Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The first Audi Q8 e-tron drove off the production line at the Brussels plant yesterday, 14 December, marking the beginning of an era for the new top model in Audi’s electric SUV range. Around 160,000 units of Audi’s first electric model have been delivered since 2018. 2018 saw the birth of the Audi e-tron.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2017

Jaguar has taken its first electric vehicle—the Jaguar I-PACE SUV concept ( earlier post )—onto the streets for the first time. Compact, lightweight electric motors at the front and rear axles generate a combined output of 400PS and 700 N·m of torque, with the all-weather benefits of all-wheel drive.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2019

Volkswagen of America (VoA) plans to show the Tarok pickup concept for the first time in the US at the New York International Auto Show. This compact unibody pickup was first seen at the São Paulo International Motor Show at the end of 2018 and is expected to enter production for the South American market in the near future.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

Part of its strategy includes bringing its Cupra EVs over to the US market, beginning with the all-electric version of the Formentor crossover as well as a larger SUV. In line with much of the brands under the VW Group umbrella, Cupra has made public vows to go all-electric, promising three new EV models by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2014

The new mid-size SUV is based on the CrossBlue concept. The Board of Directors of Volkswagen Group of America has decided to award the production of its new midsize SUV to the Chattanooga plant in Tennessee. l/100km equivalent) in electric mode, and an all-electric range of up to 14 miles (22.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Volkswagen Group of America announced it will introduce a new battery-electric compact SUV in the US in 2020. The new SUV will be based on the I.D. CROZZ concept vehicle ( earlier post ), which is making its North American debut at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show. The new SUV will offer a range of more than 200 miles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2016

In the latest issue of Audi Encounter , Fabian Rusitschka, managing partner of Ingolstadt-based startup arculus GmbH , Audi’s partner in developing this concept, noted that while the current A3/Q2 production line has around 160 process steps, modular assembly turns that into roughly 200 spatially distinct stations manned by one or two people.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2016

As of 2018, Audi Brussels will produce exclusively the commercial version of Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ). The site in Belgium will thus become a key plant for electric mobility at the Volkswagen Group. The sporty SUV will fit between the Audi Q7 and the Audi Q5 in the product portfolio.

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Drive Electric

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Nissan has unveiled four new EV concepts including the ‘Chill-Out’, the brand’s next-generation crossover EV concept. The other concepts are the ‘Max-Out’, ‘Surf-Out’ and ‘Hang-Out’. The Max-Out is a lightweight two-seater convertible concept. The Surf-Out concept is a pick-up offering electric off-road performance.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). Audi will present an all-electric, luxury-class sport SUV in early 2018.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

In a demonstration of its ongoing development of advanced alternative powertrains, Audi unveiled the new h-tron quattro fuel cell concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Audi h-tron quattro concept combines an Audi fifth-generation fuel cell stack delivering up to 110 kW with a power-optimized 1.8

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2018

billion) in electric mobility, digitalization and autonomous driving from 2019 until the end of 2023. This planning round bears a clear signature: We are taking a very systematic approach to electric mobility and will be much more focused in future. e-tron GT concept. Audi plans to spend approximately €14 billion (US$15.9

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Audi introduced its flagship electric SUV e-tron in 2018. Significant changes, especially at the front of the vehicle, lend the new flagship SUV a fresher appearance. It has a storage volume of 569 liters for the SUV and 528 liters for the Sportback. There are also 62 liters available in the frunk.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Today, we have details on the Jaguar i-Pace electric SUV concept and 2018 Ford EcoSport from the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show, as well as specs for the 2017 Nissan Leaf, which moves into the new model year mostly unchanged. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2017

Audi is unveiling a new battery-electric e-tron concept in Shanghai: the Audi e-tron Sportback. The production version will come in 2019 as Audi’s second battery-electric offering, following the introduction of the production version of the Audi e-tron SUV ( earlier post ) in 2018. miles) (NEDC). miles) (NEDC).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

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. Power is provided by a liquid-cooled 95 kWh Li-ion pack.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Audi is focusing on the electric car, which has the best carbon footprint of all drive systems in the largest markets over its entire service life. Audi opened its electric initiative with the introduction of e-tron, which has been available at dealerships since March. Earlier post.). 97.9 - 111.9

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2017

CROZZ, its first electrically powered crossover utility vehicle (CUV)—a four-door coupe and sport utility vehicle (SUV) in one. This is the third version of the new battery-electric I.D. The all-wheel-drive I.D. CROZZ is also based on the newly conceived Modular Electric Drive Matrix (MEB). Like the I.D.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

Ferrari executives have discussed hybrids as an alternative to EVs , claiming all-electric models would be too much of a stretch for the brand. In 2016, Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne called the idea of an electric Ferrari “an obscene concept.”

