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Bargain electric ute incoming: Nissan plotting baby electric pick-up truck that could see Surf-Out concept come to life

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A second Nissan exec said the small pick-up wouldn’t be a rival for battery-powered trucks like the Rivian or the incoming Tesla Cybertruck. metre ute for Latin America with an advanced 48-volt E-TECH mild-hybrid powertrain, but that car will be priced at around US$20,000, suggesting the Nissan version will be fully electric.

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Volkswagen introduces new Coasting 2.0 micro hybrid system and new natural gas engine at Vienna Motor Symposium

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Volkswagen is also highlighting its spectrum of efficiency and electrification solutions all the way to further optimized battery-powered propulsion as in the new e-Golf and the coming new MEB-based electric vehicles exemplified by its series of I.D. —Friedrich Eichler, Head of Volkswagen Powertrain Development.

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Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul will premiere as series-production eActros 600 in October

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Since the first appearance of the electric truck as a concept prototype at the IAA Transportation 2022, further test vehicles have been built at the Mercedes-Benz plant Wörth, with central components coming from the Mercedes-Benz plants Mannheim, Kassel and Gaggenau.

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Quick drive of the Passat HyMotion hydrogen fuel cell hybrid

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The 100 kW fuel cell system (also applied in the A7) has a system power of 100 kW. The concept car has high-voltage 1.1 The fuel cell and battery power an electric motor adapted from the e-Golf. The 12-volt battery is also mounted at the rear. The number at the center is the range remaining.

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BMW Group to offer 25 electrified vehicle models by 2025, 12 fully electric

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By 2025, the BMW Group will offer 25 electrified vehicle models—12 of them fully electric, said Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, in a preview briefing before the opening of the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. BMW combustion-powered drives will incorporate 48-volt recuperation systems.

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Volkswagen Group shows 3 hydrogen fuel cell concepts at LA Show: Audi A7 Sportback h-tron; Golf Sportwagen HyMotion; Passat HyMotion

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This is the opposite of the approach taken by Toyota with its Mirai fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ) and Honda with its new FCV Concept ( earlier post ). Fuel cell technology is running in comepetition with long-range battery electric vehicles. Meanwhile, outside the stack the electrons supply the electrical power.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). Think Tank’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key Bright Automotive says it soon release an electric car with a 100 mile per gallon plus plug-in – and the company says it will keep the car economically priced.

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