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EV Standouts at the 2021 LA Auto Show

EV Match

All of this is a long-winded way to say that we love EVs and are excited to learn about new innovations in the industry whenever they come about. Hyundai , Fisker , VinFast , and Porsche were among other companies that presented impressive vehicles at a range of price points.

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VW Group head of research says its time for electrification, but progress has been extremely low; We need more

Green Car Congress

Leohold cited a number of drivers for the current movement to electromobility (that were largely echoed by other speakers during this first day of the symposium): Climate change and emissions; Urbanization and megacities; and. —Jürgen Leohold. Shortage of fossil fuels.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

Cars That Think

Stuttgart may not boast of Degas or Monet, but its prominent names are perhaps even more famous than Paris’ painters: Mercedes–Benz and Porsche. To lessen these emissions and their contribution to global climate change, the automobile industry is ramping up the production of electric-powered cars and trucks.

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

Cars That Think

Call it Peak ICE—the last hurrah of a technology that governments are ushering off the stage to combat climate change. seconds, breaking a seven-year-old record for production cars that had been set by the roughly $ 1 million Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid. In a test by Car and Driver magazine, the car exploded to 60 mph in 2.0

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. Distributed Solar and Wind with the PHEV. It is much more than that.

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