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BMW boosts i3 and i3s batteries to 120Ah; 42.2 kWh pack almost doubles original range

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Since launch in 2014, the battery capacity and range of the i3 has grown from the original 60Ah / 81 miles to 94Ah / 115 miles in 2017 and now 120Ah for 2019. Like the electric motors, the high-voltage batteries are an integral part of the BMW eDrive technology used in BMW i automobiles and developed in-house the BMW Group.

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Audi to begin production of e-tron Sportback in 2019; second new electric model for Brussels

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The basis for the new e-automobile is the Audi e-tron Sportback concept design study, which the company unveiled at Auto Shanghai 2017. The Audi e-tron electric SUV—the first electric model—will drive off the assembly line there as of 2018. Earlier post.). The concept car is a four-door gran turismo. miles) (NEDC).

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BMW to showcase 5 electric vehicles at LA show; world debut of new vehicle

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The BMW Group will showcase five electric vehicles at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show including the North American premieres of the BMW i Vision Dynamics, MINI Electric Concept, BMW i3s, and a World Premiere vehicle that will be shown during the BMW Group press conference on Wednesday, 29 November. The BMW i3s accelerates from 0-60 mph in 6.8

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Polestar to Utilize Former Saab Plant as European R&D Facility

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Its plan was to manufacture electric vehicles based on Saab’s 9-3 platform by 2017 and had acquired the necessary assets to accomplish this. The cars will share an 800-volt electric architecture that in addition to providing nearly 900 hp of power will offer 900 newton meters of torque, 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) acceleration in 3.2

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Toyota unveils new TNGA-based engines and transmissions and improved hybrid systems; deployment begins in 2017

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Toyota intends to deploy these new powertrain units in a rapidly broadening range of vehicle models, starting in 2017. Using TNGA, Toyota has been changing the automobile from its very structure, lowering. mph) and approximately 20% better fuel economy.

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Ferrari provides tough Spider and coupe SF90 Stradale derivatives

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The latest addition to the XX program used to be the FXX-Okay EVO coupe unveiled in 2017 and produced in a couple of accumulation devices. Ferrari gave the SF90 XX Stradale automobiles aerodynamic options, most commonly from the FXXK-EVO coupe. This delivers 1,168 kilos of downforce at 250 kph (155 mph).

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Volkswagen sets sights on electric record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife with further-developed ID. R

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minutes—at an average speed of almost 115 mph—and was set in 2017 by Britain’s Peter Dumbreck in a NIO EP9. R will be a completely different challenge, with its extreme acceleration and huge cornering speeds. —Romain Dumas. The current record for fully-electric vehicles stands at 6:45.90

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