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Volkswagen runs XL1 and e-up! at Silvretta E-Car Rally

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Volkswagen is running the diesel plug-in hybrid XL1 ( earlier post ) and its e-up! battery electric vehicle ( earlier post ) at this year’s Silvretta E-Car Rally in Austria. seconds and achieves a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph). kW plugged into any standard 230V socket, with 3.6 The new e-up! With its 18.7

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Volkswagen to produce XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid at Osnabrück; 261 mpg US

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The plug-in diesel-electric hybrid, which Volkswagen will showcase at the Geneva show, can cover a distance of up to 50 km (31 miles) in all-electric mode. This gives it the ability to cruise on the road at a constant speed of 100 km/h (61 mph) using just 6.2 hp, Volkswagen says.

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Volkswagen: e-mobility and sustainability; Part 1, the e-Golf and Golf GTE

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and e-Golf) with other plug-in models following, the event marks a very large and public stake in the ground, in terms of defining the current and future importance of e-mobility for Volkswagen. earlier post ) and a pre-production prototype of the plug-in hybrid electric Golf GTE ( earlier post ).

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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With a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph), the average range of the e-up!, seconds it reaches 100 km/h (62 mph). Top speed is 130 km/h (81 mph). In doing so the power electronics convert the direct current (DC) stored in the battery into alternating current (AC) and use this to drive the motor. Motor and gearbox assembly.