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Karma AWD Extended Range E-Flex platform supports pickup truck applications

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Karma Automotive announced its newest flexible and modular E-Flex platform with two motor all-wheel drive (AWD) and extended range electric vehicle (EREV) architecture (e.g., earlier post ). The platform is equipped with Karma’s new Silicon Carbide (SiC) inverter e-drive system and features an 80 kWh flat floor battery.

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Range Rover P440e Extended-Range PHEV starts at $104,900 in the US

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Land Rover has confirmed prices for the advanced Extended-Range Plug-in Hybrid model and the Range Rover SV, while revealing performance figures for the plug-in hybrid electric powertrain. A pure-electric Range Rover—the first all-electric Land Rover vehicle—will join the line-up in 2024.

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Volvo Trucks presents new electric axle for extended range

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More batteries mean longer range, which creates opportunities for long distance transports to also be electrified. Volvo Trucks unveiled a completely new, fully electric rear axle at the IAA Transport show in Hannover, Germany.

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GM and U Mich receive patent on plug-in series hybrid/extended range electric vehicle powertrain using multiple free piston linear alternator engines

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GM Global Technology Operations LLC and the Regents of the University of Michigan recently were awarded a US patent (Nº 8,261,860) for a plug-in series hybrid or range-extended electric vehicle powertrain using multiple free piston linear alternator (FPLA) engines.

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Ford submits all-electric police pilot vehicle for Michigan State Police testing

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As part of its more than $30-billion investment in electrification through 2025, Ford is exploring all-electric, purpose-built law enforcement vehicles. Ford will use the pilot program testing as a benchmark while it continues to explore purpose-built electric police vehicles in the future.

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Volvo’s 1st Extended-Range Electric Vehicle Coming Soon

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The new Volvo XC70 mid-size SUV is Volvo Cars first extended-range plug-in hybrid. It provides a pure electric range of up to 200 kilometres*, making it Volvo Cars longest-range plug-in hybrid to date. Built on the new SMA** platform, a premium extended-range plug-in hybrid architecture, the XC70 represents an important.

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Via Motors, Geely to co-develop medium-duty extended-range electric truck for China and Americas

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VIA Motors International is partnering with China-based Zhejiang Geely New Energy Vehicle Co. a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Commercial Vehicle Group, to co-develop a medium-duty extended range electric truck. VIA vehicles are marketed under the VTRUX brand and under the VIA power-train systems V-Drive brand.