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One diesel to dodge the Congestion Charge changes: Volvo’s V60 Plug-in Hybrid

Green Cars News

Changes to London''s Congestion Charge exemptions may have irked a lot of motorists, as all previously exempt diesels now face paying the charge, but there is one oil burner which will still dodge charge when the changes come into force from July-Volvo''s V60 Plug-in Hybrid. As a rechargeable, sem[.].

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

The world’s leading sports- and luxury-car brands, together with muscle-car mavens like Dodge, are now pushing the envelope of the relatively inefficient internal combustion engine (ICE). Spinning at up to 25,000 rpm, two permanent-magnet motors independently power the front wheels, or regenerate energy from braking to recharge the batteries.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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