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2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid, Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, Biden tariff hikes: Today’s Car News

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Kia refreshes its three-row hybrid SUV. In a first drive of Mercedes’ electric G-wagen , we found it to be a better, more precise off-roader than the gasoline model—outshining the combustion versions even before the EV’s party-trick zenith called G-Turn. Expect a similar update for the plug-in hybrid.

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BMW sticks to 50% EV target by 2030—not including hybrids, PHEVs

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“By 2030, all-electric vehicles should account for about half of our deliveries,” CEO Oliver Zipse said Wednesday in a speech to shareholders. The 5-Series is also available with gasoline engines, and as the all-electric i5. The 5-Series is also available with gasoline engines, and as the all-electric i5.

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Ford adding hybrid F-150 & Mustang, PHEV Transit, new BEV SUV by 2020; $700M for Flat Rock for EV production; cancels $1.6B Mexico plant

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Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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Ford introduces new Fusion midsize sedan with new hybrid and Energi plug-in hybrid versions

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Ford unveiled the new 2013 Ford Fusion midsize sedan, with conventional gasoline engine; hybrid featuring a next-generation of Ford’s hybrid system; and plug-in hybrid versions at the Detroit Auto Show—the first production sedan to offer that trio of options. Fusion Hybrid also features an all-new 2.0-liter

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Mercedes electric G-wagen review, Chinese EV tariffs, BMW and Honda EV targets: The Week in Reverse

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In a first drive of Mercedes’ electric G-wagen , we found it to be a better, more precise off-roader than the gasoline model—outshining the combustion versions even before the EV’s party-trick zenith called G-Turn. A similar update applies to the plug-in hybrid. lineup might look like for 2026 and beyond.

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Ford to triple production capacity of electrified vehicles in North America by 2013; led by C-MAX Hybrid, C-MAX Energi

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Ford Motor Company is tripling production capacity of its electrified vehicle lineup through 2013 to more than 100,000 units, further boosting volumes of its C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ), which begin production next year. This allows it to run in electric mode before using the gasoline engine.

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Fuel-cell Ram HD pickup included in Stellantis hydrogen rollout

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Stellantis will produce a hydrogen fuel-cell Ram commercial truck, the head of the automaker’s fuel-cell program said in a recent interview with German publication Welt am Sonntag (via Electrive ). In the meantime Ram is set to offer an intriguing proposition—a series hybrid with a 92-kwh plug-in battery pack.