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Volkswagen Group Components supplies complete electric drive for the classic Beetle; based on new e-up!

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Volkswagen Group Components, with its partner eClassics, is presenting a holistic concept for the subsequent electrification of the historic Volkswagen Beetle. The conversion exclusively uses new parts they have mutually agreed on from the series production of Volkswagen Group Components. earlier post ).

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4 Classic Car Relaunches Transforming the EV Landscape

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Jaguar E-Type Concept Zero You might have caught the first electric Jaguar E-type in action if you watched Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in 2018. Experts retrofitted the baby blue 1968 model with an electric motor, which the company used to debut its conversion program. The battery-powered model reaches 62 mph in 5.5

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Volkswagen introduces new Coasting 2.0 micro hybrid system and new natural gas engine at Vienna Motor Symposium

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In a speed range of up to 130 km/h (81 mph) it offers the driver hybrid-style characteristics: lift off the throttle, and the Golf can coast with the engine completely deactivated. seconds and its top speed has gone up by 10 km/h to 150 km/h (93 mph). Coasting - Engine off. liters/100 km. New e-Golf. The BUDD-e5, I.D.6 The compact 1.0

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EV Standouts at the 2021 LA Auto Show

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It’s an awesome conversation starter, as well as the chariot that transports me and my family to work, school, playdates, and everything in between. The Mullen FIVE crossover SUV is FAST – with a max speed of up to 200 mph – and will be available in mid-2024. Meet the Concept EV9. What concept EV are you most excited about?

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Volta Trucks partners with Prodrive to develop its electric heavy-duty truck

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The Volta Trucks concept HGV positions its driver low down, centrally and forward of the front axle, to give uninterrupted vision at street level through 220 degrees. Prodrive’s track record in EV engineering began in 2001 with the conversion of a front wheel drive Saab into a hybrid demonstrator with the rear axle electrically driven.

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University of Delaware Licenses V2G Technology to AutoPort; 100 V2G EVs as Test Fleet

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Top speed 95 mph Dick Johnson, AutoPort’s director of business development, said that AutoPort will work with major companies in the area to demonstrate the V2G concept. Onboard charger, up to 18 kW. Bi-directional power converter up to 18 kW. Range 120-150 miles. Earlier post.).

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BrightDrop: GM’s silent push into electric commercial vehicles

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That combination enabled the company to produce its first vehicle, the Zevo 600 large delivery van (originally dubbed the EV600), in just 20 months, from conception in January 2020 to a complete vehicle rolling off the line in September 2021. The company has committed $800 million to that conversion. mph to match their walking pace.