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Volkswagen Group brings new Audi and Porsche EV concepts, Volkswagen PHEV concept to Frankfurt; 20 more plug-ins by 2020

Green Car Congress

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). Porsche Mission E. Porsche is a front-runner in introducing innovative 800-volt technology for the first time.

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Volkswagen Group’s MQB plug-in hybrid powertrain; foundation for Golf GTE, A3 e-tron, and more

Green Car Congress

not the $845,000 base price plug-in hybrid Porsche 918, earlier post , or even the $100,000 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, earlier post —the Golf GTE ( earlier post ) and the A3 e-tron ( earlier post ), are both based on the same MQB (Modularen Querbaukasten, or modular transverse toolkit) plug-in hybrid powertrain. Earlier post.).

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. He was also the owner of the California Poppy Porsche 914. Freund recalled that Plug In America started when GM was engaged in taking back and crushing the EV1s.

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Final Drive: 2021 Polestar 1 PHEV

Clean Fleet Report

Polestar plans on being a major manufacturer of all-electric luxury vehicles, competing with the likes of Lucid, Porsche and Tesla. This results in a 0-60 time of four seconds (it felt quicker) and a top speed of 155 mph, which we didn’t quite get to, lifting-off at 120 mph. The open road is where the Polestar 1 wants to be.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis G80 EV AWD

Clean Fleet Report

For faster charging, owners can take advantage of three years of unlimited charging at Electrify America stations where, with a 350 kW charger, the G80 will get from 10-to-80% in 22 minutes. We turned 0-60 mph times of about 4.9 Acceleration in Comfort drive mode was strong, but select the Sport mode and it becomes exciting.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Lucid set-up a mini drag strip, where after some expert instruction on how to use the launch control, we did 0-60 mph in 3.4 seconds and hit 88 mph before lifting. Faster charging included For the fastest charging, owners can take advantage of the three years of complementary unlimited charging at Electrify America stations.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq

Clean Fleet Report

The RWD configuration gets one motor producing 340 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque for a 312-mile all-electric driving range and 0-60 mph in about 4.9 Additional charging is through Cadillac’s variable Regen on Demand regenerative braking system that converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting.