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Hyundai Santa Fe PHEV, US-made Polestar 3 SUV, Lincoln EV plans, Audi charging: Today’s Car News

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Polestar plans to build its first electric SUV in the U.S. The Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid is rated for range and mpg. And Audi is changing up its charging offerings with the E-Tron GT—including three years of free fast-charging. Lincoln confirms its first all-electric model due in 2022. Lincoln.

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Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

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Audi has set the goal of successively reducing vehicle-specific CO 2 emissions by 30% by 2025 compared with reference year 2015 and over the entire product lifecycle. In the long term, Audi is pursuing the vision of CO2-neutral mobility and aims to be climate-neutral throughout the company on balance by 2050. Earlier post.).

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Audi introduces new top end diesel SQ5 TDI plus; 340 hp, 35.6 mpg

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Audi is further expanding its range of S models, with the new SQ5 TDI plus arriving at German dealerships in October. The diesel SUV accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mpg US) with emission of 174 g CO 2 /km (280.0 The Audi SQ5 TDI plus costs €67,700 (US$75,500) in Germany. Peak torque is increased by 50 (36.9

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Audi introduces Q7 e-tron quattro diesel PHEV SUV at Geneva; 138 mpg US

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Audi introduced the Q7 e-tron quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) at the Geneva show. tron quattro is Audi’s second vehicle featuring a plug?in kWh, liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery pack, the large SUV covers up to 56 kilometers (34.8 in hybrid vehicles, the Audi Q7 e?tron Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 Powered by the 17.3

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Audi presents latest SQ5 TDI diesel; 48V MHEV & electric compressor

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Audi has introduced the latest version of the SQ5 TDI diesel. The SQ5 TDI was first introduced in the fall of 2012 as the first Audi S model powered by a diesel engine. Audi SQ5 TDI mild hybrid 48V drivetrain. For exhaust gas aftertreatment, Audi uses twin-dosing technology based two SCR catalytic converters working together.

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New 3.0L Diesel for Audi Q7 SUV Offers 32.7 mpg

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Audi has added a new 3.0L diesel to its Q7 large SUV lineup. mpg US), equivalent to 189 grams CO 2 per km (304 g/mile). This large SUV accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 9.1 TDI offers 150 kW (204 hp) while consuming an average of 7.2 liters of diesel per 100 km (32.7 The new 3.0L

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Audi introducing 2nd-gen Q7 SUV at NAIAS; e-tron quattro diesel PHEV model; 2nd gen MLB

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Audi will present the new second-generation Audi Q7 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. The new Audi Q7 also marks the debut of the second-generation modular longitudinal platform (MLB), the Audi technology matrix for models with longitudinally mounted engines, said Prof. The new Q7.

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