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Mitsubishi Uveils PX-MiEV; EV, EREV and PHEV All in One

October 1st, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors, E-REV, PHEV with 131 Comments

Like all recent auto shows before it, the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show will offer a showcase of new electrified vehicles.
Two examples that seem particularly important are entries from Mitsubishi and Honda.
Mitsubishi is unveiling what it calls the PX-MiEV. This crossover seems to be a conglomerate of all things; its is a plugin hybrid, a [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 131 Comments

Compact Power/LG Chem to Produce and Assemble Battery Packs for GMs 2-Mode Plugin Hybrid, Not GM

September 29th, 2009 | Posted in: Battery, PHEV with 127 Comments

GM has been developing a plugin 2-mode hybrid since 2006. It was at first to be deployed in the Saturn VUE.  The host vehicle was later changed to a compact Buick SUV when the Saturn division was sold. That decision too was scrapped, however, GM still intends to sell the drivetrain in some [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 127 Comments

Mercedes-Benz Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID: to Achieve 73.5 MPG

September 12th, 2009 | Posted in: Competitors, PHEV with 114 Comments

Mercedes Benz continues to push the electric car envelope in remarkable directions.
The German company has announced it will be unveiling what it calls the Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID at the Frankfurt Auto Show next week.
This is a full size S-class high luxury high performance sedan that can drive up to 18 miles on pure [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 114 Comments

Plug-in Prius Will Have up to 12.4 Mile All Electric Range

September 10th, 2009 | Posted in: Competitors, PHEV with 206 Comments

Toyota has taken the wraps off its plug-in Prius prototype and will be displaying it at the Frankfurt Auto Show. They have also disclosed a bit more engineering detail.
The car will go into limited test-fleet production in the first half of 2010. 500 units will be deployed globally, with 150 in Europe, [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 206 Comments

BMW Vision Plug-in Hybrid Concept Car

August 30th, 2009 | Posted in: Competitors, PHEV with 188 Comments

BMW has released the details of its Vision concept car which will be unveiled in Frankfurt in September.
The car is a technological tour-de-force that borrows some of the Volt concept but expands it in new directions.
The car is a 2+2 seater sports car that has stunning performance, aerodynamics, design and fuel efficiency.
It is a plug-in [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 188 Comments

Test-Drive: GM’s 2 Mode Plug-in Hybrid w/Video

August 24th, 2009 | Posted in: PHEV, Test drive, Video with 164 Comments

I recently had the chance to be one of the few people outside of GM to get behind the wheel of a plugin 2 mode hybrid prototype at GM’s test grounds in Milford. I was accompanied by Larry Nitz, GM’s director of hybrid powertrain development.
Originally this vehilce was set to debut under the Saturn [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 164 Comments

Breaking: Buick Compact Crossover Cancelled, 2-Mode Plugin Drivetrain Still Lives On

August 19th, 2009 | Posted in: Buick, PHEV with 147 Comments

The complex saga of GM’s 2-mode plug-in SUV continues to take new turns.
The program was initially announced in 2006, six months before the Volt, and was supposed to beat it to market as a plug-in Saturn VUE. When Saturn was sold off to Penske, another host vehicle was needed.
GM then announced it would be [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 147 Comments

Why the Buick CUV Plugin Will Have a 3.5 L, 6 Cylinder Engine

August 9th, 2009 | Posted in: Efficiency, PHEV, Performance with 191 Comments

We recently learned GM will be moving its 2-mode plug-in hybrid drivetrain into a yet-unseen, yet-unnamed Buick compact crossover.
It has been noted that though the standard version of this car will come with a DI 4 cylinder engine capable of more than 30 MPG highway, the plugin version will not.
It will have a direct [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 191 Comments

The Electric Car Race is Underway, Who Will Win?

July 12th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, Competitors, Hybrid, PHEV with 171 Comments

What started as a concept and dream 2 and 1/2 years ago when the Volt was first unveiled has now evolved into an all out race to build the winning mass production electric car. At this point there are three major players in the field and a lot of smaller ones. GM, Nissan, [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 171 Comments

GM VP: Plug-in SUV on Track, Pure EV Under Consideration

July 7th, 2009 | Posted in: BEV, PHEV with 275 Comments

Tom Stephens is GM’s VP of product development, the position formerly held by Bob Lutz. In a new interview with Reuters, Stephens provided some insight on GM’s electric vehicle plans.
Stephens intends to be aggressive about staying ahead of the competition when it comes to delivering an electric car to the masses. “I can [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 275 Comments

Toyota Commits to Mass Production of Plug-in Hybrids

July 4th, 2009 | Posted in: Competitors, PHEV with 141 Comments

The Volt is GM’s effort to leapfrog the Prius, and ever since this site began, Toyota has publicly remained very conservative about plans to produce plug-in cars.
Previously they have only openly committed to produce about 500 plug-in Priuses for global fleet testing by the end of this year.
According to the Japanese newspaper Nikkei, that’s all [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 141 Comments

Rumor: New Buick CUV to Get 2-Mode Plug-in Hybrid Drivetrain

June 15th, 2009 | Posted in: Buick, PHEV with 111 Comments

Since 2006, GM has been developing a front-wheel drive 2-mode plugin hybrid (PHEV) vehicle. The 2-mode plugin Saturn VUE was to be that car but bankruptcy and divestment of the Saturn brand has ended that plan.
GM’s contract negotiations with Penske could in theory enable that car to still be built and sourced, however that [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 111 Comments

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