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Audi shows new A6 e-tron concept electric vehicle in Shanghai

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In cooperation with its long-standing joint-venture partner FAW, Audi is currently building a completely new automotive plant specially for the future generation of electric-powered models on the basis of the new PPE technology platform. The series-production version of the SUV study named Audi concept Shanghai will be an all-electric, 4.87-meter-long

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GAC and Toyota sign strategic cooperation framework agreement to deepen partnership in electrification and intelligent networking

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Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., and Toyota Motor Corporation signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement to deepen their partnership in the fields of electrification and intelligent networking. Chairman of Guangzhou Automobile Group Zeng Qinghong (left) and Toyota President Akio Toyoda (right).

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What Type of Motor Is Used in EVs?

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What Type of Motor Is Used in EVs? What are the types of electric car motors and how do they run? AC & DC EV Motors The two types of electric flow are alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC). An electric vehicle’s traction is provided by an alternate current motor.

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How Do Electric Vehicle Components Communicate With Each Other?

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Electric vehicle components communicate with each other through a networked system known as the Controller Area Network (CAN). The CAN bus is a standardized communication protocol that enables various components within an electric vehicle to exchange information and coordinate their functions.

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Honda Motor Europe: 2/3 of European sales to feature electrified powertrains by 2025; “Electric Vision”

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Speaking at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Honda Motor Europe’s President and COO, Katsushi Inoue outlined Honda’s commitment to an electric future in Europe, with a specific aim to have electrified powertrains in two-thirds of Honda cars sold in Europe by 2025. per cent compared to same period in 2015.

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Honda to focus on PHEVs, development of battery-electrics in addition to fuel cell vehicles; 2/3 of sales electrified by 2030

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At a press meeting in Tokyo, Honda Motor Co., Hachigo said that Honda aims to electrify two-thirds of global automobile unit sales in 2030. As for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), Honda will strengthen the development of battery-electric vehicles in addition to fuel cell electric vehicles (FCV).

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

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A hybrid vehicle is powered by at least one electric motor and a gasoline engine, and its system recovers energy through regenerative braking. Sometimes the electric motor does all of the work, other times the combustion engine does, and sometimes both work together. The engine never truly powers the wheels.

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