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JANUARY 29, 2018

In Europe, diesel car registrations fell by 7.9% of market share—the lowest for the segment in the last decade, according to figures from JATO Dynamics. Gasoline car registrations benefited from the decline of diesel, growing by 10.9% (+760,000 units) to a 50% market share; SUVs led growth with a record 4.56

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APRIL 17, 2019

For the first time, the Audi S5 Coupé/Sportback has a V6 diesel under the hood. An electric powered compressor provides for strong off-the-line performance; a 48V mild hybrid system (MHEV) enhances efficiency. Audi S5 Sportback TDI. TDI in the S5 models is the most powerful version in the Audi V6 diesel engine lineup.

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JUNE 27, 2020

liter gasoline engine—left the assembly line on Friday at the Zwickau car factory. Going forward, only electric models of Volkswagen and in future also of the sister brands Audi and Seat will be produced in Zwickau. The trend towards electric mobility will continue to pick up speed. The market launch of the ID.3

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Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2024

February 2024 was a positive month for the new car market in Europe. According to JATO Dynamics’ data from 28 European markets, a total of 988,116 passenger cars were registered during the month. However, Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) are not driving growth as they historically have done. in February last year.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

Audi of America, Inc. announced that the all-new 2015 Audi A3 sedan will arrive in US showrooms in the first quarter of 2014. Audi of America also confirmed that it will offer the A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in gasoline electric hybrid (PHEV) model in the US market later in 2014. Audi connect.

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APRIL 11, 2019

The new Audi S6 and S7 models in Europe are making their entrance with a torquey V6 TDI engine. For the first time, Audi has combined an electric-powered compressor (EPC) with a 48-volt primary electrical system. The electric compressor delivers high starting performance. Audi S7 Sportback TDI.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Audi is expanding capacities for the production of sustainably produced e-gas. The Viessmann Group is Audi’s first partner company to produce additional quantities of the synthetic fuel using a new biological methanation process. Audi e-gas is currently produced using two process steps: electrolysis and methanation.

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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. Audi has several development models already on the road.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

Audi has unveiled the new-generation Audi A4 and A4 Avant, developed with a high priority on the reduction of CO 2 emissions. TFSI based on Miller cycle, introduced by Audi earlier this year at the Vienna Motor Symposium. The A4 Sedan and the A4 Avant will be launched in the market this fall. Earlier post.) TFSI quattro.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

Harley-Davidson Launches Stand-Alone Electric Bike Brand. Harley-Davidson, the legendary and revered American manufacturer of motorcycles, announced that it is establishing LiveWire as a separate electric motorcycle brand on July 8,2021, just in time for the first of nine outdoor International Motorcycle Shows. Five Ways To Market EVs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2012

to the Annual Press Conference 2012 in Ingolstadt, Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG, said that the company believes that five key innovation areas will determine the shape of future mobility: design; lightweight construction; connected vehicles; mobility services; and electric mobility. In his speech.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

More than two and one-half years after the car was first announced ( earlier post ) and more than one year after sales began in Germany and Central Europe ( earlier post ), the US-spec version of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid will begin arriving in US showrooms in the next few weeks. seconds—comparable to the 7.4

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

The global EV Charger (EVC) market is forecast to grow from more than 1 million units in 2014 to more than 12.7 Japan is a key growth region for the EV charging stations and recently passed a key milestone by having more EV charging stations than gasoline stations, said said Ben Scott, senior analyst at IHS Automotive. Fast charging.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Alternative drives (battery-electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell, gas, and hydrogen) took up around a quarter of all new light-duty vehicle registrations in Germany in 2020, according to figures from the KBA (Federal Motor Transport Authority). A total of 394,940 new vehicles with electric drive were registered in 2020.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

Among the new features of the Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid recently launched in Europe is an efficiency-boosting trip planner that could be useful to Toyota’s U.S. For one, it doesn’t include the geofencing feature to identify the densest urban areas that might best be electric-only. market Prius Prime. And in the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Presales of the Audi Q7 TFSI e quattro (combined fuel consumption 3.0–2.8 l/100km; combined electric power consumption 22.9–21.9 The SUV, the plug-in hybrid drive of which combines a three-liter V6 gasoline engine with a powerful electric motor, is available in two power levels. lb-ft) of torque.

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MARCH 11, 2013

As part of its approach to e-mobility, the Volkswagen Group intends to launch at least 6 new plug-in hybrid models starting in 2014 and beyond, said Oliver Schmidt, General Manager Engineering and Environmental Office, Volkswagen Group of America, at the recent SAE 2013 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Reflecting on the implications of the still evolving Volkswagen emissions testing scandal (“ a vehicle emissions scandal of unprecedented proportions ”), analysts at Lux Research suggest that one outcome of the crisis could be an aggressive push by Volkswagen to accelerate the push towards plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Audi is systematically pursuing its electrification strategy and is now offering its large four-door A7 Sportback coupe as a powerful, efficient plug-in hybrid (PHEV). The new Audi A7 Sportback 55 TFSI e quattro delivers a system output of 270 kW (367 PS) (combined fuel consumption of 2.1 – 1.9 lb-ft) of torque and an electric motor.

