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Porsche Panamera PHEV, VW ID.7 wagon, Volvo rebuffs Recharge: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Volvo shifts to the newer naming strategy for all its vehicles that plug in. Volvo is planning to go all-electric by the end of the decade, and on the way there. Porsche adds more electric miles to its Panamera plug-in hybrid. VW reveals a stylish electric wagon. And no, EV sales aren’t tanking.

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Volvo PHEV range boost, Sono Sion update, Hummer EV backstory: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Volvo boosts the electric range of its plug-in hybrids. The whole suite of Volvo plug-in hybrids are due to get a range boost—now up to 41 electric miles—with a larger 18.8-kwh GM provides backstory on its warp-speed Hummer EV project. And Sono Motors says its solar car is on pace. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Volvo Car USA and Canada sales up 31.6 percent in August, PHEV and BEV volume doubles

Electric Cars Report

Volvo Car USA and Canada reported regional sales of 11,768 cars in August, up 31.6 So far this year the Volvo Car USA and Canada region sold 89,014 cars, an increase of 22.9 The company’s line of Recharge […] The post Volvo Car USA and Canada sales up 31.6 per cent compared to the same month last year.

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40-mpg pickup, Niro EV changes, Volvo PHEV sales, Tesla recalls: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

And Volvo has been selling a lot of plug-in hybrids. The Ford Maverick hybrid shows a 40-mpg future for gasoline compact trucks that Toyota has inexplicably omitted. Kia carries the Niro EV over as anticipation builds for the EV6. We sum up recent Tesla recalls. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Volvo EX30 debut, base Model 3 tax credit, plugging in PHEVs: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

And the Volvo EX30 EV aims for the $35,000 mark from the start. The Volvo EX30 EV will start around. Base Standard Range versions of the Model 3 are eligible for more EV tax credit money than they were last week. Plug-in hybrid drivers likely aren’t plugging in as much as the EPA has been assuming.

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Volvo XC60 PHEV review, Tesla Supercharger boost, LFP cells for Model 3 and Y: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

We drove the first of a new wave of Volvo plug-in hybrids with a bigger battery. And there’s lots of Tesla news. We took a look at what bringing LFP cells to the U.S. Model 3 and Model Y might involve. Tesla plans a big expansion of its Supercharger network. This and more.

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Road Test: 2021 Volvo XC90 Recharge T8 PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Volvo has been talking about going electric a lot lately. 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. The XC90, as Volvo’s largest SUV, is currently its most popular model in the United States. It also adds 111 lb.-ft