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As EV Sales Stall, Plug-In Hybrids Get a Reboot

Cars That Think

Plug-in Hybrids: The Next Generation The Ram brand, a part of Stellantis , is betting on new plug-in technology with its Ram 1500 Ramcharger , a brash full-size pickup scheduled to go on sale later this year. The Ramcharger is whats known as an extended-range electric vehicle, or EREV. are also getting into the game.

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Argonne Study Examines Impact of Real World Drive Cycles on Efficiency and Cost of Different PHEV Configurations

Green Car Congress

Camry hybrid) PHEV with a 4 kWh and an 8 kWh pack; and a series hybrid (extended-range electric vehicle, e.g., Volt) with a 12 kWh and a 16 kWh pack. These were compared to a conventional HEV, using the same hybrid drive as the power split PHEV, and a conventional combustion engine vehicle.

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Camry hybrid, Ioniq 5 N reviews; Prius and Cybertruck recalls; Highlander EV: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Which automaker reportedly scrapped development of ICE range extenders for EVs? In a first drive of the 2025 Toyota Camry hybrid , we found that the hybrid system blends into the background—just like the rest of the car, which has now appropriately gone all-hybrid.