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New plug-in hybrids for 2025

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Plug-in hybrids’ greater complexity intended to pay off by greening the ownership experience for those who might be able to plug in most days but not be able to make an EV work based on road-trip charging concerns. And there’s much controversy over how often typical plug-in hybrid drivers actually plug in.

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Electric RV packs range extender: Future 500-mile PHEV Airstream?

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Electric RVs are on the horizon Airstream owner Thor Industries revealed a plug-in hybrid RV PHEV RVs offer more range for less money than an electric RV Electric trucks and SUVs have arrived, and in the quest for lower-carbon-impact camping, fully electric RVs aren’t far behind.

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Cummins debuts PowerDrive plug-in-hybrid system; both series and parallel capabilities

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unveiled PowerDrive, a suite of plug-in hybrid electric powertrain solutions spanning light-, medium- and heavy-duty applications, at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicle Show. It operates as a hybrid in either series or parallel configuration modes. Cummins Inc.

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

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At what Volvo is calling 90/90 Day, the Swedish car brand will show off its latest version of the flagship XC90 SUV alongside the long-awaited arrival of the all-electric EX90. At a media event at company headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden on Wednesday, Volvo will pour through details on its revamped hybrid SUV. kWh battery with 14.7

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Vitesco Technologies reduces emissions in high-voltage hybrid vehicles with electrical catalyst heating; new DC/DC converter

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Vitesco Technologies, a leading international supplier of advanced powertrain technologies and electrification solutions, is now making electrical catalyst heating available in high-voltage hybrid vehicles as well. It is already in use in vehicles with a pure combustion engine or in mild hybrids.

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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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However, they also noted, high PTW efficiencies and the moderate fuel economies of current compressed natural gas vehicles (CNGVs) make them a viable option as well. If CNG were to be eventually used in hybrids, the advantage of the electric generation/EV option shrinks. —Curran et al.

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Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought

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A new report by the European Commission adds yet another real-world data point showing that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles create much more emissions than we previously thought – by an average of 3.5 For this reason, PHEVs have long been thought of as an ideal transitional technology between gas vehicles and electric ones.

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