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Porsche unveils Mission X electric hypercar concept

Green Car Congress

Porsche unveiled its latest concept study, the two-seat Mission X. The wheels of the concept study feature elaborate details: the rear axle is fitted with almost transparent aeroblades, which are designed like turbines for better cooling of the brakes. The battery is installed centrally behind the vehicle’s seats.

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2025 BMW 3 Series breaks cover with new mild-hybrid tech, subtle styling tweaks

Baua Electric

Read more The 2025 BMW 3 Series gets a nip and tuck to the aesthetics, while its engines have been updated with mild-hybrid tech BMW AG has revealed the 2025 3 Series bringing subtle nip and tuck to the styling while upgrading the engines with mild-hybrid technology. litre inline-four on the 330i, turbo petrol and 3.0-litre

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BorgWarner receives $4.97M DOE award for SiC-based high power-dense inverter

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the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Virginia Tech as partners to bring the SUPER inverter to fruition. During the first year of the project, which begins this month, the group will create the concept for the entire silicon carbide (SiC) based inverter system. PolyCharge America, Inc., Wolfspeed, Inc. will be a key supplier.

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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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Bargain electric ute incoming: Nissan plotting baby electric pick-up truck that could see Surf-Out concept come to life

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metre ute for Latin America with an advanced 48-volt E-TECH mild-hybrid powertrain, but that car will be priced at around US$20,000, suggesting the Nissan version will be fully electric. . “One thing you can be sure about is we’re going to keep investing in the truck segment,” he said.

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Audi’s ultra-niche luxury coupe pickup EV

EV Central

This is Audi’s new Activesphere, a fully electric concept off-roader there to appeal to your sense of luxury go-anywhere adventuring, all in zero-emission silence. This Activesphere follows the Skysphere roadster of 2021, and last year’s Grandsphere sedan and Urbansphere space concept. If that’s your thing.

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2016 Chevrolet Volt Video

Green Car Reports

Eight years ago, at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, GM unveiled the first concept for what became the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car. Now, it''s time for a second-generation Chevy Volt. Can it rekindle the excitement of GM''s tech icon? It was a ‘moonshot’ for GM at the time. First things first.

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