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Porsche launches two new cogen plants running on biogas in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen

Green Car Congress

Porsche has launched two new cogeneration plants in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen to enhance its environmentally friendly energy mix and close the remaining gap to CO 2 neutral production of the fully electric Taycan in Zuffenhausen. —Albrecht Reimold, Member of the Executive Board for Production and Logistics at Porsche.

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Porsche leaving FIA WEC LMP1, entering Formula E

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From 2019, a Porsche factory team will compete in Formula E. Porsche is now the fourth German OEM to realign its motorsport strategy this year to enter Formula E, following Audi ( earlier post ), BMW ( earlier post ) and Mercedes-Benz ( earlier post ). Porsche is working with alternative, innovative drive concepts.

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Audi’s ultra-niche luxury coupe pickup EV

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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. ” The fundamentals Audi’s used its Premium Platform Electric (PPE), co-developed with Porsche, to underpin the Activesphere.

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Congestion charge and electric vehicles: Everything you need to know

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A question we’re often asked is whether or not there’s an electric vehicle congestion charge, and thankfully there’s not. All fully electric cars are completely exempt from the London Congestion Charge, as well as the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) charge.

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Lotus is betting its future on the electric sports car, can it deliver?

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The brand plans to be fully electric by the end of 2027, meaning the current Emira will be Lotus’ last gas engine product, full stop. For example, a new Porsche 911 S comes in slightly over that 1500 kg mark. Pardon my Clarksonian wistfulness, but there’s simply no drama to driving an electric car. Only 130 will be built.

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Volkswagen Group sells 9.24 million vehicles in 2023, BEV share increases to 8.3% | Autocar Professional

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despite a challenging market environment. Furthermore, the Volkswagen Group successfully continued its transformation and delivered 771,100 fully electric vehicles. The share of all-electric vehicles in deliveries rose to 8.3% per cent to 3,236,100 vehicles despite a challenging market environment. Buzz2 (incl.

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2021’s biggest EV releases

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It will also be available in the head-turning RS spec, providing stern competition for the brilliant Porsche Taycan 4S – which we named most stylish in our round-up of 2020’s best electric cars. BMW will begin to offer its first fully electric SUV. Battery size: 80 kWh. Real-world range: 225 miles. Hyundai IONIQ 5.

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