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Batteries included: Electric Morgan Super3 concept previews British brand’s electric dream

EV Central

Morgan Motor Company has rolled out a new concept for an all-electric sports car based on its second-generation Morgan Super3. Called the Morgan XP-1, the new battery-electric concept is said to preview the small British firm’s latest EV tech, rather than pave the way for a zero-emission three-wheeler Morgan.

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Volkswagen sold around 394,000 battery-electric vehicles in 2023

Teslarati

“The delivery figures show that we are on the right track as a brand and that our cars are well received by our customers,” said Imelda Labbé, Volkswagen Board Member for sales, marketing and after sales. million BEVs sold , with many of its over 3 million vehicle sales coming from plugin hybrids and gas cars (via Reuters ).

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HyBoost concept achieving close to Prius-level CO2 emissions; aggressive downsizing with advanced boosting and micro-hybrid system

Green Car Congress

version of its vehicle (a 2009 Ford Focus) but with fuel economy and CO 2 emissions approaching those of a Prius, according to David Boggs, Ricardo Technical Specialist, Engines, in a presentation at the recent 2011 Directions in Engine-Efficiency and Emissions Research Conference (DEER) hosted by the Department of Energy in Detroit.

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A Volkswagen brand pickup will not happen, but we still have Scout’s EV truck coming

Baua Electric

Although part of VW’s 2020 alliance with Ford included building a medium-sized pickup, it won’t launch in the US. The VW Amarok is based on Ford’s newest Ranger and is for sale in Europe, Asia, and Africa, but not North America.

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Everything You Need to Know About Electric RVs

Clean Fleet Report

The Winnebago claims the eRV electric camper van is the world’s first electric RV concept vehicle. It uses Ford E-Transit underpinnings to deliver 266 horsepower but a mere 108 miles of range, which may be a hard sell for people looking to live on the road. It is not yet for sale. However, several prototypes are underway.

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

Green Car Congress

Having started his career at Ford, he was Head of Volkswagen Group Research from 2000 to 2003. He held various responsibilities in the export section of Sales at Volkswagen AG from 1983. He was given responsibility for sales in North-West Europe at the Volkswagen brand from 1995. Eichhorn holds a PhD in mechanical engineering.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Ford Mustang Mach-E 15,938. has fully embraced EVs and, after years of teasing with snazzy concepts, the real hardware is for sale–and is selling well. In its cavalcade of concepts, VW also recently showed an entry-level model that appeared to be an electric reincarnation of the Beetle, but without its iconic shape.