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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

The company plans to do it with a mixture of all-electric vehicles, like the new XC40 Recharge, and plug-in hybrid versions of its SUVs and sedans. Of course, high tech helps coordinate this so it’s seamless from the driver’s chair. Full of charms–and customizable tech. The Plug-in Hybrid Option.

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Visit to Cellestial E-Mobility : Electric Tractor startup

Plug In India

This is a hybrid design, as in quite a few parts that are used are from a conventional ICE tractor. The Cellestial team thinks that the battery has enough juice to do 1.5 They make about 30-40 of these machines every year at the Peenya factory. ​Did a test ride on the new tractor that the company has started work on.

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Test drive: 2024 Lexus RX 450h+ half-steps into future

Baua Electric

The 2024 Lexus RX 450h+ plug-in hybrid arrives on the scene with 37 miles of electric range from the Toyota RAV4 Prime’s powertrain, in a more eye-catching and softer-to-the-touch package. But it’s not cheap; it’s not elegant; and Lexus’ tech foibles carry over from the standard RX and other models. I didn’t see that.

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2024 Jeep Wrangler Review: A Refreshing Refresh

The Truth About Cars

I’d briefly driven a couple of older ratty and rattly CJs in my time as a service writer a decade or so ago, trying to pinpoint suspension issues for the techs who were too busy not torquing lug nuts to actually do diagnoses. Realistically, that means that the 4xe hybrid powertrain (2.0-liter non-hybrid or the 3.6-liter

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Niro EV

Clean Fleet Report

When the all-electric Kia Niro was introduced in 2019 it followed the 2017 Niro hybrid and then the 2018 Niro plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Juicing up. The spacious interior contained accessible tech. Nimble Compact Crossover Is Among The Best. Get behind the wheel to see where Kia is going.

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Nissan Qashqai e-Power review: Is it really an almost-EV?

EV Central

Even though it’s a hybrid, and not the plug-in type. But before we get to the Nissan Qashqai e-Power review, a quick recap of what e-Power means , exactly… It’s a hybrid powertrain. To be technically precise, it’s a series hybrid. litre triple with advanced variable compression ratio tech.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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