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2021 Lexus ES 300h: Lithium-ion battery adds trunk space to 44-mpg hybrid sedan

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The 2021 Lexus ES 300h hybrid sedan gets a handful of changes for the new model year, including a new, more compact, lithium-ion battery pack. Switching from nickel-metal hydride to lithium-ion chemistry allowed for a 4.7-inch inch reduction in the height of the pack, Lexus said in a press release Thursday.

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Johnson Controls’ Lithium-ion batteries power Hybrid Range Rover

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Johnson Controls is supplying the Lithium-ion battery pack for the Hybrid Range Rover ( earlier post ), announced in 2013. Cutaway of the Li-ion battery pack for the Range Rover. The hybrid system, including lithium-ion battery pack, inverter and electric motor weighs less than 120 kg (282 lbs). Click to enlarge.

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All 2020 Hyundai hybrids have a clever 12-volt lithium-ion accessory battery

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And Hyundai's hybrid models like the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid that's reaching dealerships soon, with an EPA combined rating of up to 52 mpg, are right up there on the leaderboard as well. Hyundai’s electric vehicles, the Ioniq Electric and Kona Electric, are already established as among the top few most efficient EVs.

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Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV completes EPA testing: 33 miles electric range, 77 MPGe

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Combined fuel economy is 29 MPG. kWh lithium-ion battery that drives a 90-kW electric motor on the rear axle with 184 lb.-ft. The all-new Alfa Romeo Tonale ( earlier post ) has completed final US EPA testing with an electric range of 33 miles and MPGe rating of 77. The powertrain system uses the 1.3-liter

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2019 Honda Insight production model to make global debut at New York International Auto Show; series hybrid with 55 mpg city

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liter Atkinson cycle engine, electric propulsion motor, and lithium-ion battery pack. Under most conditions, the Insight operates as a series hybrid, in which the gasoline engine, connected to the generator motor, produces electricity that is supplied to either the electric propulsion motor and/or the 60-cell lithium-ion battery pack.

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Hyundai unveils 2021 Elantra and Elantra Hybrid; 50 MPG EPA-estimated combined rating on the first Elantra Hybrid

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The first Elantra Hybrid to be brought to market offers more than an EPA-estimated 50 mpg combined cycle. Elantra Hybrid’s permanent-magnet electric motor delivers 32 kW powered by a lithium-ion-polymer battery with 1.32 Elantra Hybrid. The new Elantra Hybrid will feature a 1.6-liter

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2012 Infiniti M Hybrid officially rated at 32 mpg highway, 27 mpg city

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Infiniti announced official EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) fuel economy figures of 32 mpg highway, 27 mpg city for its first production hybrid performance luxury sedan, the all-new 2012 Infiniti M35h. Combined cycle fuel economy is 29 mpg. . Earlier post.) It goes on sale at Infiniti retailers nationwide in spring 2011.

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