points that are probably quite common amongst newbies to the EV world! Is a hybrid the answer? So, over to Eleanor. E-Car Club. Not enough charge!

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