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Audi revamps 2015 R18 e-tron quattro Le Mans diesel hybrid racer; 4MJ class

Green Car Congress

In the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and in the Le Mans 24 Hours as the season’s pinnacle event, Audi will compete with a thoroughly revised R18 e-tron quattro diesel hybrid racer in the 4-megajoule class. 2015 R18 e-tron quattro. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge. Diesel Hybrids Motorsport'

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BMW to showcase 4 production plug-in hybrids at IAA in Frankfurt; new 225xe

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Alongside BMW TwinPower Turbo technology for combustion engines, intelligent lightweight design and optimized aerodynamics, BMW eDrive technology is therefore one of the most important elements in the EfficientDynamics strategy designed to increase power and further reduce fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions.

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Kia Soul EV review: the cheap electric car Australia missed out on

EV Central

Funky, boxy stying and great cabin space: the 2023 Kia Soul EV small SUV in the UK Glacial uptake ensured we never got the Kia Soul EV, which had been on sale in RHD UK since 2015. It could have – and should have – been Kia’s electric entry into Australia, rather than the (already dated) first generation Niro in 2021.

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