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Mercedes-Benz Vans unveiled two design variants of the Concept X-CLASS, previewing the coming X-Class pickup, in Stockholm. Mercedes-Benz Concept X-CLASS stylish explorer (right) and Mercedes-Benz Concept X-CLASS powerful adventurer (left). The pickup will be launched in late 2017 in Europe under the name Mercedes-Benz X-Class.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 30, 2016

The established German luxury carmakers are now taking Tesla Motors quite seriously, and are preparing a crop of electric cars to compete directly with its Model S and Model X. In 2018, Audi will launch an all-electric SUV based on the e-tron quattro concept unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show last year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Flanked by the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron ( earlier post ) on one side and the Audi concept e-tron quattro ( earlier post ) on the other, Audi of America president Scott Keogh used his press conference speech at the Los Angeles Auto Show yesterday to declare that the brand is targeting at least 25% of its US sales to be e-tron—i.e.,

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Teslarati

APRIL 27, 2023

Besides Tesla’s evident impact on the auto industry switching to electric vehicles, its other significant contribution is to automotive design. Despite all of its vehicles now being on the market for numerous years, they maintain a futuristic essence to them.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 26, 2022

Museum Exhibit Review: 107 Years of Electric Cars. With the recent technological advancements and increased adoption of electric cars, SUVs and trucks, it is lost on most people that electricity was an early popular propulsion system for cars. Detroit Electric. Detroit Electric. Electric Shopper.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Hachigo said that Honda will will position plug-in hybrids at the core of electrification in the future and will introduce an all-new plug-in hybrid model in North America by 2018. In North America, in addition to the Pilot, the all-new Ridgeline, and the next CR-V and Odyssey are scheduled to be launched.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 14, 2024

This year's election was particularly difficult due to the excellent level of all the candidates," stated Marta Garcia, executive president of WWCOTY. The Kia EV9 is truly a game-changer for electric vehicles. However, assuming their purchasing trends have remained consistent since roughly 2018, there are a few obvious takeaways.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2017

Mercedes-Benz announced that its Rastatt plant—the company’s lead plant in global production of compact cars—will produce compact-class electric EQ models in the future. All three German Mercedes-Benz car plants—Rastatt, Bremen and Sindelfingen—will now produce EQ-brand EVs. We have laid the foundation for this.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 11, 2024

This year's election was particularly difficult due to the excellent level of all the candidates," stated Marta Garcia, executive president of WWCOTY. The Kia EV9 is truly a game-changer for electric vehicles. However, assuming their purchasing trends have remained consistent since roughly 2018, there are a few obvious takeaways.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 20, 2024

It was the first time that all three heads – the global CEOs of both the Renault and Nissan brands as well as the Alliance chairman – convened together outside of France or Japan. The arrest of Carlos Ghosn in 2018 dealt a significant blow to Renault-Nissan’s ambitions in India, a country Ghosn himself was a vocal advocate of.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2019

The study has revealed that fiber-reinforced polymer components with structural foam ribbing and reinforcements can save more than 40 kg of weight per car vs. conventional all-metal designs. Each design is fully engineered and optimized for all pertinent crash load cases according to customer specifications and applicable industry standards.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2022

As part of its 2022 Annual Media Conference, Audi is presenting the next model in its future electrically powered A6 Luxury Class: the Avant. Audi introduced the Audi A6 Sportback with an electric drive system almost a year ago at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2021 ( earlier post ). the wagon format). the wagon format). meters (16.3

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

The fleet currently includes eight Chevrolet Trax small SUVs and two Chevrolet Equinox compact SUVs, with more vehicles to be added later. electric concept vehicles went into service at Jiao Tong University in Shanghai as part of a multi-modal campus transportation system alongside bicycles, cars and shuttle buses.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

The first global “Full-Flex Plant” of Mercedes-Benz Cars is based on the “Factory 56” principles introduced in February ( earlier post ), and is thus digitized consistently, designed for sustainable production and puts the human at the center of all activities. Thereby we lift the production concept of ‘Factory 56’ to the next level.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Jeep Recon is square, the ‘Wagoneer S’ is a sleek, luxurious midsize SUV, and the tiny Avenger will only be sold in Europe. Jeep brand announced it will sell four separate battery-electric SUVs in various markets by the end of 2025—three of which were unveiled this morning in an online presentation and event it called “Jeep 4xe Day.”.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2017

BYTON’s first drivable concept car will make its debut at CES 2018 in January. In 2019, its first vehicle, a mid-sized electric SUV, will enter the market, followed by a sedan and then an MPV, all derived from the same basic platform. The BYTON vehicles will offer rear-wheel and all-wheel drive configurations.

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Current EV

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Audi sold just over 224,000 vehicles in 2019 and launched the brand’s first fully electric vehicle, the Audi e-tron – one of four fully electric models coming to the U.S. In Norway, which has a huge EV appetite, an incredible 92% of all Audi car deliveries there were e-trons. below that of the Q4 e-tron SUV. In the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Development work on these continues; Audi, for example, is refining MLB evo—the second-generation of MLB and the foundation for the battery-electric e-tron quattro SUV due out in 2018. We want to be the first one to produce more than 1 million electric cars. Earlier post.) It will appear like a tablet on wheels.

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