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All-new Range Rover Evoque gets Ai, EV ready platform, and world’s first deployment of "ground view" camera technology
Since its launch in 2010, the Range Rover Evoque has gone on to shift 770,000 units globally, making it one of JLR’s most important models, bringing Range Rover ownership to a younger demographic and lower entry price point. Jaguar LandRover (JLR), has packed the 2019 Evoque with new interior ...
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BMW plans more plug-in hybrids for its core model range
BMW has developed a plug-in hybrid powertrain that can be used across its model range (Photo: BMW)BMW plans to roll out plug-in hybrid versions of all BMW models in the long term. The premium car maker is unveiling a plug-in hybrid 3 Series prototype as well as a range ...
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VW to build 1-liter XL1 plug-in hybrid
The XL1 is based on a 12-year old vision of VW Chairman Piech (Photo: VW)Volkswagen said it will build the 1 liter XL1 plug-in hybrid, a pet project of its chairman, Ferdinand Piech,The car, first shown at the Qatar auto show in January, 2011, is based on a 12-year-old ...
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Audi A8 hybrid to come in 2012
The Audi A8 hybrid can be driven in various modes (Photo: Audi)Audi confirmed Wednesday that it will start selling a hybrid version of its flagship A8 sedan in 2012.The German premium car maker said the A8 hybrid will have a 2.0 TSFI gasoline engine coupled with an electric motor, providing ...
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A Mercedes hybrid for the pope - Wirtschaftswoche
In 2008, this popemobile was based on the Mercedes G-Class (Photo: Daimler)Pope Benedict iwill take delivery of a new hybrid Mercedes "popemobile" when he visits Germany in late September, according to a report in Germany's Wirtschaftswoche magazine.The new papal transportation is currently being manufactured at a Daimler plant in Sindelfingen, ...
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Toyota's hybrid sales top 3 million; 10 more models coming soon
Toyota unveiled the Prius+ in Geneva. The full hybrid 7-seater, which has lithium-ion batteries, will be in showrooms mid-2012Cumulative sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrids topped 3 million in February, underscoring the Japanese carmaker’s frontrunner position in the race to make new powertrains acceptable to a broader public.Toyota said that ...
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BMW, PSA create hybrid technology joint venture
The engine compartment of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6BMW and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen have formed a 50-50 joint venture to develop hybrid technology.The move follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding signed in October to expand the existing hybrid cooperation between the two carmakers.BMW Peugeot Citroen Electrification will focus on developing standard ...
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VW’s next electrification project: A Jetta hybrid
VW’s new Jetta will get a hybrid version in 2012NICE - Volkswagen is getting ready to launch its next hybrid. In 2012, the German automaker will start selling a hybrid version of the new Jetta mid-size sedan.It will be the second VW model to combine a gasoline engine with an ...