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Porsche and Boeing to partner on premium urban air mobility market; electric VTOL concept

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As part of the partnership, the companies will create an international team to address various aspects of urban air mobility, including analysis of the market potential for premium vehicles and possible use cases. —Detlev von Platen, Member of the Executive Board for Sales and Marketing at Porsche AG.

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Infiniti Q Inspiration concept designed with autonomy, VC-Turbo variable compression ratio engine in mind

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Infiniti unveiled its Q Inspiration Concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Q Inspiration Concept is meant to demonstrate future technologies and will not be available for sale. It is the first manifestation of INFINITI’s new form language for an era of advanced powertrains.

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Citroën introducing new plug-in hybrid SUV concept at Shanghai Motor Show

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Citroën will introduce a new plug-in hybrid SUV concept, the Aircross, at the upcoming Shanghai Motor Show. The company said that Aircross illustrates its international ambitions, rolling out its positioning initiated with the C4 Cactus with a body style intended for sale around the world.

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Volkswagen to offer refreshed Tiguan with new plug-in hybrid powertrain in Europe

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As far back as 2016, Volkswagen unveiled a Tiguan PHEV concept, based on the second-generation Tiguan. This versatile vehicle is available for sale in 80% of countries in the world and is the most successful SUV on the market in Europe. Earlier post.). Design sketch of the new Tiguan. Later that year, the first Tiguan came to market.

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

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According to a recent report from Pike Research, sales of vehicles equipped with stop-start systems—one of the synergistic technologies highlighted in the HyBoost concept—will grow rapidly in the coming decade, rising from 3 million units in 2011 to 37.3 Micro-hybrid market. million units per year by 2020.

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BMW targeting doubling energy density of battery cells by 2030, with current i3 as basis

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BMW has been producing internally-developed test cells in small formats for some years already with the aim of identifying the ideal cell structure from the myriad materials and variants. The company has set clear targets for sales of its electrified models. More than half of the 25 models will have all-electric drive systems.

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BMW introduces new i sub-brand, first two vehicles i3 and i8; premium mobility services and new venture capital company

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BMW introduced its new sub-brand, BMW i, along with announcement of production of the first two i models: the i3 (the battery-electric Megacity Vehicle, earlier post ) and the i8 (the production version of the plug-in hybrid Vision Efficient Dynamics concept, earlier post ).

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