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Volvo to unveil XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept at Detroit show; system targeted for US and China markets

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At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. In February 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show, Volvo introduced the diesel-electric V60 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) to go on sale in Europe later this year. XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept.

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Hyundai Blue-Will Plug-in Hybrid Concept Presages Future Production PHEVs

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The Blue-Will PHEV concept. Hyundai brought its Blue-Will plug-in hybrid (PHEV) concept—first introduced at the 2009 Seoul Motor Show ( earlier post )—to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit for its US debut. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Chrysler Pacifica PHEV contract marks first delivery of a complete pack for volume NA PHEV for LG Chem

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The agreement with FCA US marks the first time LG Chem will engineer and manufacture a complete battery pack in Michigan for a volume production North American PHEV. The battery pack—packaged under the second row floor in a new battery case—may be fully recharged in as little as two hours using a 240-volt plug-in system.

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Hyundai launches Sonata PHEV; 22-mile electric range

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Hyundai lanched the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle—Hyundai’s first plug-in hybrid vehicle—along with the hybrid version of the seventh-generation Sonata, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The PHEV is fitted with a 9.8 l/100 km) in the city, 43 mpg (5.47

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Ford Testing Intelligent System for Plug-in Vehicle to Grid Communication to Manage Charging

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The Ford PHEV charge settings user interface. The new technology, which builds on Ford technologies such as SYNC, SmartGauge with EcoGuide and Ford Work Solutions—allows the vehicle operator to program when to recharge the vehicle, for how long and at what utility rate. Ford’s PHEV vehicle-to-grid communications. Earlier post.).

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U of Michigan Study Finds Costs of Plug-in Cars Primary Key to Broad Consumer Acceptance

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The findings were released at The Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit today. The purpose of this study was to examine the conditions under which consumers would purchase a PHEV. The questions were based on estimates of the likely fuel savings and cost premiums for the PHEVs in five to ten years (in today’s dollars).

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NREL Study Finds That A Dynamic Plug-in Vehicle Could Be A Promising Technology Pathway for Cost-Effective Vehicle Electrification

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Using current battery performance and cost, they evaluated PHEVs and EVs across a range of scenarios and configurations—which including 10-, 20- or 40-mile all electric range, with low or high electric power, with or without battery replacement, and with or without opportunity charging. —Brooker et al. kWh to 10 kWh in a PHEV10.

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