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Polestar 4, Nautilus hybrid, Model Y cost, fuels for Toyota PHEVs: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Toyota is testing low-carbon fuels for its plug-in hybrids. This and more, here at Green Car. The Tesla Model Y is now challenging ICE models in price. The IRS posts its shortlist of models qualifying for the $7,500 EV tax credit.

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Leaf/Outlander PHEV sales race, California goes zero-carbon by 2045, and electric car poll: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

The Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV fight for plug-in hybrid and electric car sales dominance in Canada. California plans to go carbon-free for electricity by 2045. And we ask what the most exciting electric car coming in 2019 may be. All of this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Tesla charging at work, grim climate studies, Mercedes diesels, Outlander PHEV updates: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

All this and more on Green Car Reports. research group concludes the planet is at "very high risk" for extreme warming due to carbon emissions by humans. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is finally on sale in the. Today, TKTKTKTKTK. Some Tesla drivers will be able to charge at work, if their employers are "qualified."

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Will Toyota Prius Prime gain EV route planning smarts?

Baua Electric

In that Toyota PHEV, a geofencing function also automatically activates electric mode in urban low-emission zones, as part of a trip-planning function that saves electric operation for those route portions. But as Green Car Reports found out in follow-ups with Toyota in the U.S., The Prius Prime’s relatively slow 3.5-kw

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Volkswagen Group brings new Audi and Porsche EV concepts, Volkswagen PHEV concept to Frankfurt; 20 more plug-ins by 2020

Green Car Congress

The body as a whole is made up of a functional mix of aluminium, steel and carbon fibre reinforced polymer. The wheels are made of carbon: the Mission E has wide tire mounted on 21-inch wheels in front and 22-inch wheels at the rear. Tiguan GTE PHEV. Audi of America is hosting Green Car Congress at IAA.

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UK Manufacturer Axon Automotive Unveils Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Green Car Congress

The Axon Automotive PHEV. UK-based Axon Automotive, a spin-off from Cranfield University, previewed a pre-production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version of its lightweight city car at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. The Axon car is a multipurpose vehicle built for two adults plus luggage. Click to enlarge.

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Volvo Planning ts Driveline Architectures All To Be Plug-in Hybrid Capable; Considering a Range-Extended Electric-Drive Architecture in the Future

Green Car Congress

The V70 plug-in hybrid demonstrator highlights Volvo’s current PHEV architecture: front-wheel drive combustion engine, electric motor on the rear axle. The V70 diesel PHEV is projected to support up to a 50 km (31 mile) all-electric range—sufficient to cover the daily transport needs of 75% of European drivers.

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