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JUNE 4, 2019
Volkswagen’s ID.R, powered by two electric motors, lapped the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in 6:05.336 minutes—faster than any electric vehicle before it. Romain Dumas (F) beat the previous record set by Peter Dumbreck (GB, NIO EP9) in 2017 by 40.564 seconds. With an average speed of 206.96 km/h (128.6 mph), the ID.R once again underlined the performance capabilities of Volkswagen’s electric drive.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 4, 2019
Three incredibly long days after my nearly 3-year-old son Seth doubled over and screamed his “tummy hurt” we were finally back on the freeway headed home. My mind wandered because there’s not much else on Interstate 380 in Iowa in December. Three days earlier, my wife, kids, and I traveled from Minnesota to Reinbeck.
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JUNE 4, 2019
National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), a subsidiary of Evergrande Health, has acquired Protean Electric, a leading developer of in-wheel motor technology. The acquisition is part of Evergrande’s strategy to become a major player in the global electric vehicle (EV) industry, and paves the way for NEVS to deploy Protean Electric’s in-wheel electric drive technology, ProteanDrive, into its future products.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 4, 2019
Update: This story has been udpated to correct the typical range calculation from overnight 16-amp charging. Every new electric car needs a charge point. For many years since the introduction of EVs, that has been one of the sales obstacles that companies, dealers, and others have had to overcome. Now Clipper Creek, one of the longest-running.
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Green Car Congress
JUNE 4, 2019
In the US, Audi sold 856 e-tron mid-size electric SUVs in May, the first full month of sales for the brand’s first battery-electric vehicle. That represented 4.5% of the total 18,892 new vehicle sales in the month. Year-to-date, Audi has delivered 1,109 e-trons in the US. Overall, Audi sales in the US were down 2.2% in May year-on-year from 19,315 units to 18,892 units.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 4, 2019
Volkswagen's new ID R electric race car continues setting records. After obliterating the record climbing Pikes Peak—not just for electric cars, but for all cars—last June, on Monday, the car set the lap record for electric cars at Germany's famously demanding Nürburgring race track. At the Nürburgring, the electric ID R.
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Green Car Reports
JUNE 4, 2019
The Volkswagen ID R set another record for electric cars. Hyundai announced a Kona Hybrid for Europe. Our writer ran into an emergency when even a long-range electric car couldn't do what was needed. And Clipper Creek released a new home charger that can charge two electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. After setting a new world.
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JUNE 4, 2019
BMW Group sales of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles decreased 29.7 percent in May 2019 vs. May 2018. Model changeover has limited the current BMW Group electrified lineup in the US to five models including the BMW i3, BMW i8 and i8 Roadster, BMW 530e, and MINI Countryman plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Plug-in hybrid variants of the BMW X5, the all-new BMW 3 Series and updated BMW 7 Series recently debuted at the Geneva International Motor Show.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 4, 2019
Hyundai announced on Monday that it will introduce a new hybrid version of its Kona small SUV in Europe. The model follows the standard Kona and the Kona Electric, which went on sale in Europe last year and in the U.S. this spring. The Kona Hybrid uses Hyundai's standard hybrid system with an electric motor built into the 6-speed dual-clutch.
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JUNE 4, 2019
Electrify America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America that is investing $2 billion over 10 years in Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure, education and access, has launched its first mobile app; a new pricing structure; and two new membership plans to help increase electric vehicle adoption. The company’s mobile app, available for both Android and iPhone, allows users to manage the entire charging session on their mobile phone.
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JUNE 4, 2019
When Ferrari releases a flagship that brings with it the marque's first plug-in hybrid drivetrain, combining three electric motors and a 4.
Green Cars News
JUNE 4, 2019
Seat is repurposing its oft-forgotten Mii city car into its first electric car
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JUNE 4, 2019
The UK has enshrined into law the goal of completely phasing out net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, a move which comes shortly after the release of a report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).
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JUNE 4, 2019
Everfuel, Wrightbus, Ballard Power Systems, Hexagon Composites, Nel Hydrogen and Ryse Hydrogen—leading players in the hydrogen fuel cell electric value chain—are joining forces to form the H2Bus Consortium. The members are committed to deploying 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell electric buses, along with supporting infrastructure, in European cities at commercially competitive rates.
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JUNE 4, 2019
Volkswagen can add its name to the club, conquering the 12.9 mile 'Green Hell' in 6:05.
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JUNE 4, 2019
For the first time the number of charging stations in the UK outstrips the number of sites to put refined fossil fuels in a conventional car.
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