Sentences with phrase «built hybrid electric vehicle»

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In the wake of President - elect Trump's November victory, Ford Motor Company has canceled plans for a new Mexican assembly plant and will instead invest $ 700 million in its Flat Rock, Michigan, factory to build a 300 - plus mile small electric sport / utility by 2020, a hybrid - powered fully autonomous vehicle by 2021, and a hybrid Mustang in 2020, CEO Mark Fields announced Tuesday morning.

While the e-tron quattro will be Audi's first full - production electric vehicle, the company has built several examples in the past to learn its lessons, not to mentioned raced hybrid electric cars to overall victory at Le Mans.

And, together, we're building toward a future with battery electric vehicles and plug - in hybrids.

Five vehicles currently are built there — the Ford Focus, Focus Electric, Focus ST, C - Max Hybrid and C - Max Energi — and workers made about 265,000 vehicles last year.

General Motors plans to invest $ 449 million in two Detroit - area factories to build the next - generation Chevrolet Volt hybrid electric car and two unspecified new vehicles.

The move will give Ford production capacity to build more than 100,000 hybrid and electric vehicles in North America by 2013.

Fiat - Chrysler Automotive built the Pacifica Hybrid to have a large enough battery pack (16 kWh) to qualify for the full USA electric vehicle federal tax credit.

The Hyundai IonIQ will be available as a Hybrid, Plug - in Hybrid, and 100 % electric vehicle, and is set to take on the Toyota Prius as a purpose built, high - efficiency, hybrid veHybrid, Plug - in Hybrid, and 100 % electric vehicle, and is set to take on the Toyota Prius as a purpose built, high - efficiency, hybrid veHybrid, and 100 % electric vehicle, and is set to take on the Toyota Prius as a purpose built, high - efficiency, hybrid vehybrid vehicle.

The company also plans on building hybrids, plug - in hybrids, and an electric vehicle, using their current technology, by 2015.

2020 will be SEAT's year of electrification with the launch of a plug - in hybrid version of the new SEAT Leon, to be built in the Martorell factory and featuring a range of at least 50 kilometers, as well as the brand's first fully electric vehicle, manufactured on the Volkswagen Group's MEB platform.

The first 13 of 47 total 2017 Bolt EV's on order arrived late last week and eager customers were ready to take delivery at Classic Chevrolet's «Electric Avenue,» a building dedicated solely to hybrid and electric vehicle sales and Electric Avenue,» a building dedicated solely to hybrid and electric vehicle sales and electric vehicle sales and service.

Instead of dreaming up a brand new purpose - built gas - electric vehicle for its Lincoln luxury nameplate, Ford migrated the technology from its award - winning Ford Fusion Hybrid to the MKZ.

Whereas most automakers are fixated on efficiency at the cost performance and driving pleasure when building a hybrid vehicle, MINI says that its new plug - in hybrid model «is not solely focused on efficiency,» but also uses its electric motor to add to the vehicle's performance and fun - factor.

The hatchback's 99 horsepower hybrid system consists of a 1.5 - liter, four - cylinder engine and two battery - fed electric motors, and while the Prius C might not be quick, the models built between 2012 and 2014 are the most efficient used vehicles on our list.

Volkswagen brand production chief Thomas Ulbrich is confident that the goal of one million vehicles can be attained, saying that the automaker is capable of building at least 75,000 electric and plug - in hybrid models a year once the demand rises for these models when more markets begin putting a premium on having EVs and plug - in hybrids in the fold.

Nissan Motor Co. said it will build gasoline - electric Altima sedans at a U.S. plant starting in late 2006, becoming the second Japanese carmaker to produce hybrid vehicles in the world's largest auto market.

i - MMD combines a newly - developed engine dedicated for hybrid vehicles, an electric continuously variable transmission (CVT) coupled with two built - in motors, a lock - up clutch and a lithium ion battery pack.

The California Cars Initiative (CalCars), a non-profit startup dedicated to jump - starting the market for plug - in hybrids (PHEV), is building a prototype Prius (the Prius +) capable of functioning as a plug - in hybrid and running in full EV (electric vehicle) mode for longer distances than possible with the original Toyota equipment.

The 3rd generation hybrid technology builds on Ford's 20 years of electric hybrid vehicle innovations.

BMW i lineup of visionary vehicles which are purpose built from the ground up as electric and hybrid electric, constructed primarily from lightweight carbon fiber.

Mazda employs a Building Block Strategy, which begins with thorough improvements in base automotive technologies, such as developing more efficient engines and reducing vehicle weight, and builds on these improvements with the step by step introduction of electric devices such as regenerative braking and hybrid systems.

This vehicle features the latest edition of the Lexus Hybrid Drive, built around the 3.5 - litre Atkinson cycle V6 gasoline engine and a high - torque electric motor.

After Toyota's announcement about the hybrid Camry, here comes Nissan: «Nissan Motor Co. said it would build gasoline - electric Altima sedans at a U.S. plant starting in late 2006, becoming the second Japanese carmaker to produce hybrid vehicles in the world's largest auto market.

Congress has recently offered large tax credits (up to $ 7,500 per vehicle) for plug - in hybrids and electric cars, but these credits will have little practical effect until engineers accomplish breakthroughs in battery technology, and recharging stations are built throughout the country.

Up to $ 400 million to demonstrate and evaluate plug - in hybrids and other electric infrastructure concepts, like truck stop charging stations, electric rail and training for technicians to build and repair electric vehicles.

First, it could put American automakers out of step with the rest of the global market — making them less competitive with companies such as Honda and Toyota that are building cleaner, more efficient vehicles for other countries and have invested heavily in electric cars and hybrids.

But my point is, all the hybrid and electric vehicle technologies in the world will hardly make a dent if car ownership and use continue to increase, if oil (or coal, in the case of electric cars) continues to be burnt, and if roads and highways continue to be built out with reckless abandon.

Pioneering companies now have designs to turn gasoline - and diesel - powered vehicles into all - electrics or plug - in hybrids, depending on how they're built and the range their drivers need,.

Our 170,000 employees create quality products, services and solutions to optimize energy and operational efficiencies of buildings; lead - acid automotive batteries and advanced batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles; and interior systems for automobiles.

With the right policies, investment, and collaboration, the participants believe Indiana could build a fleet of plug - in hybrid electric vehicles that communicate with and provide services to the grid.

Photo: Flickr, CC Patience, Grasshopper According to Volt Marketing Director Tony DiSalle, General Motors will build 10,000 Volt «extended - range electric vehicles (aka series plug - in hybrids) by the end of 2011, and an additional 30,000 Volts during

Rather than build hybrids and electric vehicles from the ground up, they take existing models - like

Pioneering companies can already turn gas - and diesel - powered vehicles into all - electrics or plug - in hybrids, depending on how they're built and the range their drivers need.

Bell, one of the largest manufacturers of commercial and military vertical takeoff vehicles in the US (it produces both the V - 22 Osprey and the forthcoming V - 280 Valor), said it hopes to have a hybrid electric aircraft built and ready for flight by Uber's target demonstration date of 2020.