Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

Porsche has introduced the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car, the first of six or more plug-in hybrids coming from the Volkswagen Group. Porsche had unveiled the concept version of the 918 Spyder Plug-in Hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010. Combined system power is 887 hp (661 kW). The 918 Spyder. Click to enlarge.

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Porsche Plug-in Hybrid Plug 259

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

The XL1 is aggressively optimized for efficiency in all areas of its design and technology—from materials (carbon fiber reinforced polymer monocoque); to powertrain (0.8L Volkswagen has begun limited production of the XL1; 50 units are being built initially, with 250 slated for build. Data: Volkswagen, US EPA and DOE.

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Plug-in Diesel Plug Hybrid 324

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

kWh lithium-ion battery pack (from the Jetta Hybrid), which stores the kinetic energy recovered from regenerative braking; assists in the starting phase of the fuel cell; and adds a dynamic boost to the maximum acceleration of the Golf SportWagen. The fuel cell and battery power an electric motor adapted from the e-Golf.

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Hydrogen Fuel Hybrid Li-ion 259

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Björn Föerster, Porsche A remorseless stopwatch comparison of Formula E—the current state-of-the-art in racing EVs—vs. F1 doesn’t flatter the battery brigade. Ultra-fast charging at 600 kW nearly doubles the most powerful public chargers for civilian drivers. Enough energy, in fact, to carry 220 fewer kilograms of battery.

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Future Auto Porsche Monaco 86

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi is the first manufacturer worldwide to use this technology in a production plug-in hybrid. Covered in greater detail in an earlier post , the battery-electric e-tron quattro concept provides a very close foreshadowing of the production model to follow in 2018. Thermal management systems in the Q7 e-tron quattro.

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Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150