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BMW sticks to 50% EV target by 2030—not including hybrids, PHEVs

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“By 2030, all-electric vehicles should account for about half of our deliveries,” CEO Oliver Zipse said Wednesday in a speech to shareholders. The 5-Series is also available with gasoline engines, and as the all-electric i5. BMW will have 15 all-electric models available globally across all of its brands, he added.

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Audi A3 g-tron goes on sale in Germany; CO2-neutral in e-gas mode

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liter TFSI engine developing 81 kW (110 hp) can be operated using either natural gas, e-gas generated by Audi ( earlier post ) or gasoline. The Audi A3 g-tron forms part of a new, integrated sustainable mobility concept from the brand. In pure e-gas mode, using the Audi e-gas fuel card, the g-tron is CO 2 -neutral, Audi says.

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Audi testing find e-ethanol and e-diesel produced by Joule often perform better than conventional counterparts

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Our test shows that as well as electric driving on renewable electricity, there are other concepts that permit long-distance, low-emission driving. Audi operates a research facility in Hobbs, New Mexico for the production of e-ethanol and e-diesel in partnership with Joule. Generation: Audi e-fuels (in German).

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Audi boosting investment over next 5 years by 9% to €24B; 70% to new models and technology

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That’s why we are making large investments in the innovative areas of electric mobility, connectivity and lightweight construction. tron quattro concept car at the Los Angeles Motor Show, demonstrating that the premium manufacturer is also addressing fuel-cell technology. We place top priority on sustainable growth.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

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Cautioning that the development and commercialization of the electric car is “ not a sprint, but a marathon ”, Volkswagen AG Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that Volkswagen would introduce its first electric vehicles based on the up! VW and the electric car. in pure electric vehicles in 2020.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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Here’s our rough draft, which we’re releasing as we refine the concept—we moved up our plans when we learned about the Tuesday address. That means we’ll be powering some miles with increasingly renewable electricity that isn't made from imported oil. Tuesday night, President Obama will speak to the nation about the Gulf catastrophe.

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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

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The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) It is much more than that.

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