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Super Bowl stats: 3 commercials for alternative powertrain vehicles

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of total) featured vehicles with alternative powertrains: one for the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid; one for BMW advanced diesel; and one for the Chevy Volt extended range electric vehicle. Chevrolet ran the most from any automaker, with 6: 3 for the Cruze, 1 for the Camaro, 1 for the Volt, and 1 for the Silverado.

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Audi's Green Onslaught: A3 Sedan, A8 Hybrid, e-Tron Tesla-Fighter

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It's going to take Audi a long time to live down its U.S. chief's infamous quote that anyone who buys a Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle is an "idiot."

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Audi A1 e-tron: Extended Range Electric Vehicle for City Driving

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The four-passenger, two-door mega city vehicle (MCV) car can drive 50 kilometers (31 miles) emission-free in city traffic on its 12 kWh battery pack before the range extender kicks in. The synchronous electric motor of the Audi A1 e-tron is mounted transversely at the front of the car. Motor and power electronics.

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Audi announces A3 e-tron battery electric vehicle pilot program in US

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Audi introduced the battery-electric Audi A3 e-tron US pilot program at TED2012 in Long Beach, California. This marks Audi’s first foray into the rapidly developing US electric vehicle landscape. kWh of usable energy at 380 volts and weighs 300 kilograms (661 lb). A3 e-tron BEV. Click to enlarge. It stores 26.5

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Build better products.

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Here are all the used EVs that qualify for a $4,000 tax credit

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4 (all models) (2021- 2022 ) $4,000 VOLVO C40 (2022) $4,000 XC40 Recharge (2021- 2022 ) $4,000 Last updated 1/23/2024, most recent changes in bold The Audi Q5 TFSI e Quattro. As always, we recommend speaking with a tax professional and EV dealer directly in order to ensure what you and your new vehicle qualify for.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. See Chevy Volt for latest. Newsweek ).

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