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This Week in Batteries Blog from Berkeley Lab Scientist Venkat Srinivasan

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I will start the blog with a few generic postings to set the stage for what is possible with batteries. I’ll also say something about the problems in getting PHEVs/EVs on the road (in a word: cost) and ask if nanotechnology is the answer to all our problems (not really, but it has its uses). Tags: Brief.

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Alfa Officially States Mileage for Tonale PHEV

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engine which tag teams an electric motor and 15.5-kWh It is worth noting we’ve found through our own personal testing that some Stellantis PHEVs demand lighting the internal combustion fires in certain weather conditions even if the battery has ample charge, a trait worth keeping in mind if one lives in the snow belt. ft of torque.

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CU-NREL Energy Institute Launches Study of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles in Boulder; 18 Prius PHVs

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in a field study of household experiences and the technical impacts of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), in a smart grid environment. A community blog on the field study will be hosted at cupluginhybrid.org. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins Trials. Toyota Motor Sales will supply 18 Prius PHVs for the two-year program.

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Report: Lamborghini's Details Wild New Hybrid V8

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In fact, that powertrain is already being used on the& Urus SE PHEV. Interestingly, exclusive models with absolutely ludicrous price tags seem to be one of the few vehicle segments where price bumps are still being tolerated by the market. Audi already has a 4.0-liter But Lamborghini has said the 4.0-liter

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Report: Mercedes-AMG Will Not Bring Back V8 Engines

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While AMG sales were already declining, retailers have suggested that the new model isn’t performing well due to changes in its setup and higher price tag. We’ll need more time to amass the relevant data but German dealers have called the model a “slow seller,” according to the MB Passion Blog.

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GM Will Apply Plug-in Hybrid Technology To One of Its Remaining Four Core Brands, Delivery Still in 2011

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Prototype Saturn Vue PHEV plugging in to a Coulomb Chargepoint ( earlier post ) in San Jose, CA. 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. Click to enlarge.

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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

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& While the EU does tend to lump plug-in hybrids into EV sales tabulations, the region is still outpacing the United States and Canada in terms of both PHEV and BEV volumes. That number was presumed to be around 5.9 percent in the United States, according to data accumulated from Kelly Blue Book.&

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