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

Baua Electric

And it’s still ready to go 100% plug-in by then if the market demands it. “We of the global market , by sales, Annwall said, and in the early years of the next decade, if the global market is in the range of 50-70% EVs by then, Volvo is fine walking away from that sliver of its non-plug-in business. “I

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Polestar 4, Nautilus hybrid, Model Y cost, fuels for Toyota PHEVs: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Toyota is testing low-carbon fuels for its plug-in hybrids. And Polestar and Lincoln are among the brands that have saved global reveals for China’s Shanghai auto show. This and more, here at Green Car. The Tesla Model Y is now challenging ICE models in price.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

As one of the speakers put it to the attendees, the bulk of which came from Southeast Michigan, plug-in vehicles will a major career path for most of the people in the room. “I’m very encouraged that carmakers now see as allies the utilities, plug-in advocates, community and regional efforts like ProjectGetReady.”

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Resounding success for plug-in testing

Green Cars News

How would plug-in hybrid electric vehicles cope with a typical route for a delivery truck? That was the question that Green Star Products attempted to address with its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing protocols, which it has now completed. The vehicle consumed just 0.70

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Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid heads to Paris

Green Cars News

Mitsubishi will make its global debut of its Outlander plug-in hybrid (PHEV) at the Paris Motor Show this month. The Japanese carmaker claims it will be the first to produce a plug-in hybrid SUV when the model launches in its home country in early 2013, ahead of a launch in Europe and North America. The [.].

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. It also spreads doubt about the enviro bona fides of plug-ins. And these advocates have successfully prodded Toyota to dangle a concept PHEV before our eyes.

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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

Green Car Congress

The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. 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

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