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

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The current record for fully-electric vehicles stands at 6:45.90 R is the sporty ambassador to an entire range of electric vehicles, which Volkswagen plans to launch from 2020 onwards. I know the track very well, but the ID. —Romain Dumas. Volkswagen is represented in both series with the Golf GTI TCR.

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Rheinmetall wins three-digit million-euro order to supply structural parts for premium automaker EV

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Rheinmetall has won a automobile industry order for structural parts worth a figure in the low three-digit million euro range. Cast in a complex process, the parts will be used in a fully electric vehicle made by a well-known premium automaker.

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Top 5 Truck Companies in the World With the Potential to Revolutionise the Logistics Sector

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We don’t have to stress the point that, the automobile industry is going all-electric. Earlier, electric vehicles were used extensively in manufacturing plants for material handling and stocking purposes. Volvo Trucks has produced the VNR Electric, a zero-emission truck designed for regional use in North America.

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

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A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. Despite that and other numerous issues, the electric vehicle sector has gained traction in the previous year.

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EV special III / Opinion / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

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Together with Electric Mobility Netherlands (Elmonet) Urgenda tries to stimulate large-scale introduction of (non-converted) EVs on the Dutch roads. Large-scale, to them, means one million EVs by 2020, starting with five hundred fully electric Th!nk People ask me can I go for a round?

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