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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

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The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. The XC90 Recharge is an example of the second group. I averaged 25 mpg over 364 miles of mostly freeway driving. The XC90 Recharge T8 has several drive modes to choose from.

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Volvo Cars introducing S60 plug-in hybrid concept at Beijing show; production version in early 2015

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In the S60L, however, the diesel engine of the V60 has been replaced with a new, two-liter, four-cylinder gasoline turbocharged engine from Volvo Cars’ new Drive-E engine family ( earlier post ). l/100 km (118 mpg US). The recharging time varies with the amperage. Earlier post.) This corresponds to fuel consumption of 2.0

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BYD launches Qin plug-in hybrid in China

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L/100 km (147 mpg US ). For long distance journeys the car uses its 1.5TID gasoline engine. BYD Qin Chinese market specs. The Qin can be recharged at any normal household socket. The dual mode Qin can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 5.9 The Qin can be driven in pure electric mode for up to 70 km (44 miles).

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. The fifth annual report on China’s auto industry—2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report—says that the next 20-30 years will be a “critical period” that will see the formation of a global new-energy vehicle industry. L/100km (40 mpg US) or less. mpg US) or less.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

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The secret is that Polestar is an electric performance brand from Volvo and its Chinese owner, Geely Holding. The EPA gives this all-electric car ratings of 96 MPGe city/88 highway/92 combined (where MPGe is Miles per Gallon equivalent that measures how far the car will travel on the electric energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline/33.7

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Chinese automakers bring hybrids and plug-ins to Detroit, Geneva auto shows

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At least two Chinese automakers are bringing some of their new energy vehicles—hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric—to two of the major international auto shows in the first quarter of this year. The only Chinese automaker exhibiting in the Detroit show, GAC Group brought three of its newly developed new energy vehicles.

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Lucid Gravity drive, Acura ZDX review, Jeep plug-in hybrid pickup: The Week in Reverse

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The UX 300h AWD now gets 43 mpg combined, and it starts around $40,000. production of more hybrid models , as part of an effort to expand the range of hybrid trims of its gasoline vehicles. But foreign entity of concern requirements that will keep Chinese automakers and suppliers out are remaining in place.

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