Posts Tagged ‘plug-in hybrid’

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    Chevrolet Volt Owners May Soon Get Charged with Renewable Energy
    Chevrolet Volt owners could soon charge with renewable energy using a new solution from OnStar. The technology is enabled as OnStar receives a signal from PJM Interconnection that shows the percentage of available renewable energy on the grid. Data from this forecast is downloaded to the OnStar cloud, or Advanced Telematics Operating Management System (ATOMS). OnStar uses...
    by at January 30th, 2012 at 08:01 am
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    Ford C-MAX Energi Wins 2012 Green Car Vision Award
    The Ford C-MAX Energi has been named Green Car Journal’s 2012 Green Car Vision Award winner at The Washington Auto Show. The Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in model, which is expected to come to market in late 2012, is built on the same global C-car platform as the Ford Focus and other Ford models to come. “Designing new cars from the ground-up to accept both internal...
    by at January 26th, 2012 at 01:01 pm
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    NHTSA Closes Chevrolet Volt Probe
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has closed its safety defect investigation into the Chevrolet Volt. NHTSA opened its Preliminary Evaluation on Nov. 25 following a severe-impact lab test on a Chevrolet Volt battery packs that resulted in an electrical fire six days later. The test was conducted to reproduce a coolant leak that occurred in a full-scale...
    by at January 23rd, 2012 at 03:01 pm
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    Bob Lutz to Introduce VIA Motors’ Plug-in Hybrid Lineup in Detroit
    Bob Lutz, former Vice Chairman of General Motors and father of the Chevy Volt, will introduce the world’s first extended range electric Pickup Truck, SUV and Van, in a press conference at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, Tuesday, January 10, 2012. “VIA Motors has developed the first extended range electric powertrain capable of replacing the V8 engine. It was my great privilege...
    by at January 1st, 2012 at 04:01 pm
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    A123 Finds Potential Safety Issue in Fisker Batteries
    Michigan EV battery maker A123 Systems said it found a “potential safety issue” in up to 50 battery packs it supplied to Calif.-based Fisker Automotive. David Vieau, chief executive of the Massachusetts-based battery maker A123 Systems, issued a memo, saying many of the lithium-ion battery packs have faulty cooling systems that create safety concerns. Misaligned hose...
    by at December 26th, 2011 at 01:12 am
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    Fisker Hikes Karma Plug-In Hybrid Price
    Fisker Automotive confirmed that it will increase the price of the 2012 Karma Plug-in Hybrid by 6 percent on Thursday, Dec 15. The company is raising the price of the base Eco Standard model from $95,900 originally to $102,000, not including a $950 destination and handling charge. The Eco Sport goes up from $103,900 to $110,000, while the top-of-the-line EcoChic price...
    by at December 14th, 2011 at 01:12 am
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    Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Price Announced
    Volvo V60 plug-in diesel-electric hybrid, which will be badged Volvo V60 D6, will go on sale next spring priced from EUR 57,000 (£47,000 or USD 75,000 before any government subsidy. After the initial batch of 1,000 cars for model year 2013, production of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid will increase to 4,000-6,000 cars as of model year 2014. Volvo expects that about 30 percent...
    by at December 13th, 2011 at 10:12 am
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    British Gas Named as Preferred EV Charger Supplier for Toyota
    Toyota has named British Gas as its preferred supplier of electric vehicle charging points, ahead of introducing the new Prius Plug-in Hybrid to the UK market in 2012. British Gas will be offering Toyota customers – both private and fleet/business buyers – a range of products and services for safe, convenient and efficient vehicle recharging, designed to suit individual...
    by at December 7th, 2011 at 01:12 am
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    Infiniti to Unveil Plug-in Hybrid Sports Car Concept in Geneva
    Infiniti released a couple of teaser photos of the plug-in hybrid sports car concept that will be unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Infiniti said that the car will use an extended-range powertrain, mating some type of internal-combustion engine with electric power to find the balance between environmental friendliness and driving joy. In addition, Infiniti says the...
    by at November 17th, 2011 at 01:11 pm
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    SEAT Unveils its First Electric Car and Plug-in Hybrid
    SEAT is unveiling its first all-electric car, the prototype Altea XL Electric Ecomotive, and the prototype Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive, a plug-in hybrid. SEAT plans the launch of its first electric plug-in hybrid car in 2015, to be followed a year later by an all-electric car. The announcement of the launch of the first electric cars coincides with the start of the biggest...
    by at November 11th, 2011 at 01:11 pm
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