Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Porsche ups the ante on fast charging speeds. And we check out the best deals on plug-in, hybrid, and electric cars for the end of 2018. Hyundai decides to bin its plans for a diesel-powered version of the new Santa Fe. A report reveals who's really funding the campaign to unwind fuel-economy and emissions rules.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

Dr. Winterkorn said that a plug-in hybrid version of the Volkswagen Passat would join the Group’s range of low-CO 2 vehicles “soon.”. Winterkorn said that the Group was reinforcing its objective to become the world’s leading automaker, also in ecological terms, by 2018. He said that the plug-in hybrids Golf GTE (1.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Electrify America’s ultra-fast charging network now offers Plug&Charge payment technology, which allows electric vehicle (EV) owners to begin a charge without reaching for their wallet, smartphone or bank card. After a brief online registration, drivers can automatically pay for charging by simply plugging in their EV.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 14, 2015

Porsche has already built three plug-in hybrids, but the German carmaker hasn't yet shown much enthusiasm for pure electric cars. Various rumors of different all-electric Porsche models have been shot down by executives in public comments. Yet this may turn out to be a case of Porsche protesting too much.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Today, a much-loved TV scientist gets a Bolt EV, we drive a pricey luxury plug-in hybrid performance sedan, and we explain why cars don't burn wood any longer. Plus an excuse not to exercise! All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2020

ABB was already commissioned in 2018 as technology partner to deliver 340 high-power chargers to IONITY and was the first to market in Europe with 350 kW chargers featuring liquid cooled cables. ABB has received an order for a further 324, 350 kW high-power electric vehicle (EV) chargers from IONITY.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Which pair of European plug-in hybrids got bigger batteries and more rated range for 2018? What were the big stories from this week's surprisingly news-packed Los Angeles auto show? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, December 1, 2017.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 3, 2016

The Porsche Mission E that debuted at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show isn't just another concept car. It previews a production electric car Porsche plans to launch before the end of the decade. Just like its powertrain, the Mission E's styling is quite different from that of today's Porsche production cars.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

Porsche announced the end in 2018, for example. General Motors currently offers diesels in its full-size SUVs and pickups, and it’s reportedly working on a new generation of plug-in hybrid tech for its trucks. Diesel engines may still have a future at Toyota, in some markets at least. In the U.S.,

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Perhaps no German prestige carmaker was more rattled than Porsche by the sudden appearance of electric-car startup Tesla Motors.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

We are electrifying all vehicle classes, and therefore have everything we need to make the Volkswagen Group the top automaker in all respects, including electric mobility, by 2018”, said Prof. The Group is showcasing plug-in models including the Volkswagen all-electric e-up! The Volkswagen Group invests more than €7 billion (US$9.2

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

The bill would take effect 1 July 2018. Currently there are more than 35 models of zero-emission vehicles including plug-in hybrid, battery, and fuel cell electric vehicles. The bill phases in a requirement that, by fiscal 2026, 50% of light-duty vehicles purchased for the State vehicle fleet be zero-emission vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2018

Among these are: GKN’s Multimode eTransmission system is due to launch on a Chinese OEM’s platform across a number of vehicle models from 2018. This system will be demonstrated to customers during the 2018 Wintertest in Sweden. Sales, which were previously forecast to rise from £33 million (US$45.7 million) over the past six years.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. Power is provided by a liquid-cooled 95 kWh Li-ion pack. —Siegfried Pint.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports we have Volkswagen''s plan for world domination: VW says it will lead the industry in electric car production by 2018, and it''s also considering selling compressed natural gas (CNG) cars in the United States.

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Cars That Think

JULY 20, 2022

The vision of Ziggy, a mobile EV charger designed to tool around parking lots like a plug-wielding valet, raises an important question: Do robots take tips? Ziggy then motors over to hold a reserved parking space where owners plug in and charge at up to a 19.2-kWh kWh pace, roughly the peak of current Level 2 onboard capabilities.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 11, 2023

The automobile might be a Porsche 911 that includes the powertrain from a Tesla Type S rated at 500 hp and 200 miles of length. Sacrilege Motors introduced it’s going to blow their own horns its first EV conversion later date on the 2024 Pebble Seaside Concours d’Magnificence.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 22, 2015

Over the next few years, the German luxury establishment--including Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche--is expected to launch a barrage of electric car models in a belated attempt to take on startup Tesla Motors. For some time, it's been understood that one of those models will be an all-electric SUV from Audi.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 15, 2023

Road Test: 2023 Volvo XC60 Recharge Ultimate Surprising Performance in a Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV Okay, a show of hands if “quick or fast” come to mind when Volvo SUV is mentioned. A PHEV is the natural bridge between a gasoline and electric propulsion, but it only works when the car is plugged in whenever possible.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

