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Audi unveiling two new production plug-in hybrids in Shanghai, new prologue allroad PHEV show car

Green Car Congress

Audi is introducing two new models with plug-in hybrid drive systems to the market in China in 2016, both of which are having their world premier at Auto Shanghai 2015: the Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0 TFSI quattro and the Audi A6 L e tron. Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0 With the Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0 Audi Q7 e-tron 2.0

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Game-changer! 2024 Porsche Macan EV delivers 911-beating acceleration and epic driving range

EV Central

The second generation of Porsche’s top selling vehicle rides on a new EV-only Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture to be shared with sister brand Audi. The Macan 4 is priced from $133,700 plus on-road costs and gets a dual motor drivetrain that makes 300kW and 650Nm. Despite weighing 2405kg it accelerates to 100km/h in just 3.3

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

In July, a Panamanian-flagged, Japanese-owned ship called the Fremantle Highway , which was ferrying 3,800 new cars across the Atlantic Ocean on its way to Singapore, caught fire. The Hanoi fire took place two months after another fire was wrongly blamed on EVs. 498 of the vehicles in its holds were electric cars.

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What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

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Seven automotive manufacturers (Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche, and Volkswagen) agreed to adopt the combined plug standard, with the first prototype implementation demonstrated in May 2012. What are CCS “combo plugs”? CCS2 is the predominant standard in Europe and is required by the EU for EV charging networks.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

Setec Powerr

In addition to deploying the Chinese market, Total Energy’s charging pile business also involves important cities in many countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, France, the United Kingdom and Singapore. of the total number of motor vehicles in my country. More than that, the current number of pure electric vehicles is 6.4

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

Green Car Congress

While the Mercedes GLE 550e will use a 3L twin-turbo V6 and the Audi Q7 e-tron a 3L TDI diesel, the BMW X5 xDrive 40e also features a 2.0L Audi Q7 e-tron. 2 Audi is also developing a gasoline-engine version of the Q7 e-tron specifically for the Asian markets China, Singapore and Japan. Max electric motor torque, lb-ft.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Has Major Implications for Automotive Sector

The Truth About Cars

The port handles imports and exports for major automakers including Nissan, Toyota, General Motors, Volvo, Jaguar Land Rover and the Volkswagen Group — including luxury models for Audi, Lamborghini and Bentley. The Singapore-flagged Dali had previously collided with a dock at Port of Antwerp in 2016.

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