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Audi targeting sales of 800,000 BEVs and PHEVs in 2025

Green Car Congress

Audi aims to sell approximately 800,000 fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids in the year 2025. At today’s Annual General Meeting of Audi AG, the Board of Management is presenting the updated “Audi.Vorsprung.2025.” —Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

All cars have batteries and electric systems; even so, they don’t short out or shock anyone. Plug-in and fully electric cars operate between 200 and 800 volts. There isn’t an electric car for sale in New Zealand today that has scored less than a total five-star ANCAP rating.

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Volkswagen Group sells 9.24 million vehicles in 2023, BEV share increases to 8.3% | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Furthermore, the Volkswagen Group successfully continued its transformation and delivered 771,100 fully electric vehicles. The share of all-electric vehicles in deliveries rose to 8.3% The most successful all-electric Group models worldwide in 2023 Volkswagen ID.4/ID.5: 3: 140,800 units Audi Q4 e-tron (incl.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The trouble is you then have to stop right away, which brings about some pretty strong regenerative braking action, something that Chrysler needs to work on before making the Circuit available for sale. fully electric car. Keep reading about the EVs good and bad qualities after the jump.