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Road Test: 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring AWD

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When handed the keys to the 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring AWD, the experience ended-up not only being pleasant, but one that raises the question–where has Lincoln been hiding this gem? What the Corsair PHEV does, or should do, is open the brand to a new audience who will consider buying a Lincoln for the first time.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

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The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter Note: The Escape PHEV is rated by the EPA to have 37 miles of all-electric driving range. kWh battery is charged, there is no sound upon pressing the start button as the Escape PHEV defaults to electric mode. 72 miles, with 35.3

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Porsche introducing new Panamera 4 E-hybrid PHEV at Paris Show

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The vehicle generates some 340 kW (462 hp) of system power and delivers fuel consumption figures of 2.5 l/100 km (94 mpg) in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) for plug-in hybrid models. Its record lap time of 6:57 minutes can in part be attributed to the additional power provided by two electric motors.

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Third Phase of SDGE In-Use Study Shows PHEVs Excel on Fuel Economy and GHG Emissions Reductions Compared to Gasoline ICE and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles

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One of SDG&E’s converted PHEVs. SDG&E tested the performance of two 2007-model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids, using a Hymotion 5 kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. When compared with the standard hybrid, the plug-in hybrid, at 68 mpg US (3.5 Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec Advance

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Turbo Power. Torque comes in at a low 1,600 rpm, getting power to the all-wheel drive system, which Acura calls SH-AWD, through a 10-speed automatic. Power, but not enough efficiency to hit 30 mpg. We were hoping to get 30 mpg on the highway, but no matter how hard we tried the best we could do was 28.1 cubic feet.

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Volkswagen to introduce Golf plug-in hybrid at Geneva; first deliveries in autumn

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Volkswagen will formally unveil the Golf GTE—a new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of the Golf hatchback combining electric mobility with the dynamics of a Golf GTI—at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The Golf GTE offers combined cycle fuel economy (provisional) of about 157 mpg US (1.5 Golf GTE plug-in hybrid.

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Audi of America officially introduces the new A3 family; plug-in hybrid version coming in 2015

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It will be joined later in the fall of 2014 by the Audi A3 Cabriolet; A3 TDI clean diesel sedan; the high-performance S3 sedan; and in early 2015, the A3 Sportback e-tron gasoline electric plug-in hybrid (PHEV). Menge also announced that Volkswagen of America will add Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) to its lineup in the near future.

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