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BMW M introduces its first high-performance car with electrified drive system: BMW XM PHEV

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The BMW XM is equipped with a plug-in hybrid system comprising a V8 gasoline engine and electric motor that delivers combined fuel consumption of 1.6 – 1.5 21-inch M light-alloy wheels are fitted as standard, while there is also the option of 22-inch or 23-inch M light-alloy wheels. Driver assistance systems.

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How Efficient Is Your EV? It’s Complicated

Cars That Think

Right now the measure used in the United States is MPGe, which stands for miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent. Environmental Protection Agency decreed in 2010 that the amount of thermal energy released by burning one gallon of gasoline is equivalent to 33.7 It indicates how many miles the car can travel as 33.7 kilowatt-hours?

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Charged Up: The 2024 Dodge Charger is Finally Here

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As with other Dodge/Stellantis performance vehicles, Performance Pages that give in-depth info via the infotainment system will be available. For better or for worse, get ready for a muscle-car experience sans the V8 soundtrack and, in the case of the top-dog version, the scent of gasoline. Well, it's finally here.

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VW BUDD-e EV concept makes US auto show debut; 233-mile range based on EPA cycle; next-gen connectivity and HMI

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Volkswagen intends for the new MEB platform to enable a series production car to have pure electric range that is on par with today’s gasoline-powered cars by the end of the decade. Active Info Display captures the conceptual focus on drive information, while the head unit caters to the infotainment needs of all passengers on board.

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Volkswagen unveils updated Golf; Millerized engines, semi-automated driving, digital cockpit and gesture control

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inch screen it forms a conceptual and visual entity with the Active Info Display (digital instrument panel), which is also new to the Golf. The new Golf initially sees the debut of the new turbocharged gasoline engine EA211 “1.5 Personalization options in the Golf, depending on the specific equipment version, include: Ambient lighting.

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Volkswagen unveils BUDD-e electric van concept at CES; first VW based on new Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB)

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Volkswagen’s new MEB platform is designed to enable a series production car to have pure electric range that is on par with today’s gasoline-powered cars by the end of the decade. Active Info Display captures the conceptual focus on drive information, while the head unit caters to the infotainment needs of all passengers on board.

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BMW i3 on sale in US 2Q 2014, base MSRP $41,350 for BEV; $45,300 with range extender

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For those customers requiring a reduction of range anxiety, a rear-mounted 650cc, 34 hp, two-cylinder, gasoline-powered Range Extender generator is available, which roughly doubles the vehicle’s range. kW on board charger and LED headlights, DRLs and tail lights. Meanwhile, the Speed Limit Info system is also offered.

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