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Audi Q8 e-tron morphed into a beastly off-road EV with a new Dakar edition

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Audi took the Q8 e-tron and turned it into an all-electric off-road machine. The Audi Q8 e-tron edition Dakar is optimized for adventurers who “want to drive off the beaten path electrically.” It includes two electric motors and a 106 kWh battery for up to 300 kW power and 664 Nm torque.

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Promised VW Passat plug-in hybrid to debut at Paris show; both sedan and wagon

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Accordingly, at the Paris Motor Show, Volkswagen will introduce the new Passat GTE plug-in hybrid, the Volkswagen brand’s third plug-in hybrid (after the XL1, earlier post and Golf GTE, earlier post ) and its first plug-in hybrid offered in both sedan and wagon styles. Earlier post.) Passat GTE wagon. Click to enlarge. Passat GTE sedan.

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Porsche finally unveils the sporty all-electric Macan EV with up to 381 miles range

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Both the Macan 4 and Macan Turbo EVs include dual-motor AWD for added performance. The new electric SUV marks the debut of the Audi co-developed 800V PPE platform. The electric motors are powered by a 100 kWh (95 kWh usable) lithium-ion battery. The flat upper light with four-point DRLs are embedded in the vehicle’s wings.

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Promised VW Passat plug-in hybrid to debut at Paris show; both sedan and wagon

Green Car Congress

Accordingly, at the Paris Motor Show, Volkswagen will introduce the new Passat GTE plug-in hybrid, the Volkswagen brand’s third plug-in hybrid (after the XL1, earlier post and Golf GTE, earlier post ) and its first plug-in hybrid offered in both sedan and wagon styles. Earlier post.) Passat GTE wagon. Click to enlarge. Passat GTE sedan.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

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Brands within the Volkswagen Group have been rolling out modular component matrices, or assembly toolkits, for their light-duty vehicles over the past few years. Audi, for example, is using its zFas as the domain controller for piloted driving. Earlier post.) The domain controllers will be networked by gigabit Ethernet.

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Volkswagen launches new Passat GTE plug-in hybrid in Europe

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In terms of the brand, the Passat GTE is a basic building block in Volkswagen’s electric motoring strategy. Together with the plug-in hybrids from Audi (A3 e-tron, Q7 e-tron and R8 e-tron) and Porsche (Cayenne S E-Hybrid and Panamera S E- Hybrid), Volkswagen AG now has ten models in its portfolio driven wholly or partially on electric power.

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