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BMW Group hits 100K electrified vehicle mark for this year, lights up Group HQ like a battery

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The fifth generation of electric drive train and battery technology, available from 2021, uses scalable, modular electrification kits that will allow all model series to be fitted with every type of drive train. In other words, the BMW Group holds a disproportionately large share of the growing market for electro-mobility in Europe.

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Opel expanding and enhancing its LPG offerings; new 1.4L LPG Turbo EcoFlex for Astra and Meriva

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ecoFLEX 3- and 5-door models had their launch in June 2011, marking the start of the new generation of Opel LPG vehicles. Around 61,000 vehicles have been sold across Europe with around 80% in Italy alone. Tire repair kits are offered as standard on board all LPG vehicles. The entry price for the Astra 5-door 1.4 The Corsa 1.2

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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

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America and Europe have more mature EV markets than us, meaning thousands of pre-loved electric cars have popped up on their used car classifieds. In 2021 it was around 3%, so unlike Europe and the US, we don’t have the glut of used EVs being traded in around the three-years-old mark. But will Australia follow suit?

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Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles joining London hydrogen project

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The majority of those 1,000 cars will be available in Europe where the European Commission has established a number of schemes, such as the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), to promote the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier. million km) of testing under real-world conditions in Europe, Korea and the US.

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5 great electric cars still eligible for the Plug-in Car Grant

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Since 2011, the government has provided close to ÂŁ1.3 ZOE remains the best selling EV in Europe/. 3 is set to become the people’s electric car with ample range, interior space equivalent to the class above and all the kit you will ever need. SEAT MII Electric – ÂŁ20,300. A cut-price sibling of the Volkwagen E-UP!

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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The new Focus will begin rolling off the line next year and the battery-electric version of the Focus—Ford’s first all-electric passenger car—debuts in 2011. Assembly, which will be converted to produce small vehicles from Ford’s global Focus platform beginning in 2011.

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VW introducing 1.8L EA888 Gen 3 engine in 2014 Jetta, Passat and Beetle; driving impressions

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to conform to future emissions standards, particularly the stringent EU6 standard which will be mandatory in Europe in 2015. The Jetta remains Volkswagen’s best-selling car, three years after the sixth-generation car was introduced to the US market as a 2011 model. MQB and MLB. The 2014 Jetta. The new Gen 3 EA888 1.8L liter engine.

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