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  2. History of plug-in hybrids - Wikipedia

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    General Motors envisions an eventual progression of E-Flex vehicles from plug-in hybrids to pure electric vehicles, as battery technology improves. [43] General Motors presented the Volt as a PHEV-40 that starts its engine when 40% of the battery charge remains, and which can achieve a fuel economy of 50 mpg (4.7 L/100 km), even if the vehicle ...

  3. History of the electric vehicle - Wikipedia

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    The global stock of plug-in electric passenger cars reached 5.1 million units in December 2018, consisting of 3.3 million all-electric cars (65%) and 1.8 million plug-in hybrid cars (35%). [ 221 ] [ 216 ] The global ratio between BEVs and PHEVs has been shifting towards fully electric cars, it went from 56:44 in 2012 to 60:40 in 2015, and rose ...

  4. Hybrid vehicle drivetrain - Wikipedia

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    Hybrid vehicle drivetrains transmit power to the driving wheels for hybrid vehicles. A hybrid vehicle has multiple forms of motive power, and can come in many configurations. For example, a hybrid may receive its energy by burning gasoline, but switch between an electric motor and a combustion engine.

  5. Hybrid vehicle - Wikipedia

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    Another subtype of hybrid vehicles is the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The plug-in hybrid is usually a general fuel-electric (parallel or serial) hybrid with increased energy storage capacity, usually through a lithium-ion battery, which allows the vehicle to drive on all-electric mode a distance that depends on the battery size and its ...

  6. Petrol–electric transmission - Wikipedia

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    Petrol–electric vehicles have many energy-conversion steps, which can result in reduced efficiency due to energy loss at each stage of the transition. Petrol–electric vehicles, and typically most series hybrid vehicles need two electric machines, a generator coupled to the engine and a motor/generator coupled to the wheels.

  7. Hybrid electric vehicle - Wikipedia

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    Mild hybrid, is a vehicle that cannot be driven solely on its electric motor, because the electric motor does not have enough power to propel the vehicle on its own. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Mild hybrids include only some of the features found in hybrid technology, and usually achieve limited fuel consumption savings , up to 15 percent in urban driving ...

  8. Lohner–Porsche - Wikipedia

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    They include the first hybrid electric vehicle and the first commercial hub motor car. The hybrid "Mixed" or "Mixte" racecars are powered by a gasoline engine which drives four electric motors, one in each wheel hub. The battery-powered "Touring" or "Chaise" commercial cars utilize only two front-wheel hub motors. [2] [1]

  9. American automobile industry in the 1950s - Wikipedia

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    1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible, one of the most iconic autos of the era [1]. The 1950s were pivotal for the American automobile industry.The post-World War II era brought a wide range of new technologies to the automobile consumer, and a host of problems for the independent automobile manufacturers.