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Volkswagen unveils Golf GTE Sport PHEV concept: 0-100 km/h in 4.3s and 118 mpg

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Volkswagen used the annual Wörthersee festival in Austria as the venue to unveil the Golf GTE Sport concept plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. All-electric range is up to 50 km (31 miles). When a defined minimum charge of the Li-ion battery pack is reached, the 1.6 Golf GTE Sport PHEV concept. Click to enlarge.

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Fraunhofer ICT Working on New Redox Flow Batteries with Improved Capacity for EV Applications

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Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT in Pfinztal near Karlsruhe are developing improved redox flow batteries for automotive applications in an attempt to address storage capacity and charging time limitations of current Li-ion battery solutions for electric vehicles. flexible design. fast response time.

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THINK City EVs with EnerDel Li-ion Packs Enter Production

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THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle maker, has begun production of THINK City EVs equipped with 22 kWh Li-ion battery packs from Ener1 subsidiary EnerDel. It can travel at highway speeds and cover 160 kilometers (99 miles) on a single charge (via any conventional household outlet), with zero local emissions. Earlier post.).

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

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As the Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) architecture that underpins the new Golf A7 is so flexible, Volkswagen was able to integrate the lithium-ion battery in a space-saving frame in the vehicle floor, under the front and rear seats and in the center tunnel. The e-Golf has a range of up to 190 km (118 miles) on a single battery charge (24.2

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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A compact electric motor (60 kW / 82 PS and 210 Nm starting torque), the lithium-ion battery integrated into the floor and the power electronics form the hub of the new high-tech car’s drive system. Li-ion battery. The lithium-ion battery fitted in the e-up! Compared to other lithium-ion cells (e.g. Battery pack.