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What’s Cleaner, An Electric Truck Or Plugin Hybrid Truck? It Depends…

CleanTechnica EVs

They concluded that electric trucks were still better than a comparable gas-powered truck, but that the point where the EV truck had saved enough energy to make up for the extra emissions of manufacturing a […] A while back, I read a very interesting article on The Drive estimating the lifetime emissions of electric pickup trucks.

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California made up a third of all U.S. BEV sales in 2023

Teslarati

last year, ahead of the state’s sales ban on new gas cars set for 2035. Credit: CNCDA (from Experian data) The report’s Vehicle Powertrain Dashboard also detailed the top registered BEVs and plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the state. BEV registrations in California made up 33.8

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Volkswagen sold around 394,000 battery-electric vehicles in 2023

Teslarati

Worldwide, Volkswagen fell behind many BEV makers, while it still outpaced some traditional gas car manufacturers. million BEVs sold , with many of its over 3 million vehicle sales coming from plugin hybrids and gas cars (via Reuters ). By comparison, BEV market leader Tesla sold over 1.8

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Stellantis production affected by cyberattack on Chinese supplier

Teslarati

Earlier this month, Stellantis unveiled the 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger , featuring a battery electric motor and gas engine. The 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger will function like a plugin hybrid electric vehicle, revealing where Stellantis sits in its electrification efforts. billion in the Chinese company.

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Auto sales drop to new low in Norway

Push EVs

Norway saw plugin electric vehicles take 76.3% January’s combined plugin result of 76.3% plugin hybrids (PHEVs). The new policies affect both plugins and non-plugins, although the latter are hit much harder. share of the auto market in January, down from 90.5% year on year. comprised 66.5% a year ago.

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Could Honda's Future 1.0-Liter Be World's Most Efficient Engine?

Green Car Reports

Found under the hood of the original Insight hybrid, it still has the highest gas mileage of any EPA-rated non-plugin. The last time Honda made a 1.0-liter liter gasoline engine, it broke new records for fuel efficiency. It also took International Engine of the Year in 2000, and won that competition''s sub-1-liter class seven times.

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BMW Group and PG&E launching ChargeForward Phase 3 pilot; V2G testing

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced an expanded partnership that further leverages renewable energy to sustainably power electric vehicles (EVs). A smart-charging plugin hybrid can integrate more renewable energy than a normal-charging all-battery electric vehicle, despite the smaller battery size.

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