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Porsche spent €2.2B on R&D in 2016; PHEVs, Mission E BEV, digitalization

Green Car Congress

In FY 2016, Porsche spent €2.2 —Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT. In 2016, the company founded Porsche Digital GmbH in Ludwigsburg and the Digital Lab in Berlin. billion (US$2.4 Digitalization is more than an investment in the latest technologies.

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Luxurious new K1 SUV added to Porsche EV charge, Cayenne to go electric

EV Central

A luxurious new electric seven-seat SUV to sit above the soon-to-be-EV Cayenne SUV has been confirmed by Porsche as part of its increasingly electrified future model mix. Codenamed K1, the new EV will be based on the SSP Sport architecture being developed by Porsche for the Volkswagen Group and arrive as soon as 2027.

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Audi targeting sales of 800,000 BEVs and PHEVs in 2025

Green Car Congress

In addition to the Modular Electric Toolkit developed by Volkswagen for the compact segment, Audi and Porsche are working together to implement the premium-architecture electrification for mid-range, full-size and luxury-class electric cars. —Alexander Seitz, Member of the Board of Management for Finance at Audi AG.

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Natural EV capitalism

Electric Auto Association

Hirt encouraged Martinson to join the team as a volunteer and executive producer who would help to finance the film. EV1 started it off Martinson, who was a satisfied Porsche owner in the early 00s, was on a flight from New York to Phoenix when he found himself sitting next to the CEO of Arizona’s largest utility company. “His

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[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

Drive Electric

The changes to the Clean Car Discount appear designed to encourage even cleaner vehicles entering our fleet; this will mean more PHEVs and BEVs coming in and over time fewer petrol and diesel vehicles. “At Drive Electric our mission is to support the uptake of e-mobility in New Zealand as part of our efforts to decarbonise transport.

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[PRESS RELEASE] Emissions Reduction Plan: Electric Vehicles will drive a low emissions future

Drive Electric

In April, 39% of all vehicles sold were an EV, PHEV or a hybrid. Drive Electric has a membership of over fifty leading organisations representing the convergence of the e-mobility ecosystem: finance, automotive, infrastructure, energy and government. EV registrations are up 38% from last year (March 2021 to March 2022). MIA, May 2022).

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Plug-in models that will be fighting for market share include the BMW i8 and i3, the Audi e-tron, the Cadillac ELR, the Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive, and the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid. Of these, 170,000 will be plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and 134,000 will be BEVs. million tons. More than 2.2 More than 1.9

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