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Ford Announces Ranger Plugin Hybrid EV, But It’s Not Coming To The US

CleanTechnica EVs

Plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) can be a pretty contentious topic in the EV scene. For some, the idea of only offering a few miles of electric range followed by combustion is already hopelessly obsolete. For others, they’re a cheap scheme to get tax credits or HOV lane access.

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2018 Lexus RX 450hL hybrid three-row SUV priced from $51,600

Green Car Reports

Lexus invented the idea of a luxury hybrid utility vehicle in a version of its RX crossover well over a decade ago, but sales haven't been strong of late. Cheap gasoline, better fuel efficiency from all types of vehicles due to rising CAFE rules, and a lack of interest in hybrids have all hurt the latest version of the RX Hybrid.

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Two Companies Working Towards Full-Scale Liberty Lifter X-Plane

Cars That Think

DARPA is of course well known for having lots of crazy ideas, only some of which ever come to fruition. The concept behind Liberty Lifter is to create a sort of hybrid delivery system that combines the speed of airlift with the efficiency of sealift.

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Unitree’s New Go2 Is One Dynamic Quadruped

Cars That Think

Unitree has just announced the Go2 , a new version that manages to both be significantly better and super- duper -cheap—it’s faster and more agile and now even includes a lidar, but somehow costs just $1,600. There’s even a graphical programming interface, if you have no idea what you’re doing but just want to mess around a little bit.

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Buyers Guide: Budget EV Options for Clean Transportation

Clean Fleet Report

While new EVs come out all the time, many of them aren’t cheap. While the Leaf Plus isn’t exactly cheap, the EV tax credit and other incentives can make it even more affordable affordable. Hybrid Cars. Some hybrids have a plug, some don’t; Most offer a greener alternative. A long legacy as an affordable EV.

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Europe may slap retroactive tariffs on Chinese EVs

Baua Electric

Back in October 2023, Europe launched its formal investigation into the Chinese EV industry, as European companies are struggling to compete with the cheap, high-tech Chinese imports, made by low-cost labor, entering the European Union. BYD alone sold 1.6 million fully battery-electric vehicles last year, coming close to Tesla’s 1.8

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2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Rubicon Review – Charged-Up Jeep

The Truth About Cars

In other words, if for some reason the idea of a PHEV Wrangler bothers you, relax. Yes, you get a plug-in hybrid setup. Speaking of warning, we can’t say we didn’t warn you that this Jeep doesn’t come cheap. Sure, you might buy a Wrangler only for the image and not for the utility – but you can’t say we didn’t warn you.

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