Plug-in hybrid

Warren Buffett: All Cars Will Be Electric By 2030 Earth2Tech (blog) just 4 percent of vehicles sold globally will be all-electric or plug-in hybrid because of the high costs of the battery technology. ... and more »

Treehugger Ford already offers the Fusion Hybrid and Escape Hybrids, and it promises to have an all-electric Focus on the road by 2011 and a plug-in hybrid by 2012. ... Ford, UDM Retrain Automotive Engineers to Compete in New Era of Electric VehiclesAll Cars Electric all 29 news articles »

swath of consumers, if applied to the nascent market of plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles, may hinder its success, the consulting firm finds. ... and more »

By Mike Millikin The electricity CEOs specifically pledged to undertake and promote investment in infrastructure necessary to foster the development of all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Meanwhile, a EURELECTRIC Task Force on Electric Vehicles is working to identify the market hurdles slo...

By Mike Millikin The electricity CEOs specifically pledged to undertake and promote investment in infrastructure necessary to foster the development of all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Meanwhile, a EURELECTRIC Task Force on Electric Vehicles is working to identify the market hurdles slo...

By Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) Check out the BMW M1 hybrid. Not only are you rich, but green. All joking aside, a BMW plug-in hybrid is a great idea, as is an all electric Audi E-tron, for instance. Luxury hybrids and EVs are ALWAYS better than their gas-bonging relatives.

By Mike Millikin The rear axle comes with a second-generation full-hybrid system corresponding to the technology introduced for the first time in the BMW ActiveHybrid 7 production model. (Earlier post.) Running as an electric motor, the compact electric power unit positioned between the combustion e...

By Mike Millikin The converted Transporter, which will come in cargo, cab-chassis and passenger versions, will have a 22-mile all-electric range (AER), with fuel economy of 57 mpg based on a 50-mile daily cycle. By way of comparison, the IDEA is designed to have a 30-mile AER with fuel economy of 100 mpg.

By Mike Millikin While the fuel economy (FE) for combustible fueled vehicles (such as gasoline, diesel, compressed natural gas, or an ethanol blend) can easily be expressed in mpg, and fuel economy for an all-electric vehicle can be expressed in miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent (mpge), the arri...

Those gains were in part due to the introduction of two new hybrid sedans, the Ford Fusion Hybrid and Mercury Milan, which each get 41 mpg in the city. Ford is also accelerating plans for plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles, with the first models ...

By Josie Garthwaite - Earth2Tech The federal tax credit for plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles in the US — $7500 — is just enough to let Tesla Motors tout a sub-$50000 base price for its planned Model S electric sedan. But is the credit, ...

 MA This AFV is the plug-in hybrid. A straightforward improvement to the current generation of hybrids can allow them to be plugged into the electric grid and run in an all-electric mode for a limited range between recharging. Since most vehicle use is for ...

 WI If you really think we are going to move toward plug-in hybrid vehicles, the need for baseload electricity will rise," Corradini says. The large battery in a plug-in hybrid, which is supposed to power several dozen miles of all-electric travel, ...

By Mike Millikin This transformed the van into a hybrid vehicle capable of achieving an all-electric range of more than 20 km (12 miles) on one charge. Affordable Add-on, Zero Emissions Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle for Commercial Urban Applications, using Valve Regulated Lead-Acid Battery Techno...

By Mike Millikin When charged frequently (every 20 miles or less), using average US electricity, small capacity (i.e., lower all-electric range) plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are less expensive operationally and release fewer greenhouse gases (GHGs) than hybrid-electric (HEVs) or conv...