Month: July 2014

Thu Jul 31, 10:55PM

Mitsubishi invest $44 million to expand production, lower costs of PHEV assembly

Mitsubishi is busy renovating their Okazaki, Japan factory in order to reduce production costs and increase production output of its vehicles. The renovations aim to cut the cost of body assembly 30 percent, while boosting the capacity there to 230,000 vehicles annually – that’s a 10 percent increase. Of course, not all of those vehicles… Continue reading Mitsubishi invest $44 million to expand production, lower costs of PHEV assembly

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Wed Jul 30, 8:01PM

Audi says EREVs are not part of the game plan

In a recent article on AutoCar.co.uk, Audi’s research and development boss Ulrich Hackenberg revealed further details about how the plan will be implemented. The upcoming launch of the 2015 Audi A3 Sportback e-Tron was described as a “benchmark for other plug-in hybrids” that Audi will use as it prioritizes plug-in hybrids over all other types… Continue reading Audi says EREVs are not part of the game plan

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Wed Jul 30, 1:37PM

Infiniti LE planned with better range for 2017

The last thing we heard from Infiniti in regards to the LE luxury electric vehicle was back in July 2013. That’s when Infiniti said the LE wasn’t cancelled, simply delayed in order to receive better, and not yet ready, technology. This week, Automotive News posted an article discussing Infiniti’s future plans that start, at the… Continue reading Infiniti LE planned with better range for 2017

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Fri Jul 25, 12:06AM

Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid pricing and details announced

Today Porsche announced that with the U.S. launch of the Cayenne S E-Hybrid, it will become the first automaker to offer 3 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the country. Similar to the Panamera S E-Hybrid, the Cayenne S E-Hybrid will carry only a small premium over the comparable internal combustion engine version. Priced at $76,400,… Continue reading Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid pricing and details announced

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Thu Jul 17, 11:21PM

First B-Class Electric Drive delivered in the US

Without so much as a press release, or even a balloon or two, the first 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive has been delivered to a happy owner in Studio City, California. Steve L (user stevel on the Mercedes B-Class ED forum) got the keys to his first electric vehicle on July 16th. While we (and… Continue reading First B-Class Electric Drive delivered in the US

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Tue Jul 15, 5:09PM

Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric Drive launches today in US

The US has been chosen as the first country to receive the B-Class Electric Drive, and today is the day it officially launches. Does that mean some will actually be sold/delivered today? No one knows for sure, but according to InsideEVs, there are some Electric Drives sitting in U.S. ports for quite a while now.… Continue reading Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric Drive launches today in US

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Thu Jul 10, 12:00AM

Mitsubishi talks North American Outlander PHEV timelines and details

Autoblog had a chance to attend the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with Mitsubishi, and while there, managed to corner some executives and ask some tough questions about the upcoming US launch of the 2016 Outlander plug-in hybrid. According to Mitsubishi Motors North America executive vice president Don Swearingen and US PR cheif Alex Fedorak,… Continue reading Mitsubishi talks North American Outlander PHEV timelines and details

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Tue Jul 1, 5:34PM

2015 Volkswagen Passat plug-in hybrid will have 31 electric miles

Volkswagen has revealed technical details of the upcoming, all-new, 2015 Passat.The information we are most interested in of course, is the details of the plug-in hybrid system. According to Volkswagen, the Passat plug-in hybrid has an 80 kW electric motor, energized by a 9.9 kWh lithium ion battery pack with liquid cooling, which VW says… Continue reading 2015 Volkswagen Passat plug-in hybrid will have 31 electric miles

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