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Porsche delivering double-digit improvements in fuel economy across entire current model series

Green Car Congress

Depending on the model, the savings achieved by all currently available model series in comparison with the corresponding predecessors lie in the double-digit percentage range while simultaneously offering significantly increased performance. In the sports cars with naturally aspirated engines, the vast majority of these reductions, 0.5

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Schaeffler Group Develops Research Hybrid Configurable to Different Electric Drive Architectures

Green Car Congress

The Schaeffler Group has developed the “Schaeffler Hybrid” as part of an advanced development project to enable a practical comparison of the various options available for e-mobility. The Schaeffler Hybrid features a combustion engine from a basic vehicle, a central electric motor and two wheel hub motors.

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New Hybrid: Video footage of the Lexus RX 450h

Green Cars News

With CO2 emissons of 148g/km the luxury SUV sets the bar surprisingly high when it comes to this premium sector of the automotive industry - as a comparison the Porsche Cayenne starts at 244g/km of CO2, the BMW X5 at 214g/km, and the Audi Q5 175g/km - impressive stuff.

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Porsche 911 goes electric! T-Hybrid boosts heavily updated 992.2 generation supercar with innovative electric turbo and 40kW electric motor

EV Central

litre horizontally-opposed six-cylinder engine as part of the 992.2 The new boxer engine makes 357kW and 570Nm – more than the 353kW/570Nm of the 3.0-litre litre twin-turbo engine it replaces – and pairs it with an electric motor making 40kW/150Nm. By way of comparison, the new 911 Carrera as part of the 992.2

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