Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Ford will also be introducing the C-MAX Hybrid and the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid—also to be built at Michigan Assembly— for sale in the second half of next year.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In Detroit, the Truck Wars never sleep. Also, Ford is putting a huge push on their hybrid offering. Given the hybrid provides a maximum of 430 horses and 570 lb-ft of torque, not to mention a standard 2.4-kW Given the hybrid provides a maximum of 430 horses and 570 lb-ft of torque, not to mention a standard 2.4-kW

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

General Motors will follow its 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car with a production version of the Cadillac Converj concept car revealed at this year's Detroit Auto Show. It's been an open question for a while now: What will be the next vehicle to use GM's Voltec series hybrid electric-car platform?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2009

“FCEV” refers to all fuel cell vehicles, including E-REVs and fuel cell hybrids. General Motors has released a white paper that evaluates the CO 2 reduction potential of extended-range electric vehicles (E-REVs) as well as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), in combination with multiple vehicle charging scenarios, as compared to conventional hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2017

In separate presentations at the 2017 SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit, R&D executives from GM and Ford each stressed the importance of improved, advanced fuels—among other technology developments—for their future engine efficiency gains and for long-term CO 2 emissions goals.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The #2 US automaker has made a few plug-in hybrid Escape Hybrids that have been in a test fleet at Southern California Edison for about 18 months. The surprise appearance at the Detroit Auto Show last month of an electric Focus may be evidence of a new day (again) at Ford. nk City that were its ZEV mandate cars in the '90s.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

Chevrolet plans to produce 10,000 Volt extended range electric vehicles by the end of the 2011 calendar year, and an additional 30,000 Volts during the 2012 calendar year, according to Volt Marketing Director Tony DiSalle, who made the announcements during a live video webcast 1 July. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The purpose of the paper (which Richard Wallace, CAR’s Director Transportation Systems Analysis Group announced during a session exploring the same topic at the Business of Plugging In 2010 conference in Detroit) is threefold.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2010

During the serial media launch events for the Chevrolet Volt, GM provided more detail (subsequent to the completion of related patent work) on the novel drive architecture applied in their first extended range electric vehicle to enhance the efficiency of both the battery electric and extended-range driving modes.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

An American green technology company has developed a hybrid Hummer capable of over 100mpg. Raser Technologies, the company behind the hybrid hummer, claims to have achieved the impossible by greening up one of the cars with the worse environmental record. Tags: Hybrid cars 100mpg Hummer hybrid Raser Technologies.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

According to reports in the Detroit News , General Motors has decided to produce the Cadillac Converj, which will be an extended range electric vehicle derived from the Voltec platform. The concept car originally made its debut earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show.

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Plug In Partners

JULY 20, 2006

Toyota moves to corner the 'plug-in' market Reversing course, the Japanese automaker reveals it will make hybrid cars that can go even farther on electricity. Detroit's Big Three have each said the technology is being looked at - after years of outright dismissal. A typical hybrid has a big gasoline engine and a tiny electric motor.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds. The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform. Two-Mode Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). by Bill Cooke. Click to enlarge. Build better products. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

The second-generation “Voltec” extended range electric powertrain applied in the MY2016 Chevy Volt ( earlier post ) marks a significant evolution in the electric drive technology platform from its first-generation origins. liter range extender engine. Typical mode selection during extended range operation.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

At the Automotive Press Association in Detroit (via Automotive News ), Barra said, “That’s been something that has been really great this year, and that informed the decision that we’ll have that back again in ’25.” EV model Starting Price (including destination fee) Range (EPA-est miles) Screen Size Chevy Equinox EV 1LT $34,995 319 mi 17.7″

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

Despite this cost challenge, however, the report projects steady growth for hybrid and electric cars—including mild- and full-hybrids; plug-in hybrids; extended range electric vehicles; and fully electric vehicles. million will be range extenders, and 11 million will be a mix of hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

The announcement marks the single largest investment in advanced battery technology for hybrid and electric-drive vehicles ever made. Production of nickel-cobalt-metal battery cells and packs, as well as production of battery separators (by partner Entek) for hybrid and electric vehicles. Industry officials expect that this $2.4

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The auto industry is now gearing up to hash out those standards at the SAE conference in Detroit next week — and GM has a major stake in getting them out swiftly. And for this ecosystem to be robust, there must be commonality, especially when owners are plugging into the electrical grid.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", No announced plans.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

That would be the Dodge Circuit, a car that Chrysler unveiled at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show in January and which is now prominently displayed at the New York Auto Show. Further out, a Fiat-based extended range electric compact SUV - which will also be offered as a gasoline-powered vehicle - is planned for early 2012.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Ltd (BYD) will reveal plans for the launch of US-ready electric drive vehicles and clean energy products at the upcoming 2011 North America International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Traveling more than 60 km (38 miles) in all-electric mode and more than 310 miles extended range when engaging the 2.0L

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

Chevrolet unveiled the second-generation Volt extended range EV at the North American International Auto Show. GM is investing $435 million in the production of the next-generation Chevrolet Volt at the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant and at the Brownstown, (Mich.) Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins' Click to enlarge.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 23, 2008

MIT spinoff A123 was a personal favorite, also Germany’s Continental was in the running, but it was LG Chem subsidiary and Detroit based Compact Power, Inc. Since Compact Power is based in Detroit, and GM is their first big customer, maybe that’s enough of a reason to build at least a token factory in the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Competition is going to force them to produce a comfortable, usable, extended range EV for that price, and I will just have to wait. 15 days ago AutoblogGreen for 03.31.09 28 days ago VIDEO: Hayabusa-powered smart , or. o well I guess they think all yanks hate diesels. Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more.

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