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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

Green Car Congress

kWh Li-ion polymer that can recharge in less than three hours with a Level-Two charger. Sonata Plug-in Hybrid buyers will be eligible for a $2,500 fixed federal tax credit and a variable federal tax credit based on battery capacity that will also be over $2,000. Combined fuel economy (mpg). Engine power (kW). 40 93 MPGe.

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Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

Green Car Congress

The ITS study worked with a national sample of households representing a plausible early market for PHEVs—households with a high potential for physically recharging—and enrolled them in a design game. the first time in your entire lives you’ve ever heard the EPA and the OEMs agree on something: tax the fuel. Tax the fuel.”

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans.

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