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BMW delivers its one-millionth fully electric vehicle

Teslarati

BMW delivered its one-millionth fully electric vehicle (EV) in the first quarter of this year, celebrating another milestone in its electrified journey. By providing a choice of drive train technologies and thanks to our high level of flexibility, the BMW Group is well-positioned to meet changing customer requirements.

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Mercedes-Benz do Brasil presents fully electric bus chassis eO500U

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-Benz do Brasil has presented the fully electric eO500U bus chassis. The fully electric bus chassis has a range of up to 250 kilometers. The fully electric eO500U bus chassis is part of our global development strategy for electromobility.

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The next generation of the Porsche Macan compact SUV will be fully electric

Green Car Congress

The Supervisory Board of Porsche AG has decided to manufacture the next generation of the Macan as a fully electric series. This will be the first all-electric compact SUV from Porsche, and is due to roll off the assembly line in the Leipzig site at the start of the next decade. Current generation Macan.

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Jeep introducing all-electric Avenger at Paris Motor show

Green Car Congress

The Jeep brand will showcase a 100% electrified presence at the 2022 Paris Motor Show (Mondial de L’Automobile 2022), with a stand fully dedicated to the introduction of the all-new fully electric Jeep Avenger, the brand’s first BEV. As a result, all the Jeep vehicles on sale in the region will be 100% electric by 2030.

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Audi RS performance models are going plug-in hybrid, perhaps with 50 miles electric range

Green Car Reports

Audi does not see plug-in hybrids as a transitional technology to be quickly made redundant by fully electric vehicles.

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Volkswagen reports growing demand for e-up! and Passat GTE in Germany

Green Car Congress

model series is for the fully electric version, with around 20,000 orders received over the first three months of this year. The GTE versions of the current Passat generation have also become increasingly more popular amongst buyers: Every seventh customer now opts for the plug-in hybrid (PHEV). Every second order for the up!

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2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado finally going green? Brand mulls electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell versions of iconic off-roader

EV Central

” According to reports, the benefits of a fully electric Prado would of course be unlocking zero-emission motoring, but Moritsu says current battery technology wouldn’t deliver the towing capability required, especially in Australia or the Middle East’s hot summers.

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