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Volvo extends S60 range with plug-in hybrid powertrain and new trim levels

Green Car Congress

Volvo has extended its S60 range—the third generation of the premium mid-size sedan—to incorporate further powertrain choices and equipment grades, including an all­wheel­drive gasoline-electric hybrid and a trim level that focuses on luxury and craftsmanship. The 0-62mph sprint takes just 4.6 The T8 Twin Engine's 11.8

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DOE 2015 SBIR/STTR Phase 2 Release 1 awards include 3 hydrogen projects

Green Car Congress

DOE’s key hydrogen objectives are to reduce the cost of producing and delivering hydrogen to less than $4 per gallon of gasoline equivalent (gge) to enable fuel cell vehicles to be competitive with gasoline vehicles.

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Hyper-miler Wayne Gerdes targeting record with Kia Optima Hybrid

Green Car Congress

Hyper-miler Wayne Gerdes and his colleague Chris Bernius, driving a factory-standard 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid ( earlier post ), aim to set a new record for lowest fuel consumption in a gasoline hybrid car while driving an 8,000-mile route through all 48 adjoining states of the US.

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BMW launches Gen2 X5 PHEV in US: X5 xDrive45e

Green Car Congress

The X5 xDrive45e is built at Plant Spartanburg, South Carolina, BMW Group’s largest global production plant. As a result, electric-only range doubles from a previous EPA rating of 14 miles to a new EPA estimated 30-mile range. 120 people currently work on the battery assembly line.

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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

Plug in America

EVs are Better for the Environment Over the course of their lifetimes , EVs generate less than half of the GHG emissions of comparable gasoline-powered vehicles. EVs Cost Less to Fuel Powering your ride with electricity costs about 60% less than buying gasoline. In addition, electricity in the U.S. petroleum consumption.

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Road Test: 2024 Genesis Electrified GV70 AWD Prestige

Clean Fleet Report

The GV70’s all-electric range is EPA rated at 236 miles. miles per kilowatt hour over 337 miles. Distinct Exterior Slippery luxury Sharing a platform with the gasoline-powered GV70 , Genesis engineers were able to use the same platform for both power plants without sacrificing interior space for people or cargo.

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Review: 2025 Volvo EX90 EV reboots the brand but doesn’t flaunt it

Baua Electric

In a recent day of up-close time with the South Carolina-made EX90 , set to arrive this fall, Volvo was big on the latter term, and its platform’s origin story rooted in global technology partnerships with Google, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Luminar. miles per kwh. miles per kwh. I averaged 2.7

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