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BMW M presents Concept XM PHEV

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At Art Basel’s 2021 Miami Beach show, BMW M GmbH presented the new BMW Concept XM; the concept car looks ahead to the most powerful BMW M car ever to go into series production, which is set to begin at the end of 2022. The BMW XM will be available only as a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and exclusively as an M model.

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MILITEM presents the new FER?X-E Plug-in Hybrid

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Italian brand that builds ‘luxury premium’ vehicles MILITEM has officially started marketing the new FERŌX-E, a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle. It develops 380bhp and 637 Nm of torque, available low down on the […] The post MILITEM presents the new FERŌX-E Plug-in Hybrid appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Mercedes-Maybach launches its first plug-in hybrid model, initially in China

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Mercedes‑Maybach has launched its first plug-in hybrid: the Mercedes‑Maybach S 580. With our first plug-in hybrid model, we are combining the luxury experience typical of Maybach with emission-free local driving when in electric driving mode. We will present our first fully electric model as early as 2023.

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Peugeot presents its plug-in hybrid gasoline systems for 3008 and 508

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Peugeot is introducing gasoline plug-in hybrid systems for the Peugeot 3008 and 508 and 508 SW engines. The PureTech engine is combined with the new e-EAT8 8-speed automatic transmission (Electric Efficient Automatic Transmission - 8 speeds), specific to Peugeot PLUG-IN HYBRID engines. Peugeot 3008 PHEV. A second push disables it.

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Audi presents plug-in hybrid TT offroad concept car at Beijing; wireless charging

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Audi is presenting an Audi TT offroad concept at the Beijing International Automobile Exhibition. The TT concept features a plug-in hybrid drive with two electric motors and a system output of 300 kW (408 hp) and 650 N·m (479 lb? Audi TT offroad concept. Click to enlarge. ft) of system torque. Fuel consumption is 1.9

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Market share of plug-in vehicles in China has more than quadrupled from 2015 to 2019

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From 2015 to 2019, the market share of plug-in vehicles in China more than quadrupled, reaching 5.1% in 2019, according to figures presented by the US DOE. During that same period, Europe saw its plug-in vehicle sales share reach 3.0%. In the US, plug-in vehicle market share in the United States rose from 0.7%

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Mercedes-Benz do Brasil presents fully electric bus chassis eO500U

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Mercedes-Benz do Brasil has presented the fully electric eO500U bus chassis. The battery charging system of the eO500U is a plug-in system with the same technological standard that Daimler Buses has installed in the fully electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro city bus. The fully electric bus chassis has a range of up to 250 kilometers.