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Porsche finally unveils the sporty all-electric Macan EV with up to 381 miles range

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Porsche unveiled the sporty electric SUV Thursday with up to 381 miles (613 km) WLTP range, sports car performance, and more interior space. “We The entry-level Porsche Macan EV cranks out up to 402 hp (300 kW) and 479 lb-ft of torque (with overboost) with up to 381 miles (613 km) WLTP range. infotainment. Was it worth the wait?

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Porsche is finally unveiling the Macan EV this week, its latest sketches show an early look

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The Porsche Macan is based on the Audi co-developed PPE platform, which will also power the upcoming Q6 E-Tron. After several delays, Audi began “a new chapter in drive production” with the start of electric motor production for the PPE in November. The Győr, Hungary, site supplies both Audi and Porsche.

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Promised VW Passat plug-in hybrid to debut at Paris show; both sedan and wagon

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The Passat GTE leverages the Volkswagen Group’s MQB-based plug-in hybrid powertrain, also seen in the VW Golf GTE and the Audi A3 e-tron. liter TSI engine and electric motor for maximum power output of 218 PS (215 hp, 160 kW) and a driving range of more than 600 miles (965 km), with up to 31 miles (50 km) of that in all-electric mode.

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Promised VW Passat plug-in hybrid to debut at Paris show; both sedan and wagon

Green Car Congress

The Passat GTE leverages the Volkswagen Group’s MQB-based plug-in hybrid powertrain, also seen in the VW Golf GTE and the Audi A3 e-tron. liter TSI engine and electric motor for maximum power output of 218 PS (215 hp, 160 kW) and a driving range of more than 600 miles (965 km), with up to 31 miles (50 km) of that in all-electric mode.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

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Polestar also offers a convenient home delivery and service program, allowing customers who live within 150 miles of the Valley Fair Space, meaning from San Francisco in the north to Monterey Bay Peninsula in the south, to have a new car delivered to their door, as well as complimentary roundtrip transportation for future servicing.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

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Until recently, the four main modular toolkits (modularen Baukästen) of the Group were: the MQB (transverse, driven by the Volkswagen brand); the MLB (longitudinal, driven by the Audi brand); the MSB (standard drive, driven by Porsche); and the NSF (New Small Family). Earlier post.) The first production MEB vehicle, a version of the I.D.

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Volkswagen launches new Passat GTE plug-in hybrid in Europe

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Together with the plug-in hybrids from Audi (A3 e-tron, Q7 e-tron and R8 e-tron) and Porsche (Cayenne S E-Hybrid and Panamera S E- Hybrid), Volkswagen AG now has ten models in its portfolio driven wholly or partially on electric power. kWh) with an all-electric range of up to 50 kilometers (31 miles). Active Info Display.

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