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Hydrogen is vital to Nikola’s rebrand. It wishes more money

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million in 2022, escape it with money and money equivalents of about $323 million. In 2024, he mentioned, Nikola could have “full capacity for both” battery-electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles. Toyota says it’s going to start to form its hydrogen gas cellular modules in 2023, and on the ACT Expo in Anaheim, Calif.,

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Ford and Smith Terminate Partnership on Electric Transit Connect Project for US; Ford Now Partnering with Azure Dynamics to Deliver the Vehicle in 2010; Smith Partnering with AM General on Electric Vans for USPS

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Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEV US) have mutually agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van based on Transit Connect. It was concerned that the market for electric car-derived vans would become increasingly competitive. Earlier post.). Ford and Azure. Oak Park, Mich.-based

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With 9M CR-Vs sold globally, Honda debuts its CR-V Hybrid

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In the USA, a total of 384,168 CR-Vs were sold in 2019 alone (wheelsjoint.com). 4-cylinder Atkinson Cycle engine mated with 2 electric motors and a small 1.4kWh battery. The Honda CR-V has an incredible record of global sales. More than 9 million CR-Vs have been sold worldwide in 150 countries since ’95. The 2021 hybrid uses a 2.0L

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US LDV Sales Down 34.4% in April; Hybrid Sales Down 45.5%

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In April, combined sales of all four Ford hybrid models—including the new Fusion and Milan hybrids—totaled 2,299, up 21% versus Ford’s hybrid sales a year ago (Escape and Mariner). Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted April sales of 8,385 units, down 61.5%.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Ford Escape sales totaled 20,241, a July record and up 94% versus a year ago, and Mercury Mariner sales were up 71%. The 2009 model Escape Hybrid and Mariner Hybrid are the most fuel-efficient utility vehicles in America. Toyota Motor Sales, USA (TMS) reported July sales of 174,872, down 11.4% year-on-year. from last year.

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US LDV Sales Fall 37.1% in January; January SAAR Below 10 Million

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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA reported January sales of 117,287 vehicles, a 31.8% The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted January sales of 8,121 units, down 28.6% The Escape was the top-seller on the crossover side, with 8,360 units, a 25.3% decrease year-on-year by volume. to 50,024 units. from the year prior.

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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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