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Audi A1 e-tron: Extended Range Electric Vehicle for City Driving

Green Car Congress

Audi’s A1 e-tron, introduced at the Geneva Motor Show ( earlier post ), is a range-extended electric city concept vehicle featuring a 75 kW (102 hp) peak power electric traction motor and a single-rotor single-rotor Wankel engine coupled with an electrical generator with a charge rating of up to 15 kW. Range extender. The A1 e-tron.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

While EV driving range and price are obviously key market differentiators, an EV's software suite is quickly becoming as, if not more, important. Further, if the EV range gains slow down over the next decade as expected, an EV's software-driven features along with their affordability , will decide the winners of the potential $1.1

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Per BMW’s press release the MINI E will be motivated by a 150kW electric drive system with a range of 150 miles per charge and a top speed of 95 mph. The battery pack is comprised of 5,088 lithium-ion cells for a cummulative 35kWhrs of energy storage. second range.

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