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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

Teslarati

Credit: Bloomberg Now, as the presence of Chinese automakers and Tesla grows in Europe, Volkswagen is being tested by fierce competition, and the automaker risks severe consequences to the German economy, which is Europe’s largest economy. Volkswagen’s Scout to build $40K electric SUV in South Carolina What are your thoughts?

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First drive: Volkswagen 2015 Golf SportWagen

Green Car Congress

l/100 km) on the highway—matching the fuel economy rating of the 2015 BMW 328d xDrive Sports Wagon, currently the highway fuel economy leader among the wagon segment, according to fueleconomy.gov. VW of America is hosting a media drive in a rainy Austin, Texas this week to introduce the new model. Fuel economy.

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News: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The 2023 Toyota Crown, in Toyota-speak, is a “raised sedan” that offers a cross between a sedan and SUV, with a ride height falling between the two. Clean Fleet Report was in Austin, Texas, in mid-July 2022, for the press reveal of the 2023 Crown. A taller, smaller full-size. selling it in America from 1958 through 1972.

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Event: Ford Bronco Sport Off-Roadeo

Clean Fleet Report

Leaving the Pavement: Bronco Off-Roadeo Ford hosts Bronco Sport Off-Roadeo programs in Austin, Texas; Gilford, New Hampshire, and where we went through the program—Moab, Utah. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Tesla helped former shareholder Toyota to bring back the Toyota RAV4 EV , an electric SUV and also aided its other OEM shareholder, Daimler (which also has since divested its Tesla shares), with the Smart ED and B-Class Electric. Mitsubishi finally brought the a plug-in hybrid version of its Outlander SUV to the U.S.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

Cars That Think

Tesla hopes to open its first greenfield car factory in Austin by year end.) Lucid's Gravity next For Lucid, the next make-or-break step is the Gravity , an SUV whose production is slated for 2023. The Saudi factory could open by 2024, as the kingdom seeks to reduce dependency on its oil economy and transition to electric cars.

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VW of America introducing the Golf SportWagen; increased cargo volume and fuel efficiency; up to 43 mpg highway with diesel

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen of America is hosting a media drive in Austin this week to introduce the newest US member of the seventh-generation Golf family, the Golf SportWagen. All the powertrains deliver comparable or more power along with improvements in fuel economy. Quick comparison of fuel economy and cargo. Golf SportWagen 1.8T.

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