Sentences with phrase «hybrid vehicles hit»

If electric rates for homes varied by the time of day based on relative levels of demand then people and companies would shift more of their electric demand toward the late night even before significant numbers of hybrid vehicles hit the market.

With the performance attributes of a pure - bred sports car and the fuel consumption of a small city model, the first BMW plug - in hybrid vehicle hits heights only attainable through the revolutionary BMW i vehicle concept.

Not exact matches

Beyond using this clean electricity to power homes, offices and manufacturing plants, the Chinese also view it as the fuel of choice for the growing number of vehicles hitting the road, setting a goal of putting five million «new energy» vehicles (EVs, plug - in hybrids and fuel - cell cars) on the road by 2020.

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.

While concerns about high voltages in vehicles are understandable, similar questions were raised when hybrids hit the market more than a decade ago, and everything seems to have worked out fine there.

BMW has just reached its first significant milestone for plug - in car sales, with more than 100,000 plug - in hybrid and electric vehicles sold since its first models hit the market in 2013.

It's been three years since we hit the streets with our first Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicle, and this latest version takes everything we learned and builds on it.

The next - gen Fusion Hybrid autonomous development vehicle follows the company's current generation, which hit the streets three years ago.

The first U.S. - made hybrid, a gas - electric version of the Ford Escape sport utility vehicle, isn't scheduled to hit dealerships until next year.

Chicago Auto Show attendees are treated to more than 1 million sq. ft. of the latest cars, trucks and SUVs to hit the market including more than a dozen vehicles that made their global or North American debuts during the show's Media Preview, including the 2019 Volkswagen Arteon; Subaru 50th Anniversary Special Edition Vehicles; Nissan Armada Snow Patrol Concept; Nissan 370Zki Concept; Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and Plug - in Hybrid; Toyota TRD Pro Package; 2019 Ford Transit Connect Wagon; Fiat 500; and the Slingshot Grand Touring Limited Edition.

Ford is energized about their future as the domestic automaker announces details of their first plug - in hybrid vehicle to hit the market.

Ford's current Fusion Hybrid - based autonomous development vehicle first hit the streets three years ago, if you can believe it.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles made the announcement, signalling the start of a partnership that will work together to develop and test around 100 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans with the goal of having the vehicles hit the road by the end of 2016.

With the flurry of hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles hitting the market today, it's the 2018 Toyota Prius that snagged the Buyer's Choice Award for Best Alternative Fuel Vehicle.

Indeed, the BMW i8 has been the world's best - selling hybrid sports car since it first hit the roads in 2014 and has collected an array of awards in recognition of its visionary design and trailblazing vehicle concept.

One thing that is for certain is that — ev cars, hybrid vehicles and alternative energy will hit the masses by 2015.

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