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Volvo Car Group exceeds 600,000 vehicles sold on the CMA platform

Green Car Congress

Volvo Car Group, including its strategic affiliates Lynk & Co and Polestar, produce vehicles based on the Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platform, introduced in 2017. To the end of July more than 600,000 group vehicles based on the platform have been sold. In June 2020, it had sold a total of 35,708 CMA-based vehicles.

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Test drive: 2024 Volvo S60 Recharge PHEV is better in charge

Baua Electric

One of them is that Volvo’s made the batteries larger every few years, leading to more plug-in electric range, improved hybrid drivability, and overall a better mix of attributes. The other thing that’s changed in that time is that Volvo is seriously going all-electric. 2024 Volvo S60 Recharge 2024 Volvo S60 Recharge The S60 has a 2.0-liter

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Pre-sales begin for Volkswagen Tiguan PHEV SUV in Europe

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In Hybrid mode, the electric motor supports the 1.4-liter In this mode, the Tiguan eHybrid will temporarily also cover stretches fully electrically and thus without generating any local emissions, as recuperation during braking recharges the battery. liter TSI engine and acts like an additional booster.

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Volvo won’t chase last bit of ICE business, but PHEVs will evolve

Baua Electric

We want to build the best software-defined vehicles.” Volvo several years ago, on the business front, closed the door on ICE and spun off its engine development , with manufacture done by a new company jointly owned by parent Geely, with engines to be used in vehicles across Geely’s brands. You will see that development.”

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Road Test: Ford 2023 Escape PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

The Natural Bridge to an EV Escaping the High Price of Fuel The natural bridge from a gasoline-powered car to an electric vehicle is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The 2023 Ford Escape PHEV compact SUV is a fine example of not only being efficient but also versatile. When the 14.4

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London study suggests PHEV vans a practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities

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Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option for businesses trying to meet clean-air targets in cities. million (US$5.9-million)

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Corby answers the $456,000 question: Is the luxury-soaked Bentley Flying Spur the world’s most pointless plug-in hybrid?

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Which does make me wonder, is the Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid the most misguided, pointless and unlikely to sell vehicle ever fitted with an electric motor? The e-motor is matched with an 18kWh lithium-ion battery pack good that will allegedly get you 40km of electric-only driving. litres per 100km, but realistically a lot more.

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