article thumbnail

Abarth 500e landing with $60,500 price tag, nudging Tesla Model 3 money

EV Central

When asked what car you drive, what price being able to say “ Scorpionissimaaaa …” in your finest faux Italian? Today’s price announcement follows confirmation the tiny four-seat hatch will hit Australian showrooms late this year. Is the price right? What’s included with the Abarth 500e?

Price 98
article thumbnail

Lunaz to begin production of electric classic Range Rovers; prices begin at £245,000 excluding local taxes

Green Car Congress

Prices for classic electric Range Rovers by Lunaz start at £245,000 (US$329,000) excluding local taxes. It starts with an exhaustive inspection. Lunaz, a creator of electric classic cars, announced the first tranche of production availability for classic electric Range Rovers. Every car by Lunaz represents an individual customer build.

Tax 286
article thumbnail

Audi’s mighty diesel: SQ8 TDI SUV coupé; 48V MHEV

Green Car Congress

TDI that draws its power from 3,956 cm 3 of displacement, the intake side is on the outside and the hot exhaust side with the two turbochargers is in the inner “V”. To do this, the Audi valvelift system (AVS) opens the second exhaust valve in each of the combustion chambers, which was closed previously. liters (30.2 liters (0.1

Diesel 236
article thumbnail

Electric Vehicle Charging Principle

Setec Powerr

With soaring oil prices and global policy support, electric vehicles will become increasingly popular. When the power battery is exhausted, replace the low-power battery pack with a fully charged battery, and send the replaced battery to the replacement station for slow charging. Generally, it can be fully charged in 1 hour.

article thumbnail

Audi SQ7 features new V8 TDI, 48V system, electric compressor

Green Car Congress

Two exhaust-gas turbochargers are activated selectively according to the concept of sequential charging, since exhaust gas only flows through one turbocharger at low and intermediate load. The inlet and exhaust cam shafts each have two cam contours per valve. A DC/DC converter connects the 48‑volt and 12‑volt electrical systems.

Audi 150
article thumbnail

Audi’s performance SQ5 diesel features electric compressor with mild hybrid system

Green Car Congress

An AC/DC converter connects the conventional 12-volt electrical system. It helps out whenever the exhaust gas flow provides too little energy to drive the turbocharger, i.e. when starting off and accelerating in the low-rev range up to 1,650 rpm. A sound actuator in the exhaust system gives the TDI a sonorous sound.

Diesel 285
article thumbnail

Mercedes-Benz introducing A- and B-Class plug-in hybrid models

Green Car Congress

The A 250 e and A 250 e Saloon can be ordered now in Europe at prices from €36,943.55 For direct-current charging (DC) the battery can be charged from 10 - 80 percent SoC in around 25 minutes. These new models, equipped with third-generation hybrid drive, include the A 250 e (combined fuel consumption 1.5-1.4 l/100 km (156.7-167.9

Plug-in 317