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BMW to offer all-electric performance and Touring versions of new 5 Series

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BMW’s upcoming eigth generation of the 5 Series will offer all-electric and plug-in hybrid variants as well efficient gasoline and diesel engines with 48V mild hybrid technology. The all-electric BMW i4 M50 shows how BMW blends dynamic performance and electric mobility to perfection.

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Ferrari reveals EV factory completion date, and it’s not far away

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Ferrari CEO Bendetto Vigna revealed its electric vehicle supercar production factory’s completion date, which is next June, at an investor conference last week. It would help support the company’s goal of having 40 percent of its sales be fully electric by 2030. I’d love to hear from you!

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Audi prices e-tron starting at €80,000; new Audi Sport e-tron GT promised for 2020

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Audi’s first fully electric series-produced model, the Audi e-tron, will be available in Germany starting at €80,000 (US$98,800), said Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management, at Audi’s annual press conference in Ingolstadt. Audi will stage the world premiere of the battery-electric vehicle this summer in Brussels.

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VW showcases production version of e-up!; premiere at the IAA

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Volkswagen is showcasing its first fully electric production vehicle—the new e-up! earlier post )—at its annual Press and Investors Conference in Wolfsburg. is powered by an electric motor with 60 kW / 82 PS peak power and 40 kW / 55 PS continuous power; maximum torque is 210 N·m (155 lb-ft).

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Audi will phase out gas engines by 2033, reversing past stance of CEO

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Audi will now phase out gas engines by the year 2033, CEO Markus Duesmann announced at the Berlin Climate Conference earlier today. This goal will then be followed by the gradual phasing out of ICE production, which will finally halt in 2033. Instead of banning, he is looking at it as innovation. .”

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Audi CEO Duesmann pushes back against politicians opposing ICE ban

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Audi CEO Markus Duesmann is pushing against politicians in Europe who oppose the bans internal combustion engine ban in 2035 while resolidifying his company’s plans to only offer fully-electric vehicles from 2026 on. “From 2026, Audi will only be launching purely electric models.” “The trend is confirmed.”

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Volkswagen confirms e-up! for production

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Volkswagen has confirmed that an electric version of its new up! city car is to go into production and is coming to the UK! At the firm’s annual press and investors conference in Wolfsburg today, the new e-up! is on display, with the promise that this fully electric car will have a range of around [.].