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Audi to add Q5 PHEV in Australia mid-2023

EV Central

Audi is re-introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Australian line-up from mid-2023 in the form of the Q5 55 TFSI e luxury medium SUV. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e. It can be charged at up to 7.2kW AC for a full charge in around 2.5 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e interior.

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Audi RS e-tron GT review: Driving the most powerful production Audi ever

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The new Audi RS e-tron GT is proof that if you’re going to enter a new era then you should do it with a bang. This long, low five-door super-coupe not only the most powerful Audi electric vehicle ever built, it’s the most powerful Audi production car of all time. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS. 2023 Audi e-tron GT RS.

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2024 Audi Q5 55 TFSIe plug-in hybrid EV review

EV Central

The Q5 55 TFSIe is the most powerful Audi Q5 ever created and also the most fuel efficient. But does the Audi Q5 55 TFSIe deliver? Perhaps helping the TFSIe’s cause is Audi pitching the PHEV as a performance vehicle as much as one for low emissions motoring. seconds) but has similar levels of equipment.

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2025 Audi A3 facelift breaks cover with subtle upgrades & new crossover version

Baua Electric

By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 12 Mar 2024, 18:26 PM The 2025 Audi A3 facelift arrives with new styling, more standard equipment and new materials in the cabin. The 2025 Audi A3 facelift arrives with new styling, more standard equipment and new materials in the cabin. inch touchscreen infotainment system with the Audi Virtual Cockpit.

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Fastned expands fast-charging network into Germany; “die Autowende”

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The Netherlands-based Fastned, which plans to build a European network of fast-charging stations has acquired its first 14 locations in Germany. At these locations Fastned will build and operate stations with multiple fast chargers to charge the next generation of EVs at power levels of 150 kW to 350 kW.

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

EV Central

But have you heard Porsche doesn’t mind charging for a few extras? For reference, the cheapest ex-demo petrol-powered 2022 BMW 740i is $179,000 plus on-roads. How has Merc’s fabled petrol S-Class fared over the same time? On the combustion front, Audi’s flagship petrol sedan, the S8 4.0-litre

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Time to unplug phoney PHEV fuel ratings: Australia’s “electrified” automotive future isn’t all its cracked up to be | Opinion

EV Central

This catch-all allows them to make it sound like, by 2030, there will be a huge number of proper and actual zero-emission EVs on the road, when what they are actually including are hybrids and plug-in hybrids, which, let’s be honest, still use their petrol-burning combustion engines a lot, and sometimes almost all of the time.

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