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

Green Car Congress

This will focus on the major fields of future importance in the industry—such as digitalization, networking, e-mobility and new mobility services. Although Volkswagen is already addressing all of these fields, it will in the future do so “in a much more systematic and focused manner. billion in total. billion, up 10.9%

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

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Furthermore, the Bentley Hybrid Concept opens a window on the broad-ranging potential of hybrid technology. Here in China, we are now setting out on the road to a future of emission-free mobility. Earlier post.). All these vehicles are highly efficient and eco-friendly. And at the same time they offer lots of driving pleasure.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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Ten- and 12-cylinder engines are on a virtual death watch, with V-12 purveyors like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, and BMW widely expected to eliminate these longtime markers of automotive prestige. EV proponents may ask: Why not just skip this middle hybrid step and fully embrace the electric future? Is that a clock we hear ticking?

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3 Scenarios That Would Make An EV Ineligible For the Federal EV Tax Credit

EV Adoption

Because of the multiple and nuanced variables included in the House bill legislation, you need to have deep knowledge on everything from the price of the EV, where it is assembled, whether it is assembled in a union factory, battery size, and where the battery cells are made to determine what the future tax credit amount might actually be.