Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Rendering of the Gen 2 series plug-in hybrid powertrain under development. A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. V8: from 14 mpg to up to 43 mpg, depending on vehicle use.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2018

FCA pulled the wraps off the new 2019 Ram 1500 at the Detroit Auto Show. An all-new 48V eTorque mild-hybrid system delivers improved fuel efficiency for both 3.6-liter An all-new 48V eTorque mild-hybrid system delivers improved fuel efficiency for both 3.6-liter miles per gallon (mpg) on the highway.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2015

Cadillac will add a Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) propulsion system to its upcoming range-topping CT6 sedan, to be manufactured at the new Shanghai GM Cadillac plant, Pudong Jinqiao, China. miles) of all-electric range, and pairs with Cadillac’s 2.0-liter per 100 km (141 mpg US) based on China testing standards.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. On the heels officially introducing the Focus Electric last week ( earlier post ), Ford revealed two next-generation hybrids—including its first production plug-in hybrid (PHEV)—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2014

Ford now offers three plug-in vehicles: the battery electric Focus Electric, and the C-MAX Energi and Fusion Energi plug-in hybrids. Ford estimates that its customers now have logged 65 million all-electric miles, increasing at a rate of 290,000 electric miles per day. In 1892, Edison co-founded General Electric.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

Volkswagen is unveiling the Sport Coupé Concept GTE plug-in hybrid at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show, ushering in a new and progressive Volkswagen brand design language. The GTE designation indicates a plug-in hybrid drive system ( earlier post ). l/100 km (118 mpg US), or 46 g CO 2 /km. Driving modes include: Hybrid.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2022

A Premium Plug-In Hybrid Hiding in Plain Site. Squeezing-out That Extra Mile. The 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, powered by a 2.5-liter The Environmental Protection Agency rates the Corsair’s fuel economy at 33 mpg highway and combined when running in hybrid mode only.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

Engine compartment of the CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid shows the transverse-mounted 3.0L Volkswagen brought the new CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid sporty mid-size SUV show car, introduced in April at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), to a media event in Berlin for its European premiere. l/100 km (34 mpg US) of fuel.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2014

The midsize SUV, which is based on the MQB-based CrossBlue plug-in hybrid concept vehicle, was developed especially for the North American market. The CrossBlue made its global debut at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. l/100km) combined (37 mpg highway and 33 mpg city), 89 mpge (2.64

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) SuperTruck program has achieved 115% freight efficiency improvement (gallons of fuel consumed per ton of goods moved per mile traveled)—surpassing the Department of Energy (DOE) program’s goal of 50% improvement and exhibiting the best results of all reporting OEMs. mpg (19.26 mpg (19.26

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2009

will unveil the Hummer H3 Range-Extended Electric Vehicle (ReEV) demonstrator at the upcoming 2009 SAE World Congress (Detroit, Michigan, 20-24 April). The Raser scalable plug-in series hybrid design provides 40+ mile all-electric range and 100+ mpg fuel economy. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2022

Built at Factory ZERO at the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center. Driving Range: 400 miles. Chevrolet has confirmed 100 miles can be added in about 10 minutes when charging with 350 kW DC fast charging. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class. All-wheel drive.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Ford has into a partnership with Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) to develop advanced lithium-ion battery system to power Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) beginning in 2012. Ford’s current demonstration fleet of Escape plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) is using JCS Li-ion packs. DTE Energy of Detroit.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2015

During a driving event at the Miramas proving grounds in southern France, BMW presented future drive technologies, including the prototype of a BMW 2 Series Active Tourer with plug-in hybrid drive. BMW 2 Series Active Tourer plug-in hybrid prototype. The BMW 3 Series plug-in hybrid was presented as a. Earlier post.).

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 22, 2006

There is more to Dan Neil's recent LA Times column than a favorable review of yet another gasoline-only hybrid. He likes the Nissan Altima Hybrid well enough. Calls it a "Camry hybrid in tight jeans." More important, Neil says, is that it comes from an automaker that had scoffed at "hybridization."

