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APRIL 5, 2017

announced that The Knapheide Manufacturing Company, a commercial vehicle equipment provider in North America, will become a ship-thru installer of XL Hybrids’ XLP plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) upfits on Ford half-ton pickup trucks. Knapheide will begin XLP PHEV upfits ( earlier post ) on Ford F-150s in its Kansas City, Mo.

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F-150 PHEV Ford Kansas City 150

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JUNE 11, 2020

The combined power of the new PHEV drivetrain is 389 hp, a bump of 81 hp over the previous generation. The prodigious amount of torque also allows for a factory-installed optional trailer hitch (rated for 7,200 lbs. The new x5 xDrive45e greatly enhances performance over the previous X5 xDrive40e with a 3.0 seconds, 1.2 of towing).

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BMW PHEV MPH South Carolina 286

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2017

In the coming two years, Buick also plans to introduce plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in China. Customers can enjoy free wallbox and standard installation services from authorized BMW dealerships. Earlier in March, BMW-Brilliance introduced the new BMW X1 xDrive 25Le.

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Buick BMW PHEV China 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2020

FCA’s Jeep brand is utilizing CES to showcase three plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), the first step in the brand’s plan to offer electrification options on all models by 2022. All Jeep electrified vehicles will carry a new “Jeep 4xe badge.”.

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Jeep PHEV Concept Plug-in 170

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The real-world share of electric driving for PHEVs, on average, is about half the share considered in the type-approval values. Meanwhile, legal and financial barriers for installing home charging devices should be reduced.

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PHEV Emissions Re-Charge Plug-in 334

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JUNE 3, 2022

O-Uchi Kyuden System and sample installation. The system supports supplying power from electrified vehicles (HEV, PHEV, BEV, FCEV) at 100V AC, and can use electricity stored in electrified vehicles as a backup power source during power outages. Toyota believes that using this system will encourage the use of solar power.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Road Test: 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit Reserve 4xe PHEV. The 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe PHEV is the second electrified model from Jeep, following the Wrangler Rubicon 4xe PHEV, which Clean Fleet Report tested earlier this year. Is This Plug-in Hybrid the Best Grand Cherokee? Jeep’s second electrified off-roader.

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Jeep PHEV Gasoline-Electric Plug-in 82

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Nissan has installed 1,000 CHAdeMO quick chargers in Europe. Nissan says that the installation of the quick chargers significantly increases the uptake and usage of electric vehicles. The rate of installation of CHAdeMO quick chargers across Europe rose sharply in 2013, increasing access for Nissan LEAF customers.

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Installation Nissan Europe i-MiEV 199

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2017

XL Hybrids’s XLP plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) upfit solution ( earlier post ) will roll out on Ford F-150 pickup trucks beginning fourth quarter 2017. The XLP technology will be installed in MY17 Ford F-150 pickups with the 2.7L EcoBoost engine and Ford’s Auto Stop-Start technology. EcoBoost engine and the new 3.3L

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F-150 Plug-in Installation Hybrid 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Comparing the subsidy necessary to achieve lifetime cost parity with the least-cost option for each vehicle class in the base case, they found that the maximum cost per gallon saved for increased all electric range (AER) is 5%–40% less than the minimum cost per gallon saved when installing charging infrastructure, depending on vehicle class.

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Gasoline PHEV Gasoline-Electric Batteries 308

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2015

(EDI) and Shaanxi Automotive, one of the world’s largest truck and bus manufacturers, are introducing a fleet of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) trucks to the Port of Shanghai. The PHEV port truck provides all-electric zero emissions driving capability as well as parallel and series hybrid operation. Click to enlarge.

