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Audi to add Q5 PHEV in Australia mid-2023

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Audi is re-introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Australian line-up from mid-2023 in the form of the Q5 55 TFSI e luxury medium SUV. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e. 2023 Audi Q5 55 TFSI e. It can be charged at up to 7.2kW AC for a full charge in around 2.5

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Audi renames e-tron to Q8 e-tron & adds more range with a new design

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Audi renamed its e-tron electric SUV to the Audi Q8 e-tron and announced some new changes along with the new name. In 2018, Audi introduced the e-tron, marking its first move into the electric vehicle industry. Credit: Audi. Credit: Audi. Credit: Audi.

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Time to unplug phoney PHEV fuel ratings: Australia’s “electrified” automotive future isn’t all its cracked up to be | Opinion

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READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Audi boss Jeff Mannering recently told me that he thinks the tipping point for this country will come as soon as 2028 or 2029, that being the point at which we buy “more EVs and plug-ins than ICE cars”. But the cars will run until 2033, 2034. It helps the calculation.

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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

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America and Europe have more mature EV markets than us, meaning thousands of pre-loved electric cars have popped up on their used car classifieds. Late to the party on EV incentives and decent charging infrastructure, only in the past two years have EV sales really made a dent in the Australian market. Now we’re talking.

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Tesla’s cobalt-free battery strategy is making Elon Musk an actual “iron man”

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According to data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence (BMI), only 3% of electric vehicle batteries in the United States and Canada and 6% in the European Union are iron-based. It has a clear and long-term advantage for the electric vehicle industry,” he said. “I think lithium iron phosphate has a new life.

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Your EV range anxiety is making the world ugly – just ask the Tesla Model Y | Opinion

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READ MORE: Updated Tesla Model 3 READ MORE: Why Tesla and BYD could dominate electric car sales for a long time yet This will, of course, mean the end of my employment, and plenty of other jobs, but I’m hoping that before a computer makes me redundant I can buy one last car to drive me into retirement.

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

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The first two mainstream plug-in hybrid electric vehicles from the Volkswagen Group—e.g., There is some overlap at the low-end with the NSF and in larger vehicles with the MLB. The Golf GTE and Audi A3 e-tron. The MQB plug-in hybrid powertrain serves both the A3 e-tron and the Golf GTE. Source: Volkswagen AG.

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