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Volkswagen runs XL1 and e-up! at Silvretta E-Car Rally

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Volkswagen is running the diesel plug-in hybrid XL1 ( earlier post ) and its e-up! battery electric vehicle ( earlier post ) at this year’s Silvretta E-Car Rally in Austria. seconds and achieves a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph). can be charged with 2.3 The new e-up! It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 12.4 With its 18.7

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Volkswagen to produce XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid at Osnabrück; 261 mpg US

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The plug-in diesel-electric hybrid, which Volkswagen will showcase at the Geneva show, can cover a distance of up to 50 km (31 miles) in all-electric mode. This gives it the ability to cruise on the road at a constant speed of 100 km/h (61 mph) using just 6.2 hp, Volkswagen says. XL1’s engine. Click to enlarge. Powertrain.

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Jaguar kills off its entire range for new era of extremely expensive EVs

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Jaguar is looking for a fresh start, and that means the I-Pace is dying too, along with its current crop of gas- and diesel-powered road vehicles. The I-Pace, built under contract in Austria by Magna Steyr, will end production last, most likely sometime early next year.

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Controlled Power Technologies and Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium to unveil LC Super Hybrid at Geneva show; low-cost “micro-mild” demonstrator

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liters/100 km (42 mpg US) fuel consumption achieved at lower cost than an equivalent diesel model. Despite the enhanced gasoline engine performance the vehicle achieves near diesel levels of fuel economy, but with lower production costs. Similarly, the 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) time is reduced by 2.5 Click to enlarge.

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Ford unveils new Focus; 10% better fuel economy; focus on tech; gasoline and diesel

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The new Focus features a broad suite of Ford advanced driver assistance technologies and advanced EcoBoost gasoline and EcoBlue diesel engines offering a 10% fuel-efficiency improvement across the range. Steel pistons—used for the first time in a Ford diesel engine—for optimized dimensions and less expansion when hot.

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Volkswagen: e-mobility and sustainability; Part 1, the e-Golf and Golf GTE

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By leveraging the MQB platform, Volkswagen is able to manufacture different variants of the Golf—gasoline, diesel, CNG, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric e-Golf—“bumper to bumper on the production line.” In our Group, electric cars aren’t built in separate plants, they are made bumper-to-bumper with diesel or gasoline models.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

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Alpha estimates 250-275 miles of range, and 0-60 mph acceleration in 6.2 Full specifications won’t be revealed until later this month, but previous reports pointed to a 300-mile range and 20-minute fast charging, thanks to a version of the multi-charging system from the Ioniq 5 crossover also built on the E-GMP platform.

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