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Jaguar kills off its entire range for new era of extremely expensive EVs

Baua Electric

The I-Pace, built under contract in Austria by Magna Steyr, will end production last, most likely sometime early next year. Meanwhile, the company plans to stockpile vehicles to have supply ready for dealers, but Eberhardt didn’t offer details on how that will play out. Rather, US buyers can access the next-gen vehicles via dealers.

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

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen is organizing the e-mobility weeks to inform politicians and policy-makers; journalists; dealers; fleet managers (70% of sales in Germany are to fleets); and the general public about present and future e-technologies and e-vehicles, as well as to make the case that, as one presenter put it: “ e-mobility is at the heart of Volkswagen ”.

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Can-Am Spyder First Drive: Embracing The Third Wheel

The Truth About Cars

While Can-Am offers the smaller, cheaper, and lighter Ryker with powertrains sized at 600 and 900 cubic centimeters, the Spyder F3 and RT come with a liquid-cooled, 1,330cc Advanced Combustion Efficiency (ACE) inline-triple manufactured in Austria by the BRP-owned Rotax. But I never had an opportunity to take one beyond 103 mph.

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

Green Car Congress

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). The effects of selecting this mode include paring back the e-vehicle’s maximum power output to 50 kW and limiting its top speed to 115 km/h (71 mph). Motor and gearbox assembly.