If an electric Audi is good, then an electric Audi plus an electric Volkswagen plus an electric Porsche plus an electric Bentley must be better, yes? At least, that would seem to be the thinking at VW Group, which over the last six months has announced plans for the first three brands to launch all-electric cars in 2018 or later.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The 2018 Bentayga and Flying Spur’s plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variations are the initial steps toward full electrification, with the first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) arriving in 2025 and all models having some type of electrification the following year. The Dream Factory. Actions Speak Louder.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. More mainstream models will come from Kia, Mahindra, Škoda, and Volkswagen.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 2, 2017

The next couple of years promise to be quite interesting for electric cars. A minimum of six new models are expected in that time period, all promising ranges of 200 miles or more—which until a few months ago had been the exclusive province of Tesla Motors.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Some of these come as hybrids, plug-in hybrids or full electrics, upping the ante even more.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 2, 2024

There is no plug on the Range Rover to recharge the battery. Midsize SUV with Range Rover Cachet The 2024 Range Rover Velar is one of the entry-level midsize Range Rover models (the smaller Evoque takes the pure entry-level prize). This combination produced 395 horsepower (hp) and 405 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) second range.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2014

The Porsche Panamera S E-hybrid plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) is already in the showrooms in China; the Group will launch two further plug-in hybrid vehicles there next year with the Audi A3 e-tron ( earlier post ) and the Golf GTE ( earlier post ). billion) up to 2018. Earlier post.). billion (US$25.1

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EV Central

AUGUST 2, 2023

Audi Australia has announced the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of its 2024 Q8 SUV arrives in the fourth quarter of 2023, priced from $148,375 before on-roads. Its Q5 55 TFSI e plug-in arrived in Australian showrooms earlier this month. 2024 Audi Q8 60 TFSI plug-in hybrid, priced from $148,375 before on-roads.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2015

Volkswagen has launched its second plug-in hybrid based on a high-volume production model: the Passat GTE, available either as a sedan or Variant (wagon)—the first plug-in hybrid from Volkswagen to be sold as either. Volkswagen brand major plug-in hybrids. Earlier post , earlier post.) and e-Golf.) Passat GTE. 12.4 - 11.4.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 11, 2023

I duly plugged it into an exterior household outlet. I found one at local supermarket but out of the four stands only one was a high speed charger compatible with the CCS plug on the EV6. I found one at local supermarket but out of the four stands only one was a high speed charger compatible with the CCS plug on the EV6.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 24, 2021

First was the short-lived, 2014-2016, very cool looking ELR plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Based on the Chevrolet Volt platform and technology, the ELR coupe was ahead of its time for the traditional Cadillac buyer, which was too bad. So what has changed in the past few years to send Cadillac on the road to an electric future?

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MyEVOnline

MARCH 15, 2020

On the other hand, BYD’s total production rate also includes the sales of its plug-in hybrid. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, posted the picture of a red Model Y on his Twitter along with his team, announcing the one-millionth car on March 9th, it took the company only 12 years to reach the mark since it produced its first car back in 2008.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Since then, much of the dust has settled on the Capitol as it continues to implement qualifying terms for tax credits , continuously shifting what used EVs do and do not qualify. Here’s the latest list. In the meantime, it might be worth considering a used EV in order to take advantage of the revamped federal tax credit up to $4,000.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Audi will present the first member of another e-platform by the end of 2018: The Audi e-tron GT concept showcar, a highly dynamic coupe with a flat floor assembly, is debuting at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Another joint project of the development departments at Audi and Porsche is the Premium Platform Electric (PPE).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2017

As automakers increasingly seek to offer plug-in hybrid technology on their small car platforms—in which packaging space is at a premium—GKN expects to see a surge in demand for eDrive systems that are simpler to package and assemble. The housing also helps to suppress noise and vibrations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Until recently, the four main modular toolkits (modularen Baukästen) of the Group were: the MQB (transverse, driven by the Volkswagen brand); the MLB (longitudinal, driven by the Audi brand); the MSB (standard drive, driven by Porsche); and the NSF (New Small Family). Earlier post.) The first production MEB vehicle, a version of the I.D.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

CharIN was founded by Audi, BMW, Daimler, Mennekes, Opel, Phoenix Contact, Porsche, TÜV SÜD and Volkswagen to focus on developing and establishing the Combined Charging System (CCS) as the standard for charging battery-powered electric vehicles of all kinds. ABB—based in the Netherlands—is the first non-German member. Earlier post.)

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Luxury Abounds. Class oozing with distinctive styling says there is nothing reserved about the 2022 Genesis G80 AWD Sport Prestige luxury sedan. Just the opposite. It may say “sport” in the name, but don’t be fooled as this flagship sedan for Genesis is far more than that. Driving Pleasure. feet turning radius. Elegant Interior.

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