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PHEV Fleet Gas-Electric Hybrid 150

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MAY 14, 2019

Opel presented the new all-wheel drive PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) version of the Grandland X. kW version is optional) is positioned on the opposite side of the vehicle to the fuel filler, while the battery is installed under the rear seats in order to optimize space in the interior and the trunk. kW on-board charger (a 6.6

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PHEV SUV Plug-in Gasoline-Electric 207

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2018

Toyota Motor plans to introduce to the Chinese market plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) versions of its Corolla and Levin passenger cars in 2019 and a battery electric vehicle (BEV) model based on its C-HR / IZOA compact SUV in 2020. (To To be sold in China as a C-HR by GAC Toyota Motor Co., and as an IZOA by FAW Toyota Motor Sales Co.,

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PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride 2020 Toyota 186

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

million of these all fully-electric battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and 800,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) which have the capability of using gasoline. The sales-weighted average range for BEVs reached 290 miles in 2021 and 28 miles for PHEVs. More than 2.1 Annual sales of PEVs in the US by year. Gohlke et al.

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Plug-in Light Electric Vehicles Plug 284

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2013

In separate incidents earlier this year, MMC reported a fire in a i-MiEV battery pack at the Mizushima battery pack assembly plant; and heating and melting in a pack installed in an Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Earlier post.). It said that production of these models had already resumed by early this month.

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Mitsubishi i-MiEV PHEV Motor 261

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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

launched a dealer program that provides turnkey residential charging packages to consumers purchasing new electric vehicles (EVs) or plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and allows them to finance the charger in combination with the vehicle at the time of sale. EVs and PHEVs typically come equipped with a Level 1 120 Volt charger.

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Dealers Purchase Installation i-MiEV 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2012

DMA will use Remy’s HVH 250 motor to power their plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sedan. DMA will install Remy’s HVH 250 machine as the traction motor in the 5-passenger plug-in hybrid sedan, which will be available during the third quarter of 2012. The PHEV will achieve a top speed of 100 mph (161 km/h).

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Turkey PHEV Supplies Motor 246

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

Installed on its roof is a photovoltaic system with around 12,000 PV modules and an output of around 5,000 kWp (kilowatt peak). It offers tTwice the electric range at 100 kilometers, 110 rather than 90 kW of electric power and a level luggage compartment with through-loading facility.

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Mercedes CO2 Emissions PHEV 243

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in late February demonstrated a 20-kilowatt bi-directional wireless charging system installed on a UPS medium-duty, plug-in hybrid electric delivery truck.

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Charging PHEV Grid Energy Storage 380

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The battery and power electronics installation takes place successively along the assembly line. The site in Kamenz, consisting of two battery factories, is state-of-the-art and one of the largest in the global automotive industry. The Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant gained its initial experience building electric vehicles from 2014 to 2017.

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Mercedes Production PHEV Plug-in 327

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

Mitsubishi Motors reported two separate incidents with Li-ion battery packs: one, a fire in a i-MiEV battery pack at the Mizushima battery pack assembly plant; the other, heating and melting in a pack installed in an Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. In the Mizushima event, the pack was connected to charge-discharge test equipment.

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i-MiEV Mitsubishi PHEV Li-ion 294

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JUNE 22, 2020

The LCOC includes costs associated with the purchase and installation of charging equipment and retail electricity prices, derived from real-world utility tariffs. kWh for light-duty PHEVs. For PHEVs, this assumes a charging mix of 81% residential and 19% workplace/public L2 and that 50% of residential charging uses L2 EVSE.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 31, 2023

Electrify America plans to install more chargers at roadside travel centers. The SUV version of the GMC Hummer EV pledges to Tread Lightly. And Mazda’s flagship makes its debut in plug-in hybrid form. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Mazda Hummer GMC SUV 128

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2012

Quantum will use the motors in its Ford F-150 PHEV program to convert the gasoline powered light-duty pickup trucks to plug-in hybrid operation. Quantum will install the Remy HVH250 electric machine as the traction motor into a parallel hybrid system that delivers an all-electric range of 35 miles and a hybrid operational range of 400 miles.

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F-150 PHEV Supplies Motor 210

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JULY 8, 2014

Powertrain of the Volvo XC90 Twin Engine PHEV. For the all-new XC90 seven-seater, the top of the range “Twin Engine” will be a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and carry a T8 badge. A two-liter, four-cylinder supercharged and turbocharged Drive-E gasoline engine powers the front wheels and an 80 hp (60 kW) electric motor drives the rear wheels.

