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Recharge Wrap-up: Jaguar Land Rover talks EVs, Batteries should be modular
A new study out of Germany suggests adopting a modular approach to battery offerings in plug-in hybrid and extended range…
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Recharge Wrap-up: Honda Grace hybrid goes on sale in Japan, Daimler spends 100M euros on batteries
The Mercedes-Benz S-500 Plug-In Hybrid has earned an Environmental Certificate from the TÜV Süd technical inspection authority. The award is…
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Recharge Wrap-up: Porsche adds third 919 Hybrid for Le Mans, Audi to heat factory with geothermal
Porsche will be running a third 919 Hybrid LMP1 car in the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.…
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Is BMW ready to increase i8 production?
The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid is really fast. But the car is getting to customers really slowly. The German automaker…
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Watch a Porsche 918 Spyder being built by hand
No music track, no dialogue, no voiceover, just a group of women and men in a very clean room in…
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Recharge Wrap-up: Tesla Gigafactory gets high-tech neighbors, BMW i8 still comes with a long wait
Switch plans to build a large data center near the site of Tesla’s Gigafactory battery production facility in Reno, Nevada.…
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Toyota’s new TNGA platform could boost Prius to 58 mpg
First, let’s put the necessary context around the phrase, “Toyota New Global Architecture platform.” The platform is important, but it…
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Toyota wants half its vehicles in Japan to be hybrids
The Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle could signal the future of motoring with a somewhat accessible price and cutting-edge…
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Six-week production shutdown planned for 2016 Chevy Volt
It’s no surprise that GM is winding down production of the first-gen Chevy Volt as it prepares to start building…
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Toyota ending Prius Plug-In production in June
The fourth-generation Toyota Prius and it’s potential 58 miles per gallon fuel economy isn’t due until later this year at…
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