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Volkswagen launches new luxury flagship Phideon at Geneva; plug-in hybrid drive planned; first VW brand car based on MLB

Green Car Congress

The new Phideon was developed in Germany with the assistance of VW’s Chinese partner SAIC Volkswagen. The sedan will be offered with high-efficiency turbocharged gasoline TSI engines, and a plug-in hybrid drive is also planned. In addition to the planned plug-in hybrid model, the new five-seater will also be available as a 2.0

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Plug-ins are trending in key markets around the country, although much of the action remains focused in California and other West Coast states. The Model S is the best-selling plug-in car in the U.S. Volkswagen Group (which includes VW, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley in the U.S.) Leading for a Decade, Now Profitably.

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

Green Car Congress

Müller reaffirmed the goal of playing a key role in e-mobility, with the Volkswagen Group planning to launch over 20 additional models by 2020—a target originally voiced by former Group head Martin Winterkorn at the Frankfurt auto show last fall, before the breaking of the diesel emissions scandal. Earlier post.) Hong Kong), 3.4%

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Volkswagen Group launching major electro-mobility campaign in China; $25B on new vehicles, technologies and plants up to 2018

Green Car Congress

Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen AG, on the eve of the Auto China motor show in Beijing. The Porsche Panamera S E-hybrid plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) is already in the showrooms in China; the Group will launch two further plug-in hybrid vehicles there next year with the Audi A3 e-tron ( earlier post ) and the Golf GTE ( earlier post ).

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Preview: 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron casts a potent EV shadow

Baua Electric

Plug & Charge connectivity will be fitted from the get-go. From the side the Q6 resembles nothing less than a Bentley Bentayga, with pronounced brows over 19- to 21-inch wheels rendered in near-flush spokes that speak of lots of aerodynamic attention.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

Throw in one of the best sound systems of any new car – that includes Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, etc – and you have a tempting package that plays in the EV sweet spot. Oh, and the fact I can plug my coffee machine into the car thanks to its vehicle-to-load functionality still blows my mind. It just has to be BYD.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

Many in the auto industry are warning that realistic BEV range numbers under varying conditions need to be widely published , else risk creating a backlash against EVs in general. Even in the Chinese market where smaller EV sales are booming, profits are not. Right now, there is a dearth of EV-certified mechanics and repair shops.

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