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As Development Alters Greek Islands’ Nature and Culture, Locals Push Back

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The event was organized by local authorities who recently appealed to a top Greek court over a project for a five-star hotel complex and a marina for superyachts. They arrive, they load up their Cayennes or Jeeps or Hummers, and they lock themselves away,” he said of the tourists. Marinopoulou, whose family is from Andros.

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Quick drive of the Passat HyMotion hydrogen fuel cell hybrid

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Although audible, it is low; turning on the climate control fan to the first level obscures the sound. The battery is recharged either through regenerative events or via the hydrogen fuel cell. The Li-ion battery steps in and supplies energy to the electric motor instead, allowing the car to move off. Earlier post.).

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Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid PHEV averages 4.4 l/100 km (53.4 mpg US) during test drives

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During an international press event in Germany, in which more than 42 test drives were conducted with journalists in the Panamera S E-Hybrid ( earlier post ) covering a total distance of more than 1,200 kilometers (746 miles), the new plug-in hybrid model consumed 4.4 Cayenne and Panamera S. Panamera S E-Hybrid PHEV on the road.

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Volkswagen launches new Passat GTE plug-in hybrid in Europe

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Together with the plug-in hybrids from Audi (A3 e-tron, Q7 e-tron and R8 e-tron) and Porsche (Cayenne S E-Hybrid and Panamera S E- Hybrid), Volkswagen AG now has ten models in its portfolio driven wholly or partially on electric power. In terms of the brand, the Passat GTE is a basic building block in Volkswagen’s electric motoring strategy.

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