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Audi offering plug-in hybrid version of A6 Avant wagon

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US mpg); combined electric power consumption of 18.1–17.6 The air conditioning system operates together with an efficient heat pump that uses the waste heat from the electrical drive components. The lithium-ion battery is thus recharged in around 2.5 l/100 km (112.0–123.8 The drive combines a 185 kW (252 PS) 2.0

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More Details on the Lexus CT 200h Hybrid Powertrain; 42 mpg US Combined

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seconds; its EPA estimated fuel economy rating is 42 mpg US (5.6 Furthermore, battery power level is constantly managed via the engine driven generator to obviate any requirement to recharge the system from an external source. With a total system output of 134 hp (100 kW), the CT 200h will accelerate from 0-60 mph in 9.8

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Land Rover Range_e 4WD diesel plug-in hybrid previews future production powertrains

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kW/h lithium-ion battery that can be recharged from an external 240V power source, Range_e can be driven on electric power alone for more than 20 miles. Range_e has a maximum system output of 339 PS (334 hp, 249 kW) and a top speed of around 120 mph (193 km/h), delivering a fuel economy of 85 mpg UK (71 mpg US, 3.32

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Honda launches first plug-in hydrogen fuel cell EV

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Honda’s popular CR-V compact crossover is now getting a hydrogen-powered version that will begin deliveries this year in California – the car allows you to recharge via Level 2 charging for quick trips, or rely on hydrogen power for long hauls. To recharge, you can top off your vehicle via a fuel cell stack in about five minutes.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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We’ve already decided we’re going to fix already-built houses, offices and factories that waste energy. We won’t need new power plants, since we have enough off-peak electricity to recharge as many retrofits as we can build. Using existing technology, we can convert many of them into plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles.

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Audi introduces Q5 55 TFSI e quattro plug-in hybrid; first of new PHEVs

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US mpg); combined CO 2 emissions: 53 – 46 g/km (85.3 – 74.0 US mpg), corresponding to 53 – 46 grams CO2 per kilometer (85.3 – 74.0 The climate control system uses a heat pump that pools the waste heat from the high-voltage components. The new drive concept comprises a 2.0 l/100 km (98.0 – 112.0 mph) takes 5.3

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Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles joining London hydrogen project

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Battery electric vehicles are a great technology but like the fax machine they are only temporary and there is a great deal of consumer resistance towards them for all manner of reasons, including range and the time it takes to recharge them. So as well as producing a clean fuel we would be reducing the amount of waste we put into landfill.

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