Posts Tagged ‘Plug-in Hybrids’

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    Auto Execs Doubtful in Electric Cars
    Electric cars won’t exceed 15 percent of annual global sales before 2025, despite the heavy investment by automakers in them, according to a new survey conducted by U.S. financial consulting firm KPMG among 200 automotive executives. Two-thirds of the executives surveyed believe that combined hybrid and electric-vehicle sales will account for as little as 6 percent of...
    by at January 12th, 2012 at 12:01 am
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    Chrysler Delivers 28 PHEV Ram Pickups to Sacramento and San Francisco
    Chrysler Group will deliver 28 Ram 1500 PHEV pickups to officials in both Sacramento and San Francisco this week as part of a three-year evaluation program. The 28 PHEV Ram 1500 pickups, developed in partnership with U.S. Department of Energy, are part of a national evaluation program of 140 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) that will be used during the next three...
    by at August 2nd, 2011 at 10:08 am
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    Fleets Rate Toyota’s PHEV Performance in London
    Interim findings from Toyota’s demonstration of the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) in London give encouraging, real-world data that show the technology can deliver greatly improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions in urban driving, says the Japanese automaker. Working in partnership with EDF Energy, Toyota has leased 20 Prius PHEVs to London-based businesses...
    by at July 26th, 2011 at 10:07 am
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    Toyota Develops Charger for Plug-In Vehicles
    Toyota Motor Corporation announced Tuesday it will start selling chargers for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles next month. The Japanese auto giant plans to sale around 3,000 chargers, know as ‘G-Station’ by the end of 2012, to Toyota dealerships in Japan as well as shopping malls and restaurants. G-Station, compatible with the proposed Japanese EV and PHEV charging...
    by at June 14th, 2011 at 10:06 am
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    Suzuki to Introduce Swift PHEV in 2013
    Suzuki will introduce a plug-in hybrid version of its bestselling Swift hatchback in 2013, according to a Nikkei report. The Suzuki Swift PHEV is likely to cost 500,000 yen (US$6,250) higher than the standard gasoline Swift, but its pricing will not exceed 2 million yen ($24,900), the Nikkei has reported. The Swift PHEV will use its Li-ion battery pack, provided by Sanyo,...
    by at June 13th, 2011 at 09:06 am
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    Toyota to Build Social Network for Plug-in Electric Cars
    Toyota Motor Corp. and Salesforce.com Inc. will launch “Toyota Friend,”a private social network for Toyota owners who will own electric cars and plug-in hybrid vehicles being introduced by the Japanese carmaker next year. Toyota Friend will provide a variety of product and service information as well as essential maintenance tips, creating a rich car ownership...
    by at May 24th, 2011 at 06:05 am
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    Annual Plug-in Electric Car Sales to Cross the One Million Mark by 2015
    Pike Research has released a market research report on future sales of plug-in hybrid and all-electric cars, indicating the annual sales of plug-in electric cars will cross the one million mark worldwide by 2015. Pike forecasts that among the two types of plug-in electric cars, all-electric cars will have the edge on a worldwide basis with 56% of total plug-in sales in...
    by at March 29th, 2011 at 04:03 am
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    Study Finds Plug-In Hybrids Will Reduce CO2 and NOx Emissions
    Plug-in hybrid vehicles will reduce CO2 and nitrogen oxide emissions levels – but they are also expected to push up sulphur oxide emissions, according to a new study by the Carnegie Mellon University. A team at Carnegie Mellon University has modeled the net emissions in two regional transmission operators (PJM and NYISO) from PHEVs under different scenarios for future...
    by at March 10th, 2011 at 11:03 am
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    Continental Unveils Safety Sensor for EVs and PHEVs
    Continental has revealed details of a new sensor for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, which eliminates the risk of suffering an electric shock in the event of a collision while the vehicle is in charge mode. The evSAT (Satellite for Electric Vehicles) sensor will go into series production with a major German vehicle manufacturer in 2012, according to Continental. The...
    by at February 13th, 2011 at 07:02 am
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    BRP Working on Plug-in Hybrid Can-Am Spyder
    Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) is working on a plug-in hybrid version of its three-wheeled Can-Am Spyder roadster. As part of the Canadian government’s efforts to boost that country’s automotive research and development, the Centre de technologies avancées BRP at the Université de Sherbrooke (CTA) was granted U$11.3 million to develop a plug-in hybrid powertrain...
    by at January 4th, 2011 at 04:01 am
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