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Nissan to test African demand for its e-Power hybrid vehicle – ET Auto

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This year Nissan will export the South African built Navara pickup trucks to new markets of Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia and Egypt, Nissan Africa product Marketing Director Stefan Haasbroek said. Nissan’s e-Power technology system includes a petrol engine with a power generator, inverter, battery and an electric motor.

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SEAT to launch 6 electric and plug-in hybrid models, develop smaller version of MEB for lower-cost EVs

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More than 300 engineers will be participating in this project in Spain. In this context, it is rolling out an ambitious growth strategy in North Africa, where it will lead the Volkswagen Group’s vehicle assembly project in Algeria and aims to increase its presence in the region in the medium term.

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SEAT to introduce 500 km MEB-based EV, Leon PHEV in 2020

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In addition, the brand will remain committed to vehicles powered with compressed natural gas (CNG) as well as internal combustion engines. And in 2020, the new EV will be joined by the first CUV (Crossover Utility Vehicle) in the SEAT model line-up as well as a plug-in hybrid version of the new generation Leon.

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