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2025 Mini Cooper S Hardtop Revealed in NYC

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The manufacturer is reviewing the model at the New York auto show this week and looks to have kept the car that’s slated for sale in North America quite close to its European counterpart — with a few exceptions. said Mike Peyton, Vice President of MINI of the Americas. While the S variant will share the same turbocharged 2.0-liter

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Volkswagen brand to spend more than €9B on electrification over next 5 years; expansion of platform model

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Work on converting the Zwickau plant to be run exclusively as an electric mobility site is already underway, and in addition the plants in Emden and Hanover will switch to the production of electric vehicles from 2022. For North America, the brand plans to make a decision on a production location for electric vehicles soon.

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Volkswagen: CO2 “irregularities” issue largely concluded; no unlawful changes

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Golf convertible. These cars can be offered for sale by dealers without any reservations. These results do not apply to products and services from the Volkswagen Group of America or Volkswagen Canada.). Seven-speed (DSG). TDI BMT 135kW EU6. Six-speed manual. TSI BMT 77kW EU6. Six-speed manual. TDI BMT 81kW EU6. TDI BMT 81kW EU6.

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APG licenses Trident natural gas liquid process, acquires operating technology; flare-to-fuels

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Currently, most mobile NGL processor technology can only capture 70% to 75% of the total flare to liquefy for sale and continue to flare the ethane and methane which remain below regulatory limits. In the Bakken, there are more than 2,500 well sites classified as remote or stranded.

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2017 sales of BMW Group electrified vehicles top 50,000 units

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Sales of our electrified vehicles continue to develop extremely well, with all nine of our electrified cars playing their role in this success. —Dr Ian Robertson, Management Board Member for Sales and Brand BMW. Global BMW brand sales in July were at last year’s extremely high level. compared with the same month last year.

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Software Upgrade to Prius PHEV NiMH Conversion Kit Enables All-Electric Driving At Up to 70mph

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kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. When the PICC battery pack charge is depleted, the converted Prius reverts to its normal factory HEV operating mode. Andrew Ewert. Earlier post.).

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USABC awards Cobasys $8.4M for the development of high-energy density Li-ion cells and packs for EVs

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Bosch has extensive experience in hybrid and electric drive technology as well as power electronics, electric motors, transmissions and DC/DC converters. SB LiMotive has its global foothold in all three major economic regions of the world: Asia, Europe and the Americas.

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