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Volvo PHEV SUV Emissions 281

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

When you think of performance Mitsubishis, the Outlander PHEV is almost certainly not what comes to mind. A seven-passenger PHEV crossover shouldn’t handle this well. The Outlander PHEV punches above its weight in the handling department, especially for a 4,600 lb. I’d previously driven it on closed tarmac and dirt courses.

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Mitsubishi PHEV North America Honda 105

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Households with plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) and smart meters actively managed how, when and where they charged their cars based on electricity rates but rarely took advantage of online feedback, according to a two-year study by a team at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute ( RASEI ).

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PHEV Charging Plug-in Colorado 290

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

The DC/DC converter previously housed separately in the luggage compartment is now installed in the power electronics housing. The battery system in the S-Class comes, for the first time, from the wholly owned Daimler subsidiary Deutsche ACCUMOTIVE. With a water-cooled on-board charger with a capacity of 7.4

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Mercedes Available PHEV Li-ion 220

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DECEMBER 19, 2014

The 4-cylinder, 5-liter Volvo D5F diesel engine produces 215 bhp and is installed vertically. Video of the Volvo PHEV in Hamburg, including footage of the pantograph in operation. The plug-in hybrids have been further developed, and enable rapid recharging from electricity grids via a pantograph on the roof.

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PHEV Hybrid Volvo Charging 316

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JULY 6, 2022

In Europe, Mazda announced that it will add an all-new e-Skyactiv D diesel engine to the Mazda CX-60 line-up in 2023, joining the PHEV CX-60, which is available to order now. This advanced combustion technology makes the new e-Skyactiv D unit one of the cleanest diesel engines in the world, achieving a thermal efficiency of more than 40%.

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Mazda Diesel Fuel Economy PHEV 259

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AUGUST 5, 2015

The Audi PHEV will come in 3 packages: Premium for $37,900; Premium Plus for $42,000; and Prestige for $46,800. Audi expects the PHEV to qualify for a federal tax credit of $4,168. Home installation of a 240-volt outlet and home charging station are optional. Optional solar power installation with rebates through SunPower.

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Audi 2016 PHEV Tax Credit 150

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

Australia’s CSIRO and Victorian energy distributor SP AusNet have begun a three-month road trial of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Staff from SP AusNet will use the PHEVs for their daily drive to work and for leisure as part of the trial. CSIRO - SP AusNet PHEV. Click to enlarge. Dr Paevere.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2020

A compact hybrid traction head has been developed for the 8G-DCT dual clutch transmission which follows the same technical principles as the corresponding component on the vehicles with a longitudinally installed engine. It is a permanently excited synchronous machine as an internal rotor.

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Mercedes Power Powered PHEV 259

Green Car Reports

MAY 28, 2022

city is installing curbside chargers on request? Is it possible that brake dust emissions are higher for EVs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 27, 2022. This week we presented a couple of drive reviews. In a review of the 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid.

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Tucson Hyundai PHEV Kia 117

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MAY 25, 2017

Instead of rear seats and a luggage compartment, the rear of the vehicle accommodates a high-end sound system with 1,690 watts from 11 loudspeakers and a subwoofer as well as a special rear HIFI installation with LED lighting on a carbon-covered base plate. The Golf GTI First Decade from Wolfsburg.

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Hybrid PHEV Gasoline-Electric Plug-in 231

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AUGUST 5, 2014

Separately, Audi of America, also part of the larger Volkswagen Group, also announced its own carbon offset program for the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid (PHEV) ( earlier post ) with 3Degrees, as well as SunPower and Bosch partnerships. The charging station and installation will be offered at competitive prices to e-Golf customers.

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Audi Solar Carbon PHEV 287

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

As the electric vehicle (EV) market continues to expand throughout the state, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced it will fund the installation of up to 38 additional fast charging stations in Greater Minnesota, extending the existing EV highway corridor network by more than 2,500 miles.

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