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Audi of America officially introduces the new A3 family; plug-in hybrid version coming in 2015

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At a sustainability workshop at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Dr. Rudolf Krebs, the Volkswagen Group’s Commissioner for Electric Drive Systems, said the group will “ electrify all segments. In purely electric mode, the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron achieves a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) with a range of up to 50 km (31 miles).

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Volkswagen outlines a range of near-term technologies for reducing fuel consumption and emissions; stop-start 2.0, 10-speed DSG

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Volkswagen presented its latest technologies for reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions—which includes the first 10-speed dual-clutch gearbox (DSG)—in an Innovation Workshop for the media at the Ehra-Lessien test track facility near Wolfsburg. Mild hybrid: stop-start 2.0 and coasting with engine off. The start-stop 2.0

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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The primary interfaces of the power electronics are its traction network connection to the battery; 3-phase connection to the electric motor; connector from the DC/DC converter to the 12-V electrical system; and a connection for the high-voltage power distributor. The e-Golf reaches a speed of 60 km/h (37 mph) within 4.2

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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75 mph) on electric power alone, coupled with an all-wheel driving experience headlined by powerful acceleration and a dynamically-biased distribution of power through enthusiastically taken corners. These methods have been in use successfully in BMW workshops since 2003. 22 miles) and a top speed of 120 km/h (approx.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans strategic initiative adVANce: holistic system solutions for transport; electric Vision Van

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It is the first van worldwide to fully digitally connect all people and processes involved, from the distribution center to the consignee. Another application concentrates on the efficient part and tool management for service vehicles, for example tradespersons’ mobile workshops. The theoretical top speed stands at 120 km/h (75 mph).

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