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Dodge Hornet PHEV drive, Hyundai charging robot, Mexico and EVs: Today’s Car News

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We drive the first plug-in Dodge and get PowerShots. And Mexico is building a lot of EVs but not buying them. In a first drive and review of the 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T plug-in hybrid, we found this puzzling. Hyundai shows a charging robot that could be used for self-driving cars or accessibility features.

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Report: China’s Chery Considers U.S. Market Yet Again

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but frankly speaking I can't say much more about our strategy," Brian Wu, executive vice president of Chery Mexico, told MotorTrend in a recent interview. & All brands have electric, plug-in hybrid, and internal combustion powertrains, and have expanded into markets outside of China. market] is very important for us.

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FCA to invest $4.5B to expand production capacity in Michigan, electrify Jeep vehicles with PHEV, possible BEV models

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It allows Jeep to enter two white space segments that offer significant margin opportunities and will enable new electrified Jeep products, including at least four plug-in hybrid vehicles and the flexibility to produce fully battery-electric vehicles. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. will invest a total of $4.5 —Mike Manley, CEO, FCA N.V.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. See How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity. At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles.

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Next pickup for Nissan and Mitsubishi may get PHEV, EV versions

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The next-generation Nissan Frontier midsize pickup truck may get EV and plug-in hybrid variants, the latter using Mitsubishi tech, Automotive News reports. Nissan will soon launch its first North American plug-in hybrid, “based on a system engineered by Mitsubishi,” Automotive News says. Nissan e-Power U.S.

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Chrysler Introduces Next-Generation V-6 Engine: the Pentastar

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At the New York International Auto Show, Chrysler LLC introduced the first of an all-new line of V-6 engines intended to improve fuel efficiency across the Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge lineup by 8% on average compared with previous Chrysler V-6 engines. The all-new Pentastar is the most advanced six-cylinder engine Chrysler has ever offered. “The

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle. Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. Here we go again.or

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