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New Ricardo 48V electric motor aims to boost power and cut costs of hybrids; up to 50% increase in power density; ECOCHAMPS

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In doing so, the aim was for a cost premium of no more than 10% over equivalent conventional products—considerably less than the additional cost of current hybrid architectures. Medium-Duty Demonstrator: IVECO Daily PHEV. The demonstrators are: Class B Demonstrator: Fiat 500X. Class C Demonstrator: Renault Megane.

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Toyota accelerates EV commitment, confirms electric ute

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Sato stressed that Toyota’s BEV expansion would not come at the cost of hybrids , with which Toyota has enjoyed enormous sales success. The target is a 200km-plus driving range for PHEVs, which will be repositioned as the “the practical BEV”. Toyota will “strengthen” hybrid sales and “increase” the number of plug-in hybrids it offers.

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How Do the Used and Commercial Clean Vehicle Tax Credits Work?

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The credit can be used on any qualified used battery electric vehicle (BEV), used plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV), or used fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) that has been purchased from a licensed auto dealer for $25,000 or less. All other vehicle classes larger than 14,000 pounds have incremental costs of $66,000 or greater.”

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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DOE awards $45M to 38 advanced transportation technology projects; $3M from the Army

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This project will develop a combination of new alloys and novel casting techniques to produce high-performance, low-cost castings for crankshafts and rotating components with properties similar to forged units. In the last four years, the cost of a plug-in electric vehicle battery has come down by nearly 50%. Power electronics.

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

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Volvo Car USA has teamed up with The Harris Poll to deepen insights into the American opinion across four core themes: design, safety, technology and environment. We encourage you to use these statistics freely, properly sourcing Volvo Car USA/The Harris Poll. That said, misperceptions regarding the cost of EVs are common.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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The Q7 PHEV will arrive in dealerships in Germany in 2016, and will likely come to the US, although perhaps with a gasoline-engine variant. Whether for a plug-in hybrid car (PHEV, plug-in-electric vehicle) or a purely electric car, the battery structure follows a uniform modular concept. Audi e-tron quattro concept SUV.

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