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Audi presents plug-in hybrid TT offroad concept car at Beijing; wireless charging

Green Car Congress

The TT concept features a plug-in hybrid drive with two electric motors and a system output of 300 kW (408 hp) and 650 N·m (479 lb?ft) mpg US), a CO 2 equivalent of 45 grams per kilometer (72.4 mpg US), a CO 2 equivalent of 45 grams per kilometer (72.4 TFSI to an electric motor producing 40 kW and 220 N·m (162 lb?

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New BMW 330e PHEV features 50% boost in all-electric range to 41 miles; XtraBoost debuts

Green Car Congress

The new BMW 330e plug-in hybrid features the latest generation of BMW eDrive technology paired with a four-cylinder gasoline engine. The all-electric range is more than 50% greater than that of its predecessor—66 kilometers (41 miles) (WLTP) is possible with zero tailpipe emissions. liters per 100km (123.7 – 146.9

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Ford Teams Up With Microsoft

Revenge of the Electric Car

Microsoft’s Hohm to Manage Ford’s Electric Cars. manage off-hours home electrical usage? When Ford’s first all-electric car, the Ford Focus Electric, ships in 2011, the recharging system will be remotely managed by Microsoft. manage off-hours home electrical usage?

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

How does this sound: 100+ MPG in a regular vehicle? But when you do, your car essentially becomes an electric vehicle with a gas-tank backup. Lifetime service costs are lower for a vehicle that is mainly electric. What Are Plug-In Hybrids? We can achieve that -- today -- with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV). You dont have to plug it in.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Company says its focusing on gasoline and hydrogen. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. Think is also working closely with the Brussel based Eurelectric , the European union of electricity industry. market b y the end of 2009. Think has established a U.S. before 2010. safety requirements.