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Volkswagen suggests launch edition of ID. EV may sell out before introduction in September; pre-booking opens 8 May

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electric vehicle, the first to be based on the MEB, will be presented at the IAA later this year, with pre-bookings for the launch edition opening on 8 May. in September ,” Board Member for Sales, Jürgen Stackmann, said. Volkswagen’s ID. Given the interest in the ID. Investments in future topics totaling €19 billion (US$21.5

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Audi targeting sales of 800,000 BEVs and PHEVs in 2025

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—Bram Schot, Board Member for Sales and Marketing at Audi AG. With electric mobility, Audi takes a holistic, resource-conserving approach also to production: In Brussels, the Audi e-tron is the first premium car to be produced in certified CO 2 -neutral high-volume production.

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Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1

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Lucid’s top executive said the pandemic has affected the startup’s testing activities, supply chain, and its preparations for sales and service. Polestar 2 now available for test drives in select cities – EV automaker Polestar is now allowing prospective customers to book test drives of its Polestar 2 electric fastback.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Since the 1973 oil crisis, a plethora of books and instruction manuals have been published in the US on the subject of how to build small stills to produce inexpensive 192-proof alcohol (hydrous ethanol) to be used to blend with gasoline in motor vehicles. As used in this section and Sec. 80.28, “applicable standard” means: 9.0

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

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Breaking News Feed Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit Vectrix in trouble, may be for sale REPORT: Toyota claims 40,000 pre-orders for new Prius Cadillac Converj reportedly approved for production *UPDATED New York 2009: Mitsubishi confirms i-MiEV will come to U.S. Follow us on Twitter!

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

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I wish the thing was for sale as-is. Well they did give brief bursts of acceleration through the parking lot to show that it does have some Roadster goodness to it. But yes, there was no slalom to see how it handles the twisties. It is probably a real rocket compared to the Daimler version that will eventually show up.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

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The trouble is you then have to stop right away, which brings about some pretty strong regenerative braking action, something that Chrysler needs to work on before making the Circuit available for sale. Keep reading about the EVs good and bad qualities after the jump. Read reviews, get free pricing, and much more.