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Solvay, Bentley, Penso partner on lightweight architecture

Green Car Congress

A consortium including Solvay, Bentley and Penso has been awarded a multi-million pound grant by the UK government Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) for the Flexible Lightweight Architecture for Volume Applications (FLAVA) automotive project.

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Volkswagen Group to invest €51.6B over next five years; seeking to make itself future-proof

Green Car Congress

This total amount includes additions to capitalized development costs of €10.3 The Group currently comprises nine automotive brands: Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, Škoda, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini and Scania. The Volkswagen Group will invest around €51.6 billion (US$76.5 billion (US$14.1 billion (US$37.9

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

Drive Electric NZ

EVs will drive down the costs of owning a vehicle and give New Zealand more energy independence. Today signals that New Zealand wants to be part of that transition, and avoid becoming a dumping ground for dirty second-hand vehicles from other markets. This makes so much sense for a country with our access to renewable energy.

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Scrappage scheme scrap ends

Green Cars News

The scheme which officially launched yesterday got off to a shaky start as Honda and other carmakers sort to clarify whether they were expected to bear the cost of the scheme alone or whether they could share the cost with their dealers, but this has not been permitted.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Volkswagen Group (which includes VW, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley in the U.S.) Models from Bentley and Lamborghini will come, too, but in the small, expensive numbers in which those brands routinely trade. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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Road Test: 2021 Genesis GV80 2.5T RWD Prestige

Clean Fleet Report

The simple reason is it can compete against luxury midsize SUVs from Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW, and beats them in several areas, not the least of which is costing $15,000 to $20,000 less. Heck, I had people comment they thought I was driving a Bentley. Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle.

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

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GM didnt say how much the machines would cost, but research chief Larry Burns said owners would spend one-third to one-fourth of the cost of a traditional vehicle. GM is betting PUMAs more car-like traits -- an enclosed compartment and top speed of 35 miles per hour -- will lead to better results. GM ) 1.86 -0.08

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