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MIT study finds materials risk exposure increases significantly with vehicle electrification

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Now, a study by a team from MIT’s Materials Systems Laboratory, with support from Ford, provides insight into how electrification is changing vehicle composition and how that change is driving supply risk vulnerability. Karan Bhuwalka, Frank R. Field, Robert D. De Kleine, Hyung Chul Kim, Timothy J. Wallington, and Randolph E. 1c00970.

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IHS Global Insight Report Projects That Plugged-in Vehicles Could Capture 20% of the Global Market by 2030

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Plug-in electric vehicles—plug-in hybrids and full battery-powered—will represent nearly 20% of the global market for light vehicles in 2030, according to findings in a study on the business case for Plugged-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) by automotive industry analysts at IHS Global Insight. share for battery-electrics.

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Jeep sidesteps EVs with ICE off-road concepts, points to PHEVs

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Among them, the lone plug-in concept among them was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe Willys Dispatcher plug-in hybrid concept that, according to the brand, provides “a mix of where the Jeep brand’s been and where it’s going.” market plug-in hybrid. liter V-6 engine to the 8-speed automatic transmission, providing up to 22 electric miles.

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US EV Sales Share Reaches 7% in Q2 2022 — New Data Now Available?

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Electric vehicle sales in the US continue to see a significant uptick, with EV (BEV and PHEV) share of new light passenger vehicles (LPVs) reaching 7.05% in Q2 of 2022. And in the chart below you can see that the quarter over quarter increase in sales share for both BEVs and PHEVs was roughly 13%. This is a 0.81

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Are Hybrids More Reliable Than ICE Vehicles?

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Consumer Reports' 2023 Annual Auto Reliability Survey reveals that, on average, new EVs present 79 percent more problems than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Comparative Performance: Hybrids, PHEVs, and ICE Vehicles Hybrids emerge as more reliable options, experiencing 26 percent fewer problems than ICE vehicles.

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2017 Ford Fusion Energi PHEV boosts total range to 610 miles

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Ford’s 2017 Fusion Energi—incorporating enhancements announced earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show ( earlier post )—can travel 610 miles (982 km) on a full tank of gas and battery charge according to EPA estimates to be posted to fueleconomy.gov—the highest combined range of any plug-in hybrid sold in the US.

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BYD to stop making pouch batteries for its hybrid EVs on leakage concerns – sources – ET Auto

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BYD sold 98% of its hybrid cars at home last year, and eight of the 10 top-selling plug-in hybrid cars in China, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. BYD, which is backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, did not respond to requests for comment. The first two are encased in hard materials.

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