Plug-in hybrid

The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV plug-in hybrid crossover has made its world debut at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. No word on whether Mitsubishi will ever make a production version of the car but we wouldn't doubt it. Power comes from two electric-motors at the front and rear wheels and a 1.6L DO...

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By Mike Millikin MMC Plug-in Hybrid. Powered by the new Mitsubishi Plug-in Hybrid System, the Mitsubishi Concept-PX (plug-in hybrid crossover) MiEV (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) returns fuel economy in excess of 50 km/liter (118 mpg US, 2.0L/100km) on the Japanese 10-15 cycle.

By Mike Millikin For the Hymotion Prius PHEVs, NREL’s method estimated fuel consumption of 4.2 L/100 km (55 mpg) and electricity consumption of 5.5 kWh/100 km (89 Wh/mi). This represents an average decrease in gasoline fuel consumption of roughly 20% relative to the comparable HEV Prius window sticker va...

By Mike Millikin For the Hymotion Prius PHEVs, NREL’s method estimated fuel consumption of 4.2 L/100 km (55 mpg) and electricity consumption of 5.5 kWh/100 km (89 Wh/mi). This represents an average decrease in gasoline fuel consumption of roughly 20% relative to the comparable HEV Prius window sticker va...

By Mike Millikin GM says it is committed to establishing a harmonized national program to improve fuel economy and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Click to enlarge.With CAFE’s renewed emphasis on fuel economy, from 26 mpg in 2010 to 35.5 mpg in 2016, GM’s short term answer is to get greater mileage out of exi...

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 ...

 NC But more changes are coming. Last week, Schwarzenegger test-drove a plug-in hybrid Hummer H3 that gets 100 mpg. He's a fan. Marsha Mercer is an independent columnist writing from Washington. She can be reached at marsha.mercer@yahoo.com.

 United States Other entrants are more meat-and-potatoes vehicles, like the plug-in hybrid designed by a team of high school students and teachers from West Philadelphia High School. The works are tucked into a Ford Focus chassis, but unlike the Ford, ...

I too am waiting for the Cash for Clunkers. Since my current car gets 36 mpg, I'm looking at something that gets about 46 mpg or better, preferably a US-made Saturn plug-in hybrid. If none exists, I'll buy a plug-in version of the Toyota Prius 2. ...

In April, Raser technologies unveiled a 100 mpg plug-in hybrid version of the Hummer H3 SUV. California utility company Pacific Gas & Electric is expected to test two of the modified trucks by 2011. The alt-powertrain technology could boost the ...

 DC Today, your Sketchwriter is planning to see Orrin Hatch roll out a 100 mpg Hummer. I'm told that this most unusual plug-in hybrid (the truck, not the Utah senator) will prove that Americans can have their cake and eat it, too -- a fuel-efficient truck ...

Mercedes makes a bold political statement. What is it like to get 120 mpg? Greg Frenette, Chief Engineer for the Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid will tell us all about it

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