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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

The Truth About Cars

Electric vehicle subsidies went from temporary to indefinite and combustion bans have gone from right around the corner to anyone’s guess. & With this in mind, Porsche’s CFO was recently quoted as saying European combustion bans will probably need to be delayed and there’s good reason to believe him.&

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Tesla’s annual mileage tops EVs however lags gasoline cars, iSeeCars says

Baua Electric

Hyundai’s Kona Electrical crossover was once 5th in miles pushed at 8,260 consistent with life. The Jaguar I-Time averaged 6,910 miles consistent with life with 240 miles of territory, and the Hyundai Ioniq Electrical averaged 6,803 miles with 170 miles of territory, iSeeCars mentioned. The Porsche Taycan was once Negative.

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Porsche Stops Selling the 718 Boxster and Cayman in Europe

The Truth About Cars

The Porsche 718 is now dead in Europe after it failed to meet the European Union’s so-called “cybersecurity” regulations. The Cayman and Boxster be joining the gasoline-powered Macan SUV in the afterlife, which encountered its own regional demise for similar reasons. Image: Porsche] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. This project started about a month ago when I became co-chair of the Oregon Electric Vehicles Association.

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Road Test: 2024 Range Rover Velar Dynamic SE Mild Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Mild hybrid engine technology uses an electric motor in conjunction with a gasoline engine, but unlike a traditional hybrid it cannot run solely on electricity. The mild hybrid electric motor boosts the gasoline engine when accelerating and modestly helps with fuel economy. second range. Story by John Faulkner.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Electric Auto Association Silicon Valley (EAASV), established in 1967 as the original Electric Auto (now Vehicle) Association, has a long history of attracting members and presenting speakers who have gone on to become tech and transportation luminaries. He was also the owner of the California Poppy Porsche 914.

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Audis e-tron quattro EV: evolutionary powertrain with a dash of revolution for production in 2018; MLB evo

Green Car Congress

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. Audi has several development models already on the road. —Siegfried Pint.

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