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Volkswagen unveils third-generation Touareg SUV in China; plug-in hybrid drive this year

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Worldwide sales of the previous two generations amount to nearly one million units; the largest markets for the new Touareg—which serves as a technology flagship for the automaker—are China, Europe and Russia. Volkswagen will be offering the Touareg with a new plug-in hybrid drive (270 kW/367 PS system power) in China initially.

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Mitsubishi Motors to introduce the New Outlander at Geneva show; plug-in hybrid Outlander to debut during fiscal 2012

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During fiscal 2012 Mitsubishi Motors will add an EV-based Outlander model which will use a plug-in hybrid system derived from MMC’s already existing EV technology. The new Outlander will be launched first in Russia this summer, after which it will make its debut in European, Japanese, Oceania, Chinese and North American markets.

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China says it will ‘rein in’ the flood of EVs coming our way

Baua Electric

BYD Atto 3 (Source: BYD) Europe and the US say that Chinese EV development is running wild and unchecked and on the verge of overwhelming the global market with, well, EVs the rest of the world can’t compete with. China last year overtook Japan as the world’s biggest car exporter ­– but most of those were ICE vehicles sold to Russia.

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Crypto’s Slow Motion Gold Rush

Cars That Think

When Chinese authorities cracked down on cryptocurrency mining in May, earnings soared for miners in other countries. But in May Chinese regulators banned the practice over concerns about mining's excessive energy consumption and perceived threats to financial stability. If you're not plugged in, you're not making money," says Perrill.

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The demand for charging piles is getting more and more popular

Setec Powerr

How do Chinese companies need to explore potential business opportunities in the new energy charging pile market? The latest June cross-border index released by Alibaba International Station shows that currently, the world’s leading brands in the industry are deploying the charging pile track in advance. The number of Volkswagen ID.4,

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

Green Car Congress

In his remarks at the Annual Media Conference, where the Group presented 2015 results, Matthias Müller, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, said that 2016 will be a year of transition for Volkswagen, and will also see the accelerated transformation of the company. Our Strategy 2025 will provide the framework for this," Müller said.

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EC Publishes 6 Calls for Proposals for Transport Research within the Seventh Framework Program; €63M for European Green Cars Initiative and Electromobility

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The European Commission has published 53 calls for. proposals in various thematic areas of the Seventh Research Framework Program. FP7), including six calls for transport with funding of approximately €243 million (US$344 million). Within that, projects for the European Green Cars Inititative are to receive an indicative (i.e., billion (US$5.8