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PHEVs led August US sales of plug-in vehicles; Volt and Prius PHV dominate

Green Car Congress

In August, the US sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) from the major OEMs (Chevy Volt and Prius PHV) totalled 3,336 units, while battery-electric vehicles (Nissan LEAF, Honda Fit EV, and Ford Focus Electric) sold a combined 728 units. Volt set its prior sales record in March, with 2,289 units.

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Ford reveals production version of Transit Custom PHEV at IAA Commercial Vehicles

Green Car Congress

Ford revealed the production version of the new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany. The Transit Custom PHEV targets an all-electric driving range of 50 kilometers (31 miles), and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0-liter

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How Ford Pro Is Leading Companies & Governments Into The EV Age

CleanTechnica EVs

I had only daily driven a PHEV (Chevy Volt) and an earlier version […]. While I don’t suffer from any intellectual disabilities, I simply didn’t know what I was getting into when I bought my first serious EV.

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Stellantis, Nidec JV Emotors to begin production this year at Trémery

Green Car Congress

Emotors , a 50/50 joint venture between Stellantis and Nidec Leroy-Somer Holding (a Nidec Group company), will start production this year of its range of electric motors at the Stellantis Trémery plant, formerly the world’s largest diesel plant, and now Stellantis’ first facility to produce electric motors.

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New AMG C63 S is a four-cylinder PHEV

EV Central

Judged by the numbers – we’ll get to them in a moment – the all-new PHEV-powered version of AMG’s medium-size super-sedan is vastly superior to the model it replaces. Future high-performance EVs the company is working on will benefit from this growing expertise. Mighty turbo 2.0-litre Crushing numbers.

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USABC reopens 4 RFPIs for development of advanced high-performance batteries for start/stop, 48V HEV, PHEV and EVs

Green Car Congress

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization operated by Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has reopened four requests for proposal information (RFPIs) for the development of advanced high-performance batteries for vehicle applications.

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GM plans to bring plugin hybrids to North American market

Teslarati

During the General Motors (GM) 2023 earnings call held this week, CEO Mary Barra said the company will be bringing plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to North America—despite still being committed to going all-electric by 2035. GM-Honda to start hydrogen fuel cell commercial production in MI What are your thoughts?

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