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Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase

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The Audi e-tron and e-tron Sportback are assembled in Brussels, Belgium, in a plant certified as carbon-neutral, according to Belgian testing company Vinçotte, with suppliers also using sustainable production processes when and where possible. seconds and a top track speed of 124 mph.

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Audi to begin production of e-tron Sportback in 2019; second new electric model for Brussels

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Audi will begin production of the Audi e-tron Sportback—Audi’s second production electric car—at Audi Brussels (Belgium) in 2019. The Audi e-tron electric SUV—the first electric model—will drive off the assembly line there as of 2018. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). The concept car is a four-door gran turismo.

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Volvo Car Corporation to start demonstration program of electric cars in Shanghai

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The Volvo C30 Electric is manufactured in the Volvo Cars Ghent plant in Belgium and finalized in the Torslanda plant in Sweden. The cars are leased to customers in selected European countries and they are also currently operating in demonstration programs in Sweden and Belgium. A full recharge takes about 7 hours.

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Volvo Car Corporation begins production of the Volvo C30 Electric for leasing customers in Europe

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The Volvo C30 Electric will be manufactured and delivered to leasing customers throughout Europe, including in Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway. Top speed is 130 km/h (81 mph) and acceleration from 0-50 km/h (0-31 mph) takes four seconds. The car is recharged from a regular household power socket.

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Polestar 7 to replace Polestar 2 in EV line-up to avoid Volkswagen Golf-like fate

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The Polestar 2 is already a market leader in several regions like Norway, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, and others. Polestar 4 (Source: Polestar) Polestar’s new electric SUV coupe offers features up to 300 miles range and 544 hp for a 0 to 60 mph sprint in 3.7 It’s sold in 26 markets globally.

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BRUSA supplying complete electric drivetrain for at least 250 Volvo C30 Electrics

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The 111 hp (83 kW) electric motor from BRUSA that will power the C30 Electric delivers an instant torque of 220 N·m (162 lb-ft) leading to an acceleration from 0 to 50 km/h (31 mph) in 4 seconds and to 100 km/h in under 11 seconds. The car has a top speed of 130 km/h (80 mph).

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Peugeots Electric Partner Origin Venturi van; Zebra battery pack

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Range is up to 120 km (75 miles), and the top speed is 110 km/h (68 mph). This electric van entered the marketing phase in October 2010 in 5 European countries (France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, and Denmark) with a production volume limited to a few hundred units.

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