Green Car Reports

JULY 3, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Motors gains ground in Pennsylvania, full pricing and options information for the 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid, and Audi plans a plug-in hybrid version of each major model. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Beijing plans 1,000 DC.'

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EV Central

JANUARY 19, 2023

Audi is re-introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Australian line-up from mid-2023 in the form of the Q5 55 TFSI e luxury medium SUV. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e interior. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e PHEV tech. 2023 Audi Q5 Sportback TFSI e.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Wrapping up the week, we''ve got details on the 2016 Audi Q7 e-tron diesel plug-in hybrid, a report on BMW''s upcoming charging infrastructure plans, and a first drive of the 2015 Chevrolet Trax. BMW promises a DC fast-charging station construction blitz, with details coming at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show in.'

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2016

Audi unveiled its redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for the 2016 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. As a result, Audi’s LMP1 sports car is more powerful and more efficient than its predecessor; the new R18 consumes less fuel than any of the generations before it. Wolfgang Ullrich, Head of Audi Motorsport.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2015 Audi S3 e-tron plug-in hybrid will launch in Germany this winter, the 2015 Hyundai Sonata Eco debuts, and why lithium-ion batteries degrade over time. Is a spiffy paint-color option the only green thing about the 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid? Find out in our video.'

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

The new Audi R18 made its world premiere on the occasion of the Audi Sport Finale at the Audi Training Center Munich on Saturday. Audi Sport has fundamentally re-designed the Audi R18 for the 2016 season. The 2016 R18 will race in the 6MJ class; the 2015 R18 raced in the 4MJ class, up from 2MJ the season before.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: A quick preview drive of the 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf, Audi confirms a diesel engine for the A8 e-tron plug-in hybrid, and a new take on Honda and Toyota''s hydrogen fuel-cell plans. The 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf electric car is nimble, refined, and very quiet. Does Honda and Toyota''s.'

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2016

Audi of America reported that its June 2016 sales increased 1% to 18,445 vehicles, the brand’s 66 th consecutive monthly sales record in the US. The previous June record was set in 2015 with 18,262 Audi vehicles sold. Through the first six months of 2016, Audi US sales have risen 3.5% from last year to 96,934 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Audi is introducing two new models with plug-in hybrid drive systems to the market in China in 2016, both of which are having their world premier at Auto Shanghai 2015: the Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0 TFSI quattro and the Audi A6 L e tron. Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0 With the Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0 Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2015

liter, three-cylinder hybrid drive unit in the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid being declared the overall winner—as well as picking up two class wins—edging out Ford’s 1.0L seconds, yet combined fuel consumption—as calculated in the EU test cycle for plug-in hybrid vehicles—stands at 2.1 three-cylinder EcoBoost.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Alstom will supply two H3 hybrid shunting locomotives for Audi’s freight transport. The locomotives will be delivered at the end of 2015 and the end of 2016. The three-axle H3 hybrid locomotive consumes up to 50% less fuel than conventional shunting locomotives and cuts pollutant emissions by up to 70%.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2015

KS) awarded the 2015 Energy and Environment Prize to the Volkswagen Group for the plug-in hybrids Golf GTE ( earlier post ) and Audi A3 e-tron ( earlier post). Despite strong competition, the awards committee was unanimous in its choice of the plug-in hybrids from Volkswagen. The organization Kraftfahrerschutz e.V.,

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2014

Audi has promised plug-in models for some time, and towards the end of this year its first production plug-in will finally arrive. The 2015 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron will hit European roads in winter 2014, priced at 37,900 Euros.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 11, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2015 Lexus NX compact crossover debuts, Tesla Motors gets hit with a very heavily-publicized lemon-law suit, and the 2015 Ford F-150''s aluminum body inspires skepticism from a few customers. Find out in our ultimate guide to Audi''s plug-in hybrids and.' What does "e-tron" mean?

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2015

Further emphasizing its push towards production-ready piloted driving, Audi is showcasing a piloted driving version of its prologue concept hybrid—unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2014—at 2015 CES. The hybrid powertrain has a muscular 4.0 Audi presented a prototype of the zFAS at the 2014 CES.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Schaeffler is now applying 48V hybridization to an Audi TT. The drive for the “Schaeffler System 48 V” is based around an electrified rear axle which complements the front-wheel drive internal combustion engine.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2017

Interest in gasoline engined and hybrid vehicles has jumped in Germany while interest in diesel is falling, according to the latest biennial study on automotive buying trends in that country by leading German fuel retailer Aral. Hybrids now come in at 15%, up from 6%. The trend car is an off-road vehicle with hybrid drive from BMW.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Audi plans to invest about €11.6 billion) between 2011 and 2015, primarily in new products and technologies, as well as in upgrading its sites. billion)—will go to developing new products and to technologies of the future such as electric and hybrid drive systems. billion (US$15.3 billion (US$12.5 billion (US$12.5

