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Two 'plug-in hybrid SUV' stories April 2016 - November 2017

Uber orders whopping 24,000 Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrids for fleet of driverless autos

Haye Kesteloo Nov 20 2017 - 12:28 pm PT

Volvo Cars and Uber join forces to develop autonomous driving cars

This morning Uber Technologies Inc. announced that they have agreed to purchase 24,000 Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrids from the Swedish company to for a fleet of driverless cars. Let that sink in for a moment, 24 thousand self-driving sports utility vehicles. That is 10,000 more than the number of yellow cabs in New York City.

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VW unveils a new electric plug-in SUV: T-Prime Concept GTE – Beijing Auto Show [Gallery]

Fred Lambert Apr 25 2016 - 1:38 pm PT

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At the Beijing Auto Show today, Volkswagen unveiled the new electric SUV it was teasing in a press release last week. The new plug-in hybrid SUV is called the T-Prime concept and it appears to be VW’s answer to the success of Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV.
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