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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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Advantage China: BYD becomes first car-maker to build six million plug-in vehicles and is set to overtake Tesla for EV sales

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BYD has announced that it has become the first car-maker to build more than six-million New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) beating US car-maker Tesla who isn’t set to hit the production milestone until early 2024. million cars Tesla is forecast to build. This year BYD says it expects to deliver almost 1.75

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Honda to build CR-V plug-in hydrogen fuel-cell EV in Ohio

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This new zero-emissions vehicle will contribute to Honda’s previously announced goal to make battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and FCEVs […] The post Honda to build CR-V plug-in hydrogen fuel-cell EV in Ohio appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Volvo Cars to triple electric car production capacity in Ghent after strong year of electrified car sales

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Volvo Cars is tripling electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium as it prepares to meet fast growing demand for its Recharge line-up of chargeable cars. The share of Recharge cars as a percentage of total sales more than doubled in 2020, compared to 2019. in the region for the whole year.

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The all-new Volkswagen California camper van goes all-wheel drive plug-in hybrid

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After building over 280,000 units of this bestselling model, Volkswagen has revealed its seventh-generation California camper van. And of course, the New […] The post The all-new Volkswagen California camper van goes all-wheel drive plug-in hybrid appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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SK E&S, SK Plug Hyverse partner with Korea South-East Power for green hydrogen & green ammonia production

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SK E&S and SK Plug Hyverse—a joint venture (JV) formed in January of this year by SK E&S and Plug Power—will work with Korea Southeast Power Generation (KOEN) to cooperate with green hydrogen and green ammonia projects based on renewable energy resources in Korea and abroad. million tons in 2030 and 27.9

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BMW’s 300-mile EVs, Hyundai Tucson plug-in range and mpg, Foxconn in Wisconsin: Today’s Car News

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Hyundai released better numbers for its Tucson Plug-In Hybrid SUV. And what EV might Foxconn build in Wisconsin? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. BMW provided splashy product news for two upcoming electric vehicles, both expected to get the German brand to hit a higher driving-range peg.

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