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 21, 2024

A hybrid vehicle is powered by at least one electric motor and a gasoline engine, and its system recovers energy through regenerative braking. In India, around 23 hybrid cars are available, ranging from the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga to the Lamborghini Revuelto. Most full hybrids can travel for some distance entirely on electric power.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 24, 2019

Audi on Thursday announced a dramatic expansion of its plans to develop electric and plug-in cars.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2017

Schaeffler and Audi have agreed on an extensive cooperation in the development of the powertrain for the next three generations of the Formula E race car. Audi AG entered the series with a factory-backed commitment as of the fourth season beginning in fall of 2017 ( earlier post ). Schaeffler Chief Technology Officer Prof.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Between 2014 and 2018, Audi will invest a total of around €22 billion (US$30 billion) into new models, innovations and the continuous expansion of the worldwide production network. million deliveries per year by 2015, but we already achieved that quite comfortably in 2013. We had set the goal of 1.5 At the Hungarian site in Gy?r,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2014

The 2015 e-Golf will go on sale later this year at participating dealerships in select states. Separately, Audi of America, also part of the larger Volkswagen Group, also announced its own carbon offset program for the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid (PHEV) ( earlier post ) with 3Degrees, as well as SunPower and Bosch partnerships.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Audi plans to invest €7.3B (US$10.5 billion)—about 80% of its total investment in fixed assets—will be devoted to new product development, further optimization of conventional drivelines and the development of electric and hybrid models. By 2015, the Audi brand will have enlarged its product portfolio from its current 34 to 42 models.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2016

Paice ( earlier post ), an early developer of hybrid vehicle technology, has filed a complaint against the Volkswagen Group with the US International Trade Commission (ITC). In December 2015, Paice reached an agreement to license all of its hybrid vehicle technology to Hyundai Motor Co.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2014

From 2015 through 2019, Audi plans to invest €24 billion (US$29 billion)—€2 billion (US$2.4 Audi aims to meet stringent CO 2 limits worldwide with a new generation of extremely economical combustion engines and alternative efficiency technologies as well as new features in the areas of connectivity and driver assistance.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2016

Audi gained a wealth of experience from the 1.4 Ahead of the closing conference in Leipzig today, Audi revealed some of the electric driving results for its two models involved: the A1 e-tron prototype and the production A3 Sportback e-tron. million kilometers (869,919.7 Earlier post.) miles) a day.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 27, 2014

Now Audi is offering a way for German buyers of its new 2015 Audi A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid model to.' One advantage to plug-in electric cars is that they can operate with no carbon footprint if the electricity used to recharge them is generated from renewable sources.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 27, 2013

It's confirmed: Audi will offer its A3 Sportback e-Tron plug-in hybrid in the U.S. The German automaker has confirmed the news (via Motor Authority) at the New York Auto Show, just a month after the production model was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 8, 2015

By now, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the 2016 Audi A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid is missing in action. When Audi unveiled the U.S. version of its compact hatchback with a plug more than a year ago, at the New York Auto Show in April 2014, the planned arrival date was the summer of 2015.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

It’s no secret that Audi has ambitious goals to become the world’s leading luxury auto brand within the decade and is planning to boost its lineup to 42 different models by 2015.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 11, 2016

The 2017 Audi A3 sedan and convertible get several styling and technology updates that will likely be applied to the A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid model as well. until the 2015 model year (there was no 2014 A3). The current-generation A3 debuted in Europe in 2012, although it didn't go on sale in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2013

As part of its approach to e-mobility, the Volkswagen Group intends to launch at least 6 new plug-in hybrid models starting in 2014 and beyond, said Oliver Schmidt, General Manager Engineering and Environmental Office, Volkswagen Group of America, at the recent SAE 2013 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium. billion (US$65.3

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2014

The MQB plug-in hybrid powertrain serves both the A3 e-tron and the Golf GTE. The first two mainstream plug-in hybrid electric vehicles from the Volkswagen Group—e.g., The first two mainstream plug-in hybrid electric vehicles from the Volkswagen Group—e.g., Example of an MQB plug-in hybrid powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2017

The key element in this new implementation of the MIB is NVIDIA’s Tegra K1 processor ( earlier post ), which makes new functions possible and has the computing power needed to support several high-resolution displays—including the second-generation Audi virtual cockpit. The MIB2 followed in the Audi Q7 in 2015.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 27, 2012

The current Audi A4, the German luxury brand's best-selling car in the U.S., When it's replaced for the 2014 model year, the model line will include not only a sedan and a wagon but also a pair of hybrids--one that plugs in--and a brand-new Quattro all-wheel drive system that uses an electric motor to.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Volkswagen unveiled the Golf Sportwagen HyMotion hydrogen fuel cell hybrid research vehicle demonstrator yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show ( earlier post ). Volkswagen has also built several research vehicles based on the US version of the Passat using the same hydrogen drivetrain components as fitted in the Golf SportWagen HyMotion.

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