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Schaeffler secures volume orders for commercial vehicle electric traction motors, hybrid modules

Green Car Congress

Schaeffler has secured a volume production order to supply electric motors to a key manufacturer in the commercial vehicle sector, starting in 2023. The winding formed on the winding blade is drawn off onto a linear magazine, from where it is transferred to a rotary magazine in several layers.

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Report: Nissan Might Kill the GT-R After 2025

The Truth About Cars

The automotive world is going electric while many companies are focused on keeping the lights on. The car hasn’t changed much in its 17 years on sale, but it’s hard not to mourn the death of another iconic gas vehicle. Both are true for Nissan, so it’s not surprising to see that 2025 might be the last for its R35 GT-R sports car.

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The BMW i7 is dominating its ICE counterpart

Teslarati

The BMW i7, BMW’s newest EV offering, dominates its gas counterpart alongside other BMW Group luxury EVs. According to BimmerToday , the recently released BMW i7 already constituted 43% of 7 series sales in Germany last month, making the electric version the most popular despite being the most expensive.

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Tesla trifecta dominates Consumer Reports’ list of most satisfying cars on the market

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The idea behind the magazine’s survey was simple: would car owners buy their current vehicles again if given the chance? The all-electric midsize sedan is followed by the larger, gas-guzzling Kia Telluride, but the Tesla Model S is right at the ICE SUV’s heels in third place.

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Mazda plans new dedicated electric car

Green Car Reports

Mazda may not have shown an electric car at last week's LA auto show, but it is poised to join the electric-car revolution. A new report in British Autocar magazine notes that the zoom-zoom automaker will introduce a new electric model in 2020 that won't be shared with other gas cars in Mazda's lineup.

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Porsche simulates hydrogen V8 for virtual Nordschleife run; 440 kW, 261 km/h, near-zero NOx

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In a recent simulation study reported in Porsche Engineering Magazine , Porsche Engineering examined the potential of hydrogen combustion engines. On the other hand, however, the lower exhaust gas temperatures result in a lack of energy for their propulsion on the exhaust side. —Vincenzo Bevilacqua. Source: Porsche.

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Report: 2022 Audi R8 to go electric

Green Car Reports

Increasingly, there's nothing super about a supercar if it's not electric. Last week, British magazine Autocar reported that Audi will make that leap for its next-generation R8 sports car, converting it from a pounding gas-fueled V-10 engine to purely electric power.

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