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Road Test: 2025 Polestar 3 Single Motor

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No nonsense label Polestar and Volvo were acquired by Geeley, a major Chinese automobile company, in 2010. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class. Highly developed What is Polestar? Polestar was founded in 1995 for the purpose of performance-tuning Volvos.

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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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BYD’s Qin plug-in hybrid the best selling automotive EV in China

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In the first weeks of 2014, more than 6,000 Qin vehicles were sold, accounting for more than one-half of the Chinese new-energy vehicle market. l/100 km (147 mpg US), with an all-electric range of 70 km (43 miles). BYD says that fuel consumption is 1.6

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New BMW X1 xDrive25Le PHEV boosts electric range 83% to 110 km; new NCM battery technology

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The compact Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) developed exclusively for the Chinese automotive market with extended wheelbase and plug-in drive now achieves an electrically powered range of up to 110 kilometers (68 miles) due to its new battery technology. as compared to the prior year.

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Cadillac upgrades XT5 and XT6 in China with 48V Mild Hybrid System

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mpg US) while the fuel efficiency of the MY21 XT6 has been improved by 6% to 7.2 In addition, Cadillac is streamlining the Chinese trim names of the XT5 and XT6 for better consistency globally. The 48V mild hybrid technology includes a 48V motor, power battery, power management module and hybrid control unit. liters/100 kilometers (33.6

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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Average fuel efficiency in the US is 22 miles per gallon (mpg). New cars in 2015 get 25 mpg.) An acre of corn that provides 500 gallons of ethanol, at 22 mpg, gives you 11,000 miles, or would, if such gallons had the same energy content as a gallon of gasoline. Unfortunately, they don’t.

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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.