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Alfa Romeo starts production of its first plug-in hybrid; Tonale offers 30 miles electric range

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Alfa Romeo’s first plug-in hybrid is built at the Giambattista Vico Stellantis plant in Pomigliano d’Arco, Naples, Italy, one of the company’s most advanced production sites. The plug-in hybrid powertrain features a 15.5-kWh kWh lithium-ion battery and 90 kW electric motor. The Tonale PHEV will begin arriving at dealers in June.

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BYD says plug-in electrics will exceed 50 pct of new car sales in China in next 3 months

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The head of Chinese electric car giant BYD says sales of plug-in vehicles will reach 50 per cent of the new car market in China in the next 90 days. The post BYD says plug-in electrics will exceed 50 pct of new car sales in China in next 3 months appeared first on The Driven.

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These Electric Cars Offer Plug & Charge In 2024

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Only these EVs can simply pull up to a public fast charger, plug in and begin charging. It can be a bit more complicated for other EVs.

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Volvo Cars all-electric sales climb to 19% of all sales in February

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Volvo Cars reported global sales of 51,286 cars in February, up 22% compared to the same month last year and a record for the month of February. The sales growth was led by the company’s Recharge line up of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars.

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Toyota U.S. Plug-In Car Sales Almost Doubled In Q1 2024

InsideEVs

All-electric and plug-in hybrid car sales increased at a high rate.

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2025 Porsche Panamera plug-in hybrids mix in more EV miles

Green Car Reports

Porsche hasn’t forgotten about plug-in hybrids. Although the sports-car brand just earlier this month revealed a revamped 2025 Taycan EV that offers more range, better efficiency, and stronger acceleration, and it’s soon rolling out its fully electric Macan SUV, it has a whole suite of other plug-ins on the way.

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UK’s best fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars named in 2022 What Car? Electric Car Awards

Electric Cars Report

The UK’s best new and used electric and plug-in hybrid cars for every budget have been revealed at the 2022 What Car? Electric Car Awards. Now in their third year, the awards were launched following a surge of interest in electric and hybrid cars on the What Car?