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French Gendarmerie takes delivery of first 395 screen-printed PEUGEOT 3008 PHEVs

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The French Ministry of the Interior has taken delivery of the first 395 screen-printed PEUGEOT 3008 Plug-in Hybrids for the Gendarmerie Nationale. The rechargeable hybrid systemÚ will now be used in screen-printed intervention vehicles, in addition to a rollout of unmarked versions in 2020. Battery power: 90 kW.

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Lexus introduces its first PHEV with new 2nd-generation NX

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Under the “Lexus Electrified” initiative, the new NX accelerates the proliferation of electrified models by being Lexus’ first Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV); the NX is also offered as a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV). Lexus NX 450h+ PHEV. PHEV and HEV. PHEV system. second 0-60 time.

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First look at ‘substantially updated’ 2025 Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid

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At a media event at company headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden on Wednesday, Volvo will pour through details on its revamped hybrid SUV. The XC90, first introduced in 2002 and in more recent years modified as a hybrid and plug-in, comes in three variants: two mild hybrids, the B5 and B6, and a T8 PHEV.

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Coritech Services orders Ideal Power’s bi-directional battery converters for DoD vehicle-to-grid program

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Ideal Power Inc., developer of a power conversion technology called Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA), received a purchase order for ten of its PPSA-enabled 30 kW battery converters from Coritech Services, a provider of custom engineering solutions for a variety of applications including electric vehicle charging.

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E-quipment highlight: John Deere 744 and 824 X-Tier hybrid wheel loaders

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Think of John Deere’s new E-Drive 744 and 824 X-Tier hybrid wheel loaders as the range-extended EVs or PHEV s of the heavy equipment world, offering onboard diesel power generation and fully electric drive. Sooner than later, the sheer economics of battery power will make switching a no-brainer.

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BYD to stop making pouch batteries for its hybrid EVs on leakage concerns – sources – ET Auto

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BYD sold 98% of its hybrid cars at home last year, and eight of the 10 top-selling plug-in hybrid cars in China, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. No cases of battery leakages from BYD cars have been reported by the automaker or Chinese regulators to the public.

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ORNL study finds best current use of natural gas for cars is efficient production of electricity for EVs

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If CNG were to be eventually used in hybrids, the advantage of the electric generation/EV option shrinks. The WTW analysis focused solely on the fuel-motive power cycle, disregarding the vehicle cycle—i.e., The analysis did not address the vehicle cycle cradle-to-grave energy use for batteries and CNG tanks.