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Ford’s first EV for China will be a compact SUV

April 4, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Shortly after announcing their electrification strategy for Europe, Ford submitted plans for China. Within the next three years, 30 models of the Ford and Lincoln brands are expected to enter the world’s largest car market; only ten of them, however, are electric cars and plug-in hybrids. The Ford Territory BEV, a fully battery-electric compact SUV, […]

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Mercedes C-Class PHEV Spied Hiding Charging Port

April 3, 2019 Chris Bruce Syndicated Comments Off

It should be able to go 31 miles on a charge. After lots of chances to see the development of the next-gen Mercedes-Benz C-Class, a new batch of spy shots offers an early look at the German brand testing the upcoming sedan’s plug-in hybrid powertrain. The PHEV variant of the C-Class gains an extra cover on […]

Toyota just released 24,000 hybrid patents

April 3, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Toyota has released almost 24,000 patents from over 20 years of hybrid technology development for public domain use. The main focus of the patents lays with core technologies such as electric motors, control units and system controls, which are used in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell vehicles. The reasoning behind the publishing was that […]

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Ford presents European electrification plans

April 3, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

At an event in Amsterdam, Ford presented its European electrification strategy and announced a total of 16 new electrified vehicle models, most of them with hybrid drives. These cover the entire range from personal to commercial vehicles. The new generation of the Kuga compact SUV will be Ford’s first series to offer a choice between […]

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58.4% of all new vehicles in Norway are purely electric

April 2, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

In March, purely electric BEVs achieved a market share of 58.4% among new registrations in Norway, which represents a new record. Specifically, 10,728 battery electric cars were registered, twice as many as in the same month last year. Approximately half of the Norwegian BEV registrations in March were due to the Tesla Model 3 (5,314). […]

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2020 Ford Escape Brings With It A Plug-In Hybrid Option

April 2, 2019 Chris Bruce Syndicated Comments Off

The new Escape is larger than the current one but sheds 200 pounds. The 2020 Ford Escape debuts a radically new look for the fourth generation of the Blue Oval’s compact crossover. There’s a new buzz from underneath the skin, too, where the model is now available with hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains, in addition to a […]

Seat makes electrification plans public

March 27, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Seat has put its electrical strategy into concrete terms. The VW subsidiary plans to launch six electrified models on the market by the beginning of 2021. The electric versions of the Seat Mii and the Seat el-Born will be the first two all-electric models of the Spanish car brand. The two electric models will be […]

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UK: Coventry opens centre for propulsion systems

March 24, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

In the English city of Coventry, development service provider FEV and Coventry University have opened the Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems (C-ALPS), a state-of-the-art development centre for clean propulsion technologies. The C-ALPS is the result of a collaboration between the two partners to combine academic and practical expertise for the development of the next […]

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Jeep Wrangler Plug-In Hybrid Spied For First Time

March 24, 2019 Chris Bruce Syndicated Comments Off

Wrangler fans should be happy that the plug-in hybrid looks just like the existing model. The Jeep Wrangler is about to go green, and these spy shots catch the upcoming plug-in hybrid’s development on public roads for the first time. Jeep has already confirmed the PHEV’s arrival for the 2020 model year, and we could see the debut […]

Volvo cannot keep up with PHEV demand

March 23, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Volvo is expecting an enormous increase in sales of its plug-in hybrid vehicles by the end of the year. According to company boss Hakan Samuelsson, Volvo has underestimated demand and is not keeping up with production. Volvo’s plug-in hybrids are more sought-after than the manufacturer had anticipated. “We are not happy because we could sell […]

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