Posts Tagged ‘plug-in hybrid’

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    BMW Brilliance Unveils 5 Series Plug-In Hybrid Prototype
    BMW and its Chinese joint venture partner Brilliance Automotive have unveiled a concept plug-in hybrid sedan based on the long wheelbase version of the BMW 5 Series Sedan. The BMW 5 Series Plug-In Hybrid was developed exclusively for the Chinese automobile market and produced at the Shenyang site. Series production of the automobile is to start in China in 2013. The parallel...
    by at April 7th, 2011 at 05:04 am
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    Report: Hyundai to Launch Sonata PHEV in 2013
    South Korean automaker Hyundai Motors reportedly plans to launch a mass produced plug-in hybrid version of its Sonata sedan in 2013. Hyundai had completed development of the Sonata plug-in hybrid and had been conducting test runs of a prototype model at its plant in Asan, South Chungcheong Province after three years of development. A Hyundai spokesperson said the company...
    by at April 4th, 2011 at 06:04 am
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    Audi Previews A5 e-tron Quattro Plug-In Hybrid Prototype
    Audi released photos and some details of its A5 e-tron Quattro plug-in hybrid prototype, and said the prototype is currently undergoing cold weather testing in Sweden. Audi A5 e-tron earns its “Quattro” moniker not with a conventional all-wheel-drive system, but with what Audi is calling an “electric rear axle”. Although Audi did not release a whole deal of details...
    by at April 3rd, 2011 at 02:04 pm
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    Chevy Volt, Nissan LEAF Post March Sales
    General Motors sold 608 Chevrolet Volt cars, while, Nissan, its fiercest electric car competitor, has only sold 298 LEAF electric cars in the U.S. last month. In all, GM has sold 1,210 Chevrolet Volts in 2011 or 1,536 units since launching late last year, including 608 deliveries in March. Nissan, meanwhile, has apparently only sold 471 Nissan LEAFs in the U.S. since launch. GM...
    by at April 2nd, 2011 at 06:04 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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    Toyota Launches Prius Plug-In Hybrid Trial in Paris
    Toyota delivered three Prius Plug-in Hybrids to the City of Paris as part of an agreement with EDF. During the next three years, the Prius PHVs will be used by various departments of the City Office to validate the relevance and performance of this technology among the sustainable mobility solutions used in the French capital. For this demonstration, EDF and its subsidiary...
    by at March 28th, 2011 at 02:03 am
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    BMW to Unveil 5 Series Plug-In Hybrid at Shanghai Motor Show
    BMW will unveil a new plug-in hybrid version of the 5-series at this year’s Shanghai Motor Show in April. The BMW 5 Series Plug-In Hybrid will be built upon the 5 Series long wheelbase platform that is currently on sale in China. The car will be built at the BMW-Brilliance plant in Shenyang in Northern China said BMW Chairman Norbert Reithofer. “This model will be...
    by at March 16th, 2011 at 03:03 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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    Volt, Leaf Sales Fall in February
    Sales of GM’s Chevrolet Volt were down 40 units in February compared to January sales, while Nissan has sold just 67 LEAF electric cars in the U.S. last month. GM sold 321 Chevrolet Volt units in January; this number dropped to 281 in February. Nissan LEAF sales totaled 87 in January and dropped to 67 for the month of February. In all, GM has sold 928 Volts, while Nissan,...
    by at March 6th, 2011 at 06:03 am
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    2012 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid
    At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Volvo will be unveiling its V60 Plug-in Hybrid, the world’s first diesel plug-in hybrid, with carbon dioxide emissions of 49g/km. Developed in partnership with Swedish utility company Vattenfall, the Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid will be launched on the market in 2012. The 2012 Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid promises a fuel economy of 1.9 L/100...
    by at February 21st, 2011 at 05:02 am
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