Hybrids
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IndyCar racing is planning to embrace hybrid technology, via a single supplier for all teams, beginning in 2022.
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Honda pulls back Clarity PHEV outside CaliforniaA Honda spokeswoman confirmed that the automaker would focus sales of the Clarity PHEV in California, where it's more popular.
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Pininfarina-kissed Karma GT plug-in hybrid heading to Monterey Car WeekPininfarina helps bring the Karma Revero a new coupe version, although the company hasn't yet confirmed if it will be built.
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2020 Kia Optima Hybrid includes more active-safety featuresFor the 2020 model year, the 41-mpg Kia Optima Hybrid includes active-safety items such as active lane control and adaptive cruise control.
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2020 Honda Insight doesn't budge versus Ioniq, Corolla HybridThe Honda Insight hybrid sedan enters its second model year with slight price changes. It retains an impressive list of included driver safety aids.
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BMW doubles battery production in US for coming X3 and X5 plug-in hybridsBMW has opted to stay the course with plug-in hybrids in the U.S., while other automakers move to focus on electric cars.
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With Porsche banking its performance future on electric, the latest Cayenne E-Hybrid is a mainstream move and an incremental step.
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Faster shifts could make 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid more funA system called Active Shift Control in the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid could help improve shift quality while improving acceleration and fuel efficiency.
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Continental builds something greater from "mild" 48-volt foundationThe supplier Continental claims to have developed the basis for a full hybrid system using more economical 48-volt components.
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Brake issue is pausing sales of popular Toyota hybrids overseas, not in USA brake-hardware issue has been cause for a Toyota stop-sale in other markets and a "pre-delivery correction" that affects some U.S.-bound models.
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Best deals on plug-in, hybrid, and electric cars for July 2019The Chevrolet Bolt EV, Toyota Prius Prime, and Ford Fusion Hybrid are among the many electric, plug-in hybrid, and hybrid deals for July.
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Toyota covers Prius Prime with solar panels to test mileageToyota is testing the potential of leading-edge solar cells from Sharp, which when placed on the rood, hood, and rear hatch of the Prius Prime might recover meaningful driving range.
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The Roald Amundsen is the first long-haul, ocean-going hybrid ship; this year it's following the voyage of its explorer namesake to the South Pole.
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2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid gas mileage review: The ideal family haulerWe crossed the country in a 2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid to see how efficient the family hauler is, away from charge points.
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2020 Bentley Bentayga Hybrid first drive review: Charge port gained, no prestige lostIn Bentley's first hybrid vehicle, an electric motor complements the Audi V-6, with a 17-kwh battery pack enabling some all-electric range.
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Analysis finds hybrids make better use of scarce batteries than pure EVsPer kwh of battery capacity, researchers found that hybrids deliver 14 times the emissions-reduction benefit of pure electric cars.
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Mercedes-Benz A250e in the works to join plug-in hybrid lineupThe A250e, a plug-in hybrid version of the smallest sedan bearing the Mercedes-Benz badge, is due to debut at the Frankfurt auto show in September.
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Airbus considering hybrid system for next-gen mainstream passenger jetOn the way to its plan to massively cut carbon emissions, Airbus is reportedly looking at hybrid tech for the replacement for its A320neo.
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Ford's modular hybrid system can scale its engine or electric motor, provide hybrid or plug-in versions with different batteries, or provide power outputs.
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2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid first drive review: Muscle over mpgThe Explorer Hybrid isn't particularly impressive in its fuel economy numbers, but Ford says it's part of a strategy to make the Hybrid uncompromised.
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Best deals on plug-in, electric, and hybrid cars for June 2019This month, rising interest rates and sparse inventories are cutting into the great deals that automakers have recently offered on plug-in and electric cars. Still, our partners at CarsDirect found some deals as low as $179 a month on electric cars this month. That deal, however, is on the Fiat...
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Former Ford CEO suggests electric-car “reckoning” as US adoption lagsFormer Ford CEO Mark Fields thinks that the electric vehicle market could be due for a reality check, with slower growth than has been widely anticipated.
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Karma to expand dealerships to 13 US cities, 19 countries by year-endKarma, the company, is starting its effort in earnest to revive sales of its Revero—the car that started life as the ill-fated Fisker Karma. According to the federal government, Karma sold 231 of the cars in 2018, well down from the 2,667 that Fisker sold in the car's first year on the...
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Hyundai Kona Hybrid announced for Europe, not confirmed for USThe Hyundai Kona Hybrid is coming to Europe in summer 2019 and includes a motor packaged between a six-speed dual-clutch transmission and inline-4 engine.
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