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McLaren investing £1B in R&D over new 6-year plan; 50% of cars to feature hybrid tech by 2022

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The launch of the new 570GT at the Geneva Motor Show represents the culmination of new model introductions for 2016. McLaren also confirmed the addition of a Spider derivative within its Sports Series family in 2017. —Mike Flewitt, Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Automotive.

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BMW to showcase 4 production plug-in hybrids at IAA in Frankfurt; new 225xe

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Together with the soon-to-be-launched BMW X5 xDrive40e ( earlier post ) also on display at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, the BMW eDrive technology initially developed for BMW i cars will be available for BMW models spanning four different vehicle segments in 2016. The BMW 225xe, arriving in spring 2016, pairs a 100 kW/136 hp 1.5-liter

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BMW to introduce BMW 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid at Detroit show

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As well as the Driving Dynamics Control switch, with its SPORT, COMFORT and ECO PRO settings, the eDrive button, unique to the iPerformance models offers three driving modes: AUTO eDRIVE, MAX eDRIVE and BATTERY CONTROL. The BMW Charging Station uses its output of 3.6kW - 7.2 kW (16/32 A, 240 V) to reduce charging time to under three hours.

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