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US light-duty diesel sales climb in 2018 to 500,000 units; 3% of sales

Green Car Congress

The light-duty diesel segment is led by three models: the Mercedes Sprinter, Ford Transit, and Ford F-150. Diesel sales in smaller vehicles showed modest growth in 2018, after a drop in both 2016 and 2017. More than 40 diesel models are available today in the United States from 10 manufacturers and brands.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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