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

The Transit Connect is expected to deliver at least 20 city and 24 highway mpg, pending EPA fuel economy certification. The electric Transit Connect will have a range of about 100 miles. Plug-in hybrid versions in 2012. The Transit Connect offers 135 cubic feet (3.8 The Duratec 2.0L The Transit connect will start at $21,475.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The plug-in hybrid version of the Jeep Wrangler offers useful all-electric range and great electric torque—if drivers plug it in. The accelerating pace of electric vehicle launches has brought us to this: The first Jeep in the US to get a plug-in hybrid version is the legendary Wrangler. Default: hybrid, not EV.

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Jeep Plug-in Plug Hybrid 110

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds. The afternoon was spent at the Milford Proving Grounds which covers 4,000 acres and includes over 132 miles of roads ranging from “ordinary” suburban lanes to a high speed test track. by Bill Cooke. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2013

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 GAC 4x4 Trumpchi hybrid is in production. 4x4 Hybrid Version of Trumpchi Sedan. Qoros Auto Co.

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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. The H3E can go about 400 miles before needing to refuel.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2014

Audi will unveil an all-road shooting brake plug-in hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The two-door car is a crossover; its hybrid drive demonstrates a new form of quattro drive—the e-tron quattro. The compact crossover plug-in hybrid has a low fuel consumption figure of.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

With a sportier design and an entirely new drive system ( earlier post ), the 2016 Volt electric car features a higher capacity battery pack and 50 miles of all-electric range (MY 2015 = 38 miles); greater efficiency; and stronger acceleration. Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins' Stronger body structure and quieter ride.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Hyundai will introduce a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle to the market in 2012, according to Dr. Byungsoon Min, of Hyundai Motor Company R&D Center, presenting at the SAE 2010 Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Symposium in San Diego this week. Hyundai will launch its full parallel hybrid Sonata in the US this year. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

Volkswagen staged two world premieres at the Detroit Auto Show: the new Jetta gasoline-electric Hybrid and the E-Bugster battery-electric concept derived from the Beetle. Volkswagen says the range is 110 miles (180 km) in the city. Jetta Hybrid. The hybrid marks the first use in the US of the 1.4-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2010

Hyundai brought its Blue-Will plug-in hybrid (PHEV) concept—first introduced at the 2009 Seoul Motor Show ( earlier post )—to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit for its US debut. A 100 kW electric motor is at the heart of Hyundai’s proprietary parallel hybrid drive architecture. The Blue-Will PHEV concept.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

Coalition Turns On to 'Plug-In Hybrids' Utilities, Localities, DaimlerChrysler Give Traction to Professor's Drive For High Mileage By JOHN J. He called his new configuration the "plug-in hybrid" because it allowed homeowners to recharge the car's batteries by plugging into an electrical outlet. Hybrid automobiles work with two engines.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The CH stands for compact hybrid as in compact class. By far, the single most successful example of this has been the gas-electric hybrid. Eight new hybrids. —Jim Lentz.

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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?", Establishing dealer network.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol. Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. 2 PIA Meets CARB Move CARB Forward AltCar Expo 2007 Arnold Amped Up? 1 $100,000 Grant Moving in the Right Direction? htm Advocates of the Th!

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

The company is planning to come to market in about 18 months with a high-performance, high-end, plug-in hybrid sedan. It will go about 50 miles on a battery charge , which isn't far, but the car will also come with a built-in gas engine that exists primarily to charge the battery. The car will cost $80,000. The Audi features a 1.4-liter

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Encased in metal and painted black, the battery looked much smaller than a Roadster pack and is said to be able to power the fortwo up to 100 miles. and 49 mpg. Theres a company in Guernsey (a UK island) which does conversions (the Mk1 shape), but I want a current shape model and a 60 mile range is just fine.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

We can now say with confidence that it is worth waiting 70+ days to make the shift to the left side of the car, following a brief spin around Cobo Hall in a prototype vehicle during the SAE World Congress here in Detroit. One last major area that simply must be changed is that the Circuit has basically zero rear visibility. Small size.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. They are also useless if you ever need to drive over 100 to 200 miles in one trip. market b y the end of 2009. Think has established a U.S. headquarters and will begin sales in the U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Lutz, who retired earlier this year, called the car Detroits "moon shot" and an attempt to wrest the mantle of innovation back from the Japanese. The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles.

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