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Sony-Honda EVs, Toyota Crown PHEV, Tesla Model Y in Germany, Lucid UX 2.0: Today’s Car News

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We look at the form a Toyota Crown Prime PHEV might take. And might Sony-Honda EVs might be built in Ohio? Lucid is rolling out a big over-the-air update. The Tesla Model Y is the top-seller in Germany. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Jeep adds new Willys 4xe to PHEV lineup

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Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe is assembled at Stellantis’ Toledo Assembly Complex in Toledo, Ohio. Ordering for the 2023 Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe is available now. Vehicles are scheduled to start arriving at dealers in the fourth quarter of 2022. liter four-cylinder engine and TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmission.

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Ohio EV Tour stops for a day of Dayton hospitality 

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Green Energy Ohio (GEO), promoting sustainable energy policies, technologies, and practices for many years, recently organized a state-wide electric vehicle (EV) tour of Ohio that began in Cleveland on June 7 and ended in Columbus on June 11. Vehicles present included: Ford Mustang Mach-E ( Beau Townsend Ford ) VW ID.4

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FCA to invest $4.5B to expand production capacity in Michigan, electrify Jeep vehicles with PHEV, possible BEV models

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In response to a shift in consumer demand toward SUVs and trucks, the Company discontinued compact car production and retooled plants in Illinois, Ohio and Michigan to make full use of available capacity to expand the Jeep and Ram brands. FCA would invest $1.6

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Simulation study suggests ORC waste heat recovery system could deliver potential 7% improvement in fuel consumption in a PHEV on highway

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The analysis used the Ohio State University EcoCAR, a student prototype PHEV, as the basis for the preliminary fuel economy evaluation. The OSU EcoCAR PHEV powertrain. Skarke et al.Click to enlarge. The OSU EcoCAR prototype vehicle features an extended-range electric architecture with a downsized 1.8L ASME ICEF2012-92018).

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ARPA-E awards $18M to 4 teams to optimize vehicle performance and efficiency; NEXTCAR Phase II

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In the NEXTCAR Phase I program, UC Berkeley optimized the performance of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in real-world conditions, improving efficiency up to 30% in urban driving and 14% on the highway. UC Berkeley’s NEXTCAR project resulted in a spin-off company, WideSense Inc., Award amount is $3,474,864.

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Penn State wins EcoCAR 2 Year 2 competition with E85 PHEV

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The Penn State University Advanced Vehicle Team (PSU AVT) designed a series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) fueled with E85. The Ohio State University took third place overall after demonstrating its series-parallel hybrid electric vehicle. in May 2014.

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