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Porsche updates the Taycan; more range, more connectivity, more colors

Green Car Congress

The Porsche Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo will start the new model year (2022) in September with a number of upgrades , perhaps foremost among them an increase in range. In addition, the waste heat from the electrical components is used to an even greater extent for battery temperature regulation.

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Kreisel Electric expanding capacity with construction of new Li-ion battery plant

Green Car Congress

Kreisel says that it leverages assembly and thermal management techniques to deliver 20% more usable capacity available in comparison to the products of its main competitor. The heat supply is ensured by using the waste heat from the manufacturing machines together with thermal heat pumps. With a weight of only 4.1

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That Was the Year That Was

Clean Fleet Report

CES is cranking up this week so there’s not much time to waste thinking about the past year. The number of available models is expanding exponentially. Volvo, Lucid, Porsche and Jaguar had low sales while Mini, Genesis, Toyota and Subaru were just beginning their sales. We’re at it again already. and Europe.

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[PRESS RELEASE] Emissions Reduction Plan: Electric Vehicles will drive a low emissions future

Drive Electric

Some key stats: In New Zealand right now there are more than 70 models of new EVs available. A social leasing programme. And the investigation of extending the Clean Car Discount to other vehicle types. EV registrations are up 38% from last year (March 2021 to March 2022). In April, 39% of all vehicles sold were an EV, PHEV or a hybrid.

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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

Green Car Congress

A carmaker creates positive (or negative) Sustainable Value if it earns a higher (or lower) return than its peers with its available economic, environmental and social resources. The ranking of the 17 manufacturers based on the Sustainable Value Margin. Click to enlarge.

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Audis e-tron quattro EV: evolutionary powertrain with a dash of revolution for production in 2018; MLB evo

Green Car Congress

Dr. Hackenberg, the first-generation modular longitudinal matrix was used in 2007 for the A5, followed by the A4, A6, A7 Sportback, A8, Q5 and Q7 as well as the Porsche Macan. For that, it is quite clear that the MLB and MSB [managed by Porsche] are the deliverers of the platform for these e-mobility cars. Developed by Prof.

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Tesla and its Supercharger Network dominate 11-way 1,000-mile EV test

Teslarati

The vehicles that participated in the test were the Tesla Model S Long Range Plus, Tesla Model Y Performance, Tesla Model 3 Performance, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Porsche Taycan 4S, Kia Niro EV, Audi e-tron, Volkswagen ID.4, 4, Volvo XC40 Recharge, Polestar 2, and Nissan Leaf Plus. The rest of the competition arrived over the following hours.

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