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Part of Volkswagen's approach to e-mobility is to launch at least 6 new plug - in hybrid electric vehicles by 2014.

Since May of this year, Volvo has been planning to sell the V60 Diesel Plug - in Hybrid electric vehicle by the end of 2012.

The carmaker is planning to launch a hybrid electric vehicle by the end of this year and a plug - in hybrid EV model by early next year to expand the engine lineup to seven.

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Honda established a division late last year to develop electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its long - held goal for lower - emission gasoline hybrids, plug - in hybrids, EVs and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to account for two - thirds of its line - up by 2030, from about 5 percent now.

Manufacturers of fully electric and plug - in hybrid vehicles will be the first to benefit, starting this year, followed by makers of commercial vehicles in 2020 and the wider car market by 2022.

Growth will be supported by the rising popularity of hybrid and electric vehicles, which will encourage domestic suppliers to dramatically boost production of Li - Ion batteries.

BYD is part owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) and is often dubbed China's Tesla (TSLA) since it specializes in electric and plug - in petrol - electric hybrid vehicles.

This fact doesn't appear to matter, as a survey of consumers who already own a hybrid or electric vehicle found that more than 75 percent of respondents would likely buy a car manufacturing by Apple...

The country will scrap the limits on firms making fully electric and plug - in hybrid vehicles in 2018, commercial vehicle firms in 2020 and lift restrictions on the wider passenger vehicle market by 2022, China state planner said in a statement.

Sid Rajeev, Vice President, Head of Research at Fundamental Research Corp., notes, «The Commodities Research Unit («CRU») Group estimates electric car and plug - in hybrid vehicle sales could reach approximately 14.2 million by 2025, up from 0.77 million last year, reflecting a compound average growth rate of 38 per cent per year from 2016 to 2025.»

Both traditional automakers and the bevy of startups see potential in the government's commitment to boost yearly sales of new - energy vehicles — its term for plug - in hybrid and fully - electric cars — by 10-fold in the next decade.

The total EV market, including plugins, hybrids and other electric vehicles, is expected to jump from 2.6 million vehicles sold in 2015 to more than six million vehicles by 2024.

The Chinese government hopes to avoid an auto - driven environmental apocalypse both by mandating increasing fuel efficiency but also by pushing these domestic vehicle manufacturers for homegrown hybrid, electric and fuel - cell vehicles under its «863» program — deriving its name from its launch back in March 1986.

The electric hybrid eVaro, developed in Canada by Future Vehicle Technologies of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, can accelerate to 60 miles per hour in around 5 seconds, and drives at least 165 miles on the equivalent of a US gallon of fuel.

The first mainstream plug - in hybrids and fully electric vehicles (EVs) are just now hitting the market, and while initial sales have been slow, the Department of Energy predicts there will be 1.2 million of them on the road by 2015.

And that means the material challenge posed by rare earths won't be solved anytime soon, particularly as more wind farms cover the land, compact fluorescent lightbulbs and light - emitting diodes proliferate, and greater numbers of hybrid or electric vehicles hit the road.

The power lost by these systems in transferring energy could be enough to make electric vehicles and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles less environmentally friendly than conventional cars, says Michael Kintner - Meyer at the Energy and Environment Directorate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington.

For example, the carbon footprint of an electric vehicle strongly depends on local electricity sources [see «The Dirty Truth about Plug - in Hybrids,» by Michael Moyer; Scientific American, July].

Officials attributed the strong showing by auto manufacturers to general improvements in fuel economy as well as growing manufacturer investment in hybrid and electric - powered vehicles.

China has set an ambitious target of putting 5 million electric or plug - in hybrid vehicles on the country's roads by 2020, part of Beijing's efforts to fight pollution and reduce reliance on oil imports.

Plug - in hybrids take the concept further by plugging into a regular electric outlet to enable the vehicle to operate solely on its electric motor for ranges of 40 - 50 miles or more on a single charge.

This gap in research has now been closed by scientists of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): They compared the performances of 49,000 battery electric cars and 73,000 plug - in hybrid vehicles in Germany and the US using data from fleet trials and automotive manufacturers as well as from websites for drivers to manage and monitor their vehicles.

Ultimately, hybrid vehicles and electric cars — whether powered by batteries or fuel cells — will deliver even more environmental rewards.

During the period 2013 - 2016, SINTEF and the Gdansk Technical University (TUG) have been working together on the project called LEO (Low Emission Optimized tires and road surfaces for electric and hybrid vehicles), which is being funded by the Polish - Norwegian Research Programme CORE 2013 (NCBiR — EEA agreement, Norway Grants).

