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Honda begins production of 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid in North America

Green Car Congress

The CR-V hybrid features a new two-motor hybrid system produced at Honda’s Ohio Transmission Plant (TMP-O), and a newly refined Atkinson-cycle engine unique to hybrid models that is made at the Anna Engine Plant (AEP), also in Ohio. An associate at the Anna Engine Plant assembles the Atkinson-cycle engine.

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Ford delays electric three-row SUV with new EV pickup arriving in 2026

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Ford electric Explorer SUV (Source: Ford) After EV sales picked up in the first quarter, Ford is scaling back as it delays plans to launch its new three-row electric SUV. Ford’s electric vehicle sales surged 86% in the first three months of the year, enough to secure second in the US EV market behind Tesla.

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UAW strikes: GM shuts down Kansas plant and lays off 2,000 workers

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Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge owner Stellantis announced plans to lay off 68 workers at an Ohio facility, warning of another 300 layoffs in Indiana if the situation does not improve. Additional layoffs are happening at a Stellantis machining plant in Perrysburg, Ohio, outside of Toledo, due to “storage constraints.”

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Honda AWD hybrids are coming soon—and 2M EVs annually by 2030

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The all-wheel drive system for hybrids will use an electric motor developed for EVs to power one axle, eliminating the mechanical connection between the internal-combustion engine and that axle. It appears to be working well so far; we found the current CR-V Hybrid to be the brand’s best gas-fueled SUV.

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Swaying toward EV mobility

Electric Auto Association

Michael Peters, the CEO and cofounder of the electric vehicle (EV) car share service Sway Mobility , works with the Electric Auto Association (EAA) at the national level as treasurer, and at the local level as a ‘Lead Volunteer” for Drive Electric Northeast Ohio. “So Rental periods average approximately 1.5

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2024 Porsche 911 S/T, 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ: This Month’s Supremacy Footage

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2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ secret agent photographs – Picture credit score: Baldauf Cadillac plans to introduce 3 electrical cars this life, together with an electrical Escalade which used to be noticed this generation in prototype method.

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Schaeffler supplying modular hybrid transmission to 2020 Ford Explorer, Ford Police Interceptor Utility and Lincoln Aviator

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One of Schaeffler’s latest E-Mobility technologies, the modular hybrid transmission enables hybridization for the SUV, truck and off-road vehicle segments, while providing more power and torque. liter gas engine—and is projected to save taxpayers between $3,500 and $5,700 per vehicle in fuel costs annually.

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