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Rheinmetall logs €250M order for electric vacuum pumps for PHEVs

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The pumps can as well be used in fully electric vehicles and even in conventional drivetrains. Especially for today’s downsized gasoline engines, the electric pumps are also useful since they always guarantee an adequate vacuum level, for example for boosting braking power.

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ICCT: decline in diesel sales will have negligible impact on attainment of European CO2 emission standards

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Other technologies—such as efficiency improvements in gasoline engines as well as the rollout of hybrid electric power trains—offer more compelling and cost-effective pathways to reducing CO 2 emissions from European passenger cars, the ICCT says. —The ICCT. —The ICCT.

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Kia introduces 2017 Niro Hybrid Utility Vehicle, Optima Hybrid and Optima Plug-in Hybrid at Chicago

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A 32 kW traction motor—the transmission-mounted electric device (TMED)—works in tandem with the gasoline engine to produce 146 horsepower and 195 lb-ft (264 N·m) of torque. The platform underpinning the Niro was specifically engineered to accommodate the gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain.

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Best Car To Buy 2025: Green Car Reports names 5 finalists

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market, this year is the Hyundai Kona Electric. Its not a dedicated electric vehicle, but it might as well be one as it outshines the gasoline Kona in performance and drivability. With the base Kona Electric SE, Hyundais offering a modest 48.6-kwh The closest new entry we have in the U.S. kwh pack and a 261-mile range.

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Camry hybrid, Ioniq 5 N reviews; Prius and Cybertruck recalls; Highlander EV: The Week in Reverse

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The Kentucky-made three-row Toyota electric SUV that the automaker has been underscoring is on the way has taken on an intriguing twist with new info: that it’s reportedly a Toyota Highlander EV. bound fully electric luxury convertible will come from Italy. Plus, reportedly, Toyota’s “bZ” nomenclature might already be toast.