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Audi offering plug-in hybrid version of A6 Avant wagon

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Audi is offering its successful full-size station wagon A6 Avant as a plug-in hybrid: The new A6 Avant 55 TFSI e quattro has a system output of 270 kW (367 PS) (combined fuel consumption 2.1–1.9 The Audi A6 Avant PHEV thus has an efficient and permanently available all-wheel drive for an equally high level of traction and dynamic handling.

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Audi providing 40 A3 e-tron PHEVs for E-Mobility Showcase program in Germany

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Audi is providing 40 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) ( earlier post ) to support three different projects in the German government’s “Electric Mobility Showcase” program. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at Audi. —Prof. —Prof.

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Taycan review, Equinox EV deal, R1T top safety, 70-mile PHEVs: The Week in Reverse

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Nissan Surf-Out concept Within last week’s 2030 plan presented by Nissan, emphasizing more affordable EVs , the automaker said that it will pair with Mitsubishi for the joint development of a Nissan Frontier pickup replacement in EV and PHEV forms. 2024 Rivian R1T Could the safest pickup be fully electric?

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Audi’s Line Of EVs May Soon Be Produced In The United States

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Audi’s line of EVs may soon be produced in the United States, as soon as 2023, thanks to the newly signed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). For BEVs and PHEVs to remain eligible for tax credits, the final assembly must happen in North […]. The IRA encourages electric vehicle manufacturers to build their vehicles in the USA.

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Volkswagen Group brings new Audi and Porsche EV concepts, Volkswagen PHEV concept to Frankfurt; 20 more plug-ins by 2020

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Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). Audi e-tron quattro. Audi will present an all-electric, luxury-class sport SUV in early 2018.

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Tesla Model 3 Outsells Audi A4, BMW 3 Series, And Mercedes C-Class In Germany!

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Tesla is outselling Audi, BMW, and Mercedes in their home market.

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EVs Take 18.0% Share In Germany, Down YoY As Incentive Hangover Continues

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BEVs were down some 29% in YoY volume, while PHEVs were down 4.5%. March saw plugin EVs take 18.0% share in Germany, down year on year, remaining stuck in a hangover from sudden incentive abandonment in late December. Overall auto volume was 263,844 units, down 6% YoY, and down 25%. continued] The post EVs Take 18.0%

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