"Electrified models" refers to vehicles that use electricity as a power source instead of traditional gasoline or diesel fuel. These models often have an electric motor and battery that allows them to run without emitting harmful pollutants.
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As part of the Honda Electrification Initiative, Honda plans to significantly expand the number of
electrified models in its lineup.
The initiative includes 80
new electrified models by 2025 — 50 all - electric models, and 30 plug - in hybrids.
There will be an increasing number
of electrified models from BMW Group in the future, and the company's next - generation vehicle architecture will enable further fully - electric vehicles beyond 2020.
Honda set a global target for two - thirds of all sales to come from
electrified models by 2030 and to halve its total company CO2 emissions from 2000 levels by 2050.
Porsche has officially ended production of all of its diesel models, due to changing customer demand and the stronger focus
on electrified models.
There will be a new development of the Mirage next year available as a pure EV, which will give it a more obvious link with
other electrified models in Mitsubishi's new - age line - up.
The company believes profit margins
for electrified models will be lower than margins for conventional gasoline and diesel cars, Reuters reports.
The plug - in hybrid variant of the new Range Rover Sport, called the P400e, is the
first electrified model to be released since Jaguar Land Rover announced last month that it will have an electrified version of every model on sale from 2020.
Ford made a big announcement this morning by revealing its plans to introduce
more electrified models, including an F - 150 Hybrid, Mustang Hybrid and Transit Custom plug - in hybrid.
The plug - in hybrid Transit will debut a year earlier in the European market, while other
electrified models include an autonomous, ride - sharing vehicle in 2021 and a brace of pursuit vehicles for America's police forces.
A model offensive will follow subsequently, complementing the portfolio of Mercedes - Benz cars
with electrified models.
The camouflaged prototype doesn't reveal anything particularly unique about the new car's styling, which will be an evolution of the current model, but the car will be significant for debuting the firm's first series
production electrified model.
Ford also announced the addition of 13 new
electrified models over the next five years and doubled down on its investment in connectivity and mobility technologies so much so that it launched Ford Smart Mobility as a subsidiary dedicated to emerging mobility services.
BMW has already shown what appear to be near - production versions of its upcoming i3 and
i8 electrified models, and we've even seen some mules out testing.
Ford will invest $ 4.5 billion - around # 3.7 billion at current exchange rates - in
electrified models before 2020, with $ 700million (# 570million) put towards expanding its Flat Rock, Michigan assembly plant alone.
Volvo, which sells the rival Volvo V60 Twin Engine, has even committed to launching
just electrified models from 2019 and most rival manufacturers are likely to follow suit soon after.
We got to take a quick drive in the 2017 Cadillac CT6 plug - in hybrid and here are the five things we learned about the Cadillac's
latest electrified model:
By around 2025, every Lexus model around the world will be available either as a
dedicated electrified model, or have an electrified option.
The Italian - American automaker will also introduce a plethora of
electrified models across multiple brands, including Alfa Romeo, Maserati, and Jeep.
The press release stated «Ford plans to invest in even more capacity for it's five - passenger Ford C - max
Energi electrified models for North America» which will replace the earlier planned 7 seat internal combustion engine version.
Of the 14 new
electrified models Jeep will receive, four will be pure, battery - electric vehicles, and by 2021, every single Jeep nameplate will offer one or more electrified powertrain options.
Volkswagen has promised to introduce more than 30
electrified models by 2025, so it's not unreasonable to think that one of them could be an overhauled Beetle.
Hot 2.0 - litre turbo all - wheel drive S3 versions will join both the A3 Sportback and sedan model ranges, followed by the new A3 Cabriolet next year and the A3 e-tron — Audi Australia's
first electrified model — in 2015.
By 2025, Audi plans to have more than 20
electrified models that will make up a third of its unit sales.
Thus, it has come up with a new standardized two - digit system that will be used on both conventional and
electrified models.
Ford has revealed that it plans to introduce a range of electrified vehicles for the Chinese market, and that by 2025 it will have a broad range of electric vehicles, plug - in hybrids, and other
electrified models.
The Ford Focus is another example of how
an electrified model can push the price boundaries of a compact car.
Despite all this, Ford is committed to
electrifying its models by investing 4.5 billion in electric vehicle technology by 2020 and will add 13 new electrified models to its lineup.
VW also plans more than 30
electrified models, globally, by 2025, and will import a yet - undetermined number of them to the U.S..
He committed to
an electrified model on the horizon (probably the RapidE), a mid-engine model, a reborn Lagonda brand, and the continual presence of at least one manual - transmission - equipped model in the lineup.
Standard on
the electrified model is the Sport Chrono package, which gives drivers access to lap times and other performance data among other features.
BMW Group currently offers seven
electrified models in the U.S., including the BMW i3, BMW i8, BMW 330e, BMW 530e, BMW 740e BMW X5 xDrive 40e and MINI Countryman plug - in - hybrid electric vehicle.
Reinforcing its commitment to offer 25
electrified models — 12 of which will be purely electric — by 2025, BMW Group will showcase five electric...
With the addition of the two new
electrified models, the Clarity is the first ever midsize sedan to offer customers fuel cell, battery electric, and plug - in hybrid powertrains.