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Luxurious new K1 SUV added to Porsche EV charge, Cayenne to go electric

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2022 Porsche Taycan RWD The Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV and BMW iX are logical rivals and it could also compete with the upcoming Volvo EX90 and Polestar 3. “It The Panamera PHEV will also gain a larger battery pack. That will help a lot to make sure we make strong group operating margins,” Porsche finance chief Lutz Meschke told analysts.

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Volkswagen of America to invest $10M in EV charging infrastructure by 2016; calls for more legislative support to spur EV adoption

Green Car Congress

In January, Volkswagen of America and BMW of North America, together with ChargePoint, announced an initiative to create more express charging corridors along heavily-traveled routes on the East and West Coasts; specifically to install nearly 100 DC Fast Chargers across both coasts aiming to have charging sites no more than 50 miles apart.

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

Green Car Congress

The SSI study captures 12 different PEV models from eight vehicle manufacturers, including GM (Chevrolet Volt); Nissan (LEAF); Tesla (Model S); Ford (Focus EV, C-Max Energi and Fusion Energi); Honda (Fit EV and Accord PHEV); Toyota (Prius Plug-in and RAV4 EV); Mitsubishi (i-MiEV); and Daimler (Smart Fortwo ED).

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Charging infrastructure financing: Unlocking Up $4.5 Loan guarantees can be an important tool to commercialize innovative technologies because these projects may be unable to obtain full commercial financing due to the perceived risks associated with technology that has never been deployed at commercial scale in the United States.

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Peugeot E-Expert walk around and first drive

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Lease vs buy. Buying a vehicle like this outright can be very expensive even with the up to £8,000 pounds government grant applied. Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (2017). BMW 330e PHEV. Tesla Model 3. Volkswagen e-Golf. Renault Zoe. Hyundai IONIQ electric ‘Premium SE’ (2018). Kia Soul EV. Volkswagen Golf GTE.

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Price Parity is Not the Key to EV Adoption in the US

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Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance. BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen have all not shipped certain electric models to the US and Toyota is shipping the majority of their RAV4 Prime PHEVs to Europe and Asia. The base version of the Kia Niro, for example, is a hybrid but it also comes in PHEV and BEV version.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

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Motor Trend Magazine has extensive coverage of all cars online including road tests, free videos, buying guides, etc. Automotive.coms auto loan locator can help you get a lower new car finance rate. for 2012 Featured stories Feed Greenlings: What is regenerative braking? Looking for a better auto insurance rate?

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