The innovation could expedite the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles by eliminating the time needed to stop and re-charge a conventional electric car's battery and dramatically reducing the need for new infrastructure to support re-charging stations.

In July a report from MIT, On the Road in 2035, found that if a market for lightweight hybrid and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles were developed, the United States could cut its gas consumption by 68 billion gallons — about half our current fuel use — within 27 years.

A technology developed by Purdue researchers could provide an «instantly rechargeable» method that is safe, affordable and environmentally friendly for recharging electric and hybrid vehicle batteries through a quick and easy process similar to refueling a car at a gas station.

A new data logger developed by Fraunhofer researchers simultaneously collects data from vehicles with combustion engines, electric drives, external sensors, and location data, and permits the development of new hybrid and electric vehicles.

The data logger designed by the project group for New Drive Systems NAS in Karlsruhe is useful when developing new hybrid and electric vehicles, and also increases the efficiency of vehicle fleets.

Volkswagen AG plans 15 new - energy models over 3 - 5 years, its China chief told a green car conference in Beijing on Saturday, predicting - like the government - that Chinese production of electric and plug - in hybrid vehicles would grow almost six times to 2 million annually by 2020.

In January, Toyota — spooked by rising prices and supply concerns — announced that it is developing a new type of propulsion, called an induction motor, for future electric and hybrid vehicles.

In addition to compliance with any of subparagraphs (A) through (E), the Secretary shall by regulation require, for any newly constructed residential single - family or multifamily structure to be considered to comply with the energy efficiency standards under this subsection, that the structure have appropriate electrical outlets with the facility and capacity to recharge a standard electric passenger vehicle, including an electric hybrid vehicle, where such vehicle would normally be parked.

Hybrid - electric vehicles, such as the Toyota Prius and 472 of SEPTA's buses, have for years used regenerative braking to charge on - board batteries and reduce fuel consumption by reusing the stored energy upon acceleration.

It currently has a large plan that will see it spend $ 4.5 billion to electrify nearly half of its lineup by adding more plug - ins, hybrids, and all - electric vehicles.

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.

Samsung SDI's joint venture with Robert Bosch GmbH, SB LiMotive Co. Ltd., will supply cells for BMW AG's Megacity Vehicle EV next year and, by the end of 2012, expects to produce more than 600,000 kWh - worth of cells for hybrid and electric vehicles.

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.

Full electric and hybrid vehicles have many high voltage components that are extremely dangerous if mishandled by someone who isn't trained to work on them.

Big Three officials tied to the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) programs directed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) confirm Supercar - type development efforts now are focusing on hybrids.

No other information has been released about the hybrid vehicle aside from the teaser photos and it's safe to assume to will be powered by a combination of an electric motor and gas engine.

It's the first production electric car from Morgan, but don't expect it to be the last — the firm recently announced # 6 million in funding from the UK's Advanced Propulsion Centre, with a view to creating an entire range of electric and hybrid vehicles by the end of the decade.

Like BEVs, Plug - in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) can be charged by being plugged into an outlet.

As it prepares to emerge from bankruptcy within the next few weeks as a new company run by Italian automaker Fiat, Chrysler has requested $ 224 million in loans from the Department of Energy to create electric and plug - in hybrid versions of some of its high - volume vehicles.

The S E Countryman ALL4 is Mini's first plug - in hybrid vehicle, which uses a 1.5 - liter three - cylinder engine to drive the front wheels through a six - speed automatic transmission, while the rear wheels are driven by an 87 - hp electric motor powered by a 7.6 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion battery.

At a powertrain technical presentation in Munich, Audi's head of spark ignition powertrains and transmissions, Dr Franz Bäumer, said that a third of Audi's vehicles by 2025 will be electrified in some way, whether these are full battery - electric powertrains, or plug - in hybrids like the two existing e-tron models.

Broadly, the plans comprise an aim for 16 new electrified vehicles by 2025, comprising hybrids, electric cars and fuel - cell electric vehicles.

WASHINGTON — As required by the bipartisan Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 (PSEA), the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing that hybrid and electric vehicles meet minimum sound standards in order to help make all pedestrians more aware of the approaching vehicles.

Inaugurated by Ville de Luxembourg on 10 February 2017, the chargers will support 5 electric hybrid buses from Volvo, fully charging each vehicle with 150kW of power in three to six minutes, during the layover times at the end point of the bus route.

Asked why a battery electric vehicle and not a PHEV, Maserati's man maintained that by the early part of the next decade, the taxation advantages for plug - in hybrids will most likely have been removed in many countries.

In hybrid electric vehicles, like the Toyota Prius, engine braking is simulated by the computer software to match the feel of a traditional automatic transmission.