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Volkswagen Group receives 2015 KS Energy and Environment Prize for the Golf GTE and Audi A3 e-tron PHEVs

Green Car Congress

The German automobile club Kraftfahrer Schutz e.V. (KS) KS) awarded the 2015 Energy and Environment Prize to the Volkswagen Group for the plug-in hybrids Golf GTE ( earlier post ) and Audi A3 e-tron ( earlier post). which was founded in 1935, is one of the larger German automobile clubs with around 520,000 members.

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Tesla begins unlocking Supercharger sites for all EVs

EV Central

The brand says it’s the first step in a plan to unlock the entire Supercharger network across Australia, meaning drivers of the MG ZS EV or BYD Atto 3 , all the way up to the BMW i7 and Audi e-tron , will be able to plug in and recharge. The chargers aren’t free, with Tesla charging around.60c/kWh

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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

Larger signs were printed, too, volunteers from a local car club posting them at street corners around Manteca. In addition to securing cars from private owners and the local Audi, BMW, Mercedes, and Tesla dealerships, a used EV dealer was also engaged. Central California EVA chapter gets creative in promoting ride-and-drive.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

We recently took a look at a brand-new local iteration run by the local auto club, but using software developed and being used by many others. Meanwhile, the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in car sharing services could be one way for automakers to promote this technology that is still struggling for traction in the marketplace.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

It may be aero as all hell – a super-slippery 0.21cd in fact – but is it pretty? Maybe it doesn’t really matter. It’s striking in the metal. Distinctive. Challenging. Catch it on a good angle and it’s bloody gorgeous. Spy the back end at the wrong angle and it could be the lovechild of a Porsche 993 and Ford AU Falcon.

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Road Test: 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport V6 SEL Premium R-Line

Clean Fleet Report

mpg, just a touch below membership in the magic 30 MPG AWD Club. If you know the SUVs offered by the Volkswagen Group , there is a bit of Audi Q8 in its design. Stylish Two-Row SUV. The Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport debuted in 2020 as a smaller version to the Atlas, the largest SUV in the Volkswagen line-up.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Stinger GT-Line RWD

Clean Fleet Report

Serious, Affordable Performance. All-new in 2018, the 2022 Kia Stinger continues to turn heads by those that know cars. This coupe was Kia’s first entry into the five-passenger, four-door sportback GT world–and they got it right. Designed in Kia’s Frankfurt, Germany, design studio and built in Sohari, Korea, the Stinger is truly a world car.

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