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California auto sales: EVs and hybrids surged in 2020 as PHEVs plunged

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California is the trend-setter for green vehicles in the U.S. It’s also far and wide the nation’s largest market for electric vehicles—and for plug-in hybrids. Despite the state’s efforts, PHEVs haven’t been gaining market ground in recent years. in many respects.

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Ricardo applying sound augmentation technology for NVH in sports cars, EVs and PHEVs

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Ricardo engineers are a paper on RAS-R (“System for Realistic Augmentation of Sporty Engine Sound Quality”) at the conference “The NVH complexity challenge: achieving appealing ‘greenvehicles,” to be hosted in Graz, Austria, on 22-24 June 2016.

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Software Upgrade to Prius PHEV NiMH Conversion Kit Enables All-Electric Driving At Up to 70mph

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kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. Ewert Energy Systems video (handheld) of driving a Prius PHEV conversion at highway speeds. Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp.

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BYD’s Qin plug-in hybrid the best selling automotive EV in China

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Analysts are not expecting sales to slow, as both Shanghai and Beijing announced earlier this month that they will now permit BYD new energy vehicles to qualify for local municipality green-vehicle incentives and be licensed in those regions. Click to enlarge. The Qin combines a 1.5-liter, The Qin combines a 1.5-liter,

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South Korea EV registration jumps in 2022

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South Korea has not seen the EV boom of the Chinese car market , more closely resembling the Japanese market, where electric vehicles have yet to catch on. Currently, only 5.96% of all vehicles in South Korea are considered “green vehicles” (hydrogen, hybrid, PHEV, or full-electric).

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2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid PHEV minivan EPA-rated at 84 MPGe in electric-only mode; role of eFlite dual-motor/one-way clutch strategy

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In addition, the EPA gave the all-new minivan a rating of 10 in its Green Vehicle Guide. The score relates to a vehicle’s combined performance on fuel economy and greenhouse-gas emissions. This marks the first time a minivan has achieved a 10—the highest possible rating—in this category.

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Event: City of Los Angeles Taking Green To the Streets

Clean Fleet Report

Roush F-650 EV; Elgin PHEV Street Sweepers; Beam Charging. The month the city’s Bureau of Street Services (StreetsLA) showed off a variety of vehicles and technologies it plans to employ to green the city not just with trees and bushes but also with green vehicles charged with renewable energy.