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JULY 8, 2015

It will also allow us to promote advanced methanol technology in Europe. Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2015

The XC90 is a critical car for Volvo’s revitalization worldwide and especially in the US market. Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. Audi Q7 e-tron. 0-60 (sec).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2022

Volkswagen drove forward its transformation into a sustainable, software-centric mobility group in 2021 and approximately doubled its deliveries of battery-electric vehicles (BEV) year-on-year to 452,900 units. The Volkswagen Group projects that in 2030 one in two cars sold worldwide will be purely electric. Audi e-tron (incl.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Audi is introducing a plug-in hybrid version of its A8 L luxury sedan. mi) (measured in accordance with WLTP) to be covered with electric drive alone. US mpg); combined electric power consumption is 21.2 – 20.9 ft) with its extended wheelbase, will be introduced to the European markets in the fall. l/100 km (87.1 – 94.1

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2019

The Audi Q5 55 TFSI e quattro with 270 kW (367 hp) system output (combined fuel consumption: 2.4 – 2.1 l/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 53 – 46 g/km) is the first of the new plug-in models from Audi. TFSI, a four-cylinder, turbocharged gasoline engine producing 185 kW (252 hp) and 370 N·m (272.9 l/100 km (98.0 – 112.0

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 11, 2023

Charging the British way Around the UK In the UK my goal was to drive from Heathrow on a mammoth loop around the very northern parts of the Scottish Highlands on the NC 500 route, which traverses one of the most remote and sparsely populated parts of Europe. In 1955, the local dairy switched from horses to electric milk floats.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2009

Cautioning that the development and commercialization of the electric car is “ not a sprint, but a marathon ”, Volkswagen AG Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that Volkswagen would introduce its first electric vehicles based on the up! VW and the electric car. in pure electric vehicles in 2020.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Going forward, GM plans to spend proportionally less of its marketing budget on the corporate identity and more on the vehicle brands. The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform. Fritz Henderson emphasized: “ the only way we’re going to make GM great again is to win in the market.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. The German federal government is targeting one million electric vehicles in Germany by 2020. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In Germany (the largest car market in Europe), the 2020 registration year started with 246,300 newly registered passenger cars—7.3% With 7,492 new vehicles, the number of electric vehicles grew by +61.2%, and accounted for 3.0% Combined with BEVs, the share of plug-in electric drive vehicles was 6.5%. Source: KBA.

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MARCH 7, 2018

The joint venture, in which Continental holds 60% and CITC 40% of the shares, will operate globally and supply customers in Europe and North America, as well as China and other Asian markets. The aim is to establish the joint venture as one of the leading 48-volt battery system manufacturers on the global market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2015

The Passat GTE and Passat GTE Variant will arrive on the European market this autumn; in the first few countries advance sales have already begun. In terms of the brand, the Passat GTE is a basic building block in Volkswagen’s electric motoring strategy. Electrical consumption (combined), kWh/100 km. and e-Golf.) Passat GTE.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2024

Choosing “best of” or “most important” new cars is always dicey, and doubly so with electric vehicles. We’re not holding our breath for that mythical $30,000 Chevrolet Equinox EV, but we figured retail versions of Chevy’s Silverado EV pickup truck and Blazer EV SUV would have reached the market by now. Now we’ve driven both.

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Plug In India

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ Welcome to the new weekly series - Electric Car Watch, where we will talk about EV plans of major car brands, take a look at their EV vision, and go over their technology platforms. During the past decade, Toyota has not bothered to invest in electric vehicles. of hydrogen is created from fossil fuels.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 23, 2021

Another week with automakers sharing plans to either curtail development of internal combustion engines or share their EV sales goals – in this case German luxury OEMs, Audi and BMW. ” This hesitance is reflected in BMW’s upcoming lineup of EVs with most being electric versions of existing internal-combustion models.-

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

Choosing “best of” or “most important” new cars is always dicey, and doubly so with electric vehicles. We’re not holding our breath for that mythical $30,000 Chevrolet Equinox EV, but we figured retail versions of Chevy’s Silverado EV pickup truck and Blazer EV SUV would have reached the market by now. Now we’ve driven both.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

This year, Volkswagen Group will introduce the Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB, modularen Querbaukasten) for the Volkswagen, Audi, ŠKODA and SEAT brands. (At The first new vehicles to be produced based on the MQB will be the successor to the Audi A3 and the next-generation Golf. EA211 series gasoline engines. Click to enlarge.

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