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Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 6, 2015
Toyota anticipates that the 2016 RAV4 Hybrid—unveiled earlier this year at the New York International Auto Show ( earlier post ) and the eighth hybrid in Toyota’s line-up—will receive EPA ratings of 34 mpg city / 31 mpg highway / 33 mpg combined (6.9, The RAV4 gasoline version comes in four grades: LE, XLE, Limited and the new SE.
Plugs and Cars
FEBRUARY 7, 2007
Now you will be able to move the car across the street for street cleaning days without using gasoline. Mistakenly blaming the battery type (NiMH) for the meager all-electric performance, AutoBlogGreen remains as confused as most auto journalists about plugs and cars, plug-in hybrids, electric cars, and batteries.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 12, 2010
FedEx has deployed 20 gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (gHEVs) on parcel delivery routes in the Sacramento and Los Angeles areas. Ah NimH battery pack. This hybridized, gasoline-fueled vehicle is equipped with a three-way catalyst, which results in very low tailpipe gaseous emissions. Max Torque. 255 hp @ 4500 rpm.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2010
As promised ( earlier post ), Hyundai unveiled the Sonata Hybrid at the New York International Auto Show. liter Theta II engine (169 hp/126 kW at 6,000 rpm and 156 lb-ft/212 N·m of torque at 4,500 rpm); a 6-speed automatic transmission; a 30 kW (151 lb-ft/205 N·m) electric motor; and a lithium-polymer battery pack. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 21, 2009
The Cayenne diesel ( earlier post ) will be one of Porsche’s two world debuts at the upcoming Geneva auto show. Hybrid components (red) in the Porsche Cayenne: power electronics, clutch actuator, electric motor with clutch (from left). The other is the 911 GT3.). The Cayenne diesel. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.
Clean Fleet Report
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
liter gasoline powered, 4-cylinder engine combined with the twin electric motors. Gas plus two electric motors The hybrid system automatically switches between the pure electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. Your numbers may differ.
Plugs and Cars
APRIL 16, 2007
Bob Lutz, GM CEO, sat down to chat with some bloggers at the NY Auto Show, and PODTECH has the video. Asked why not Nickel Metal Hydride batteries in the Volt, at least to start, he says "NiMH just doesn't do it." Interestingly, Lutz says GM is being approached by NiMH manufacturers to use this proven battery chemistry in the Volt.
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