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

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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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Together with the soon-to-be-launched BMW X5 xDrive40e ( earlier post ) also on display at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, the BMW eDrive technology initially developed for BMW i cars will be available for BMW models spanning four different vehicle segments in 2016. Figures here are for the base 740e.

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

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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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