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Volkswagen to offer 48V mild hybrid version of eighth-generation Golf in 2019

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In the future, Volkswagen will gradually electrify almost every vehicle in its range of models. The company is offering a first look at the future of electrified drive systems as part of the 39 th International Vienna Motor Symposium. This combination represents the gateway to the future of Volkswagen hybrid models.

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CredR partners Crayon Motors to offer petrol two-wheelers for an electric bikeĀ 

Electric Vehicles India

CredR partners Crayon Motors to offer petrol two-wheelers for an electric bike . The partnership will deal with the exchange of any petrol-based two-wheeler with the latter’s electric bike. With this partnership, the customers can upgrade from any petrol two-wheeler to Crayon Motors e-bikes. CredR partners Crayon Motors.

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Ethanol production in Germany fell 12.88% last year from 2018; market share of E10 up 1 percentage point

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The German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) has published the 2019 market data for the production and consumption of certified sustainable bioethanol. In a fuel market that increased again slightly in 2019 with gasoline sales of 18.0 million of them have a petrol engine, which is more than ever before. million tonnes.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

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By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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York study: Less traffic in first UK lockdown reduced NO2 pollution but caused increase in surface ozone

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Mean relative change of deseasonalized UK values of (a) NO 2 and (b) O 3 for all urban background and traffic sites from 2015 to 2020, with the mean 2015ā€“2019 trend superimposed. Data from 2020 are shown in orange, with the red dashed line denoting the start of the lockdown on 23 March 2020. The 25ā€“75% range is shown by the shaded area.

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BMW Munich plant takes 6-week break to prep for production of electric i4

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We are gearing up our Munich plant for the future. Once remodeling is finished, we will be able to produce vehicles with diesel, petrol and hybrid drive trains, as well as the fully-electric BMW i4, all on the same line. This production interruption has been planned and prepared for since early 2019. BMW Group plant Munich.

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The next generation of the Porsche Macan compact SUV will be fully electric

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The Taycan—the first purely electrically driven sports car from Porsche —will be launched to market at the end of 2019, followed shortly thereafter by its derivative, the Taycan Cross Turismo. Current generation Macan. —Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Board of Management of Porsche AG.