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Audi introduces Q8 e-tron; improved efficiency and range; base price in Germany €74,400

Green Car Congress

Audi introduced its flagship electric SUV e-tron in 2018. Significant changes, especially at the front of the vehicle, lend the new flagship SUV a fresher appearance. It has a storage volume of 569 liters for the SUV and 528 liters for the Sportback. Audi SQ8 Sportback e-tron quattro, Audi Q8 e-tron quattro.

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Forget Tesla and BYD: Cadillac is shooting for the (three-point) stars in Australia with 2024 Lyriq electric car to spearhead multi-model rollout

EV Central

“When we look at the luxury landscape, and this is where we’ve really been operating and playing, you have BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Volvo, Lexus, land Rover, and Porsche, who are the main competitors that we see globally,” Dias says. We already know what they are, but we are not in a position to announce them just yet.

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Mercedes announces Q4 sales growth, led by ‘electric product offensive’

Teslarati

The company now offers as many as eight electric models in certain markets, multiples of the number of offerings from BMW, Porsche, and Audi, and even outshines most non-premium brands globally. the Mercedes EQS SUV/sedan was the clear leader in terms of EV sales. Looking at more model-specific numbers, in the U.S.,

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

Green Car Congress

The industry is being impacted largely by the uncertainty for the future, and this issue started to arise even before the pandemic took hold. Registrations of SUVs fell by 48% to 338,300 units while increasing their market share to almost 40%. This downward trend is not simply due to the restrictions of free movement.

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Volkswagen Group planning to launch 6 or more plug-in hybrids from 2014; the role of the MQB in the Group’s electrification plans

Green Car Congress

Currently, Volkswagen has 5 hybrids in production—the VW Touareg, the Porsche Cayenne S, the Audi Q5, the Porsche Panamera S and the VW Jetta—with the hybrid versions of the Audi A6 and A8 on the way, Schmidt noted, adding: In Europe first we launch the two BEVs, the up! not the launch in a particular market.

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Germany December 2020

EV Sales

The German automotive market has opened the flood gates to plugin vehicles, with December setting yet another record month, with a little less than 83,000 units, PEVs scored an amazing 27% share (14% BEV) in December, making Germany the largest PEV market outside China, beating even the USA by a wide margin (394k vs 330k).

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Europe April 2021

EV Sales

4 – Sitting in the vortex of the current hottest trends (Plugins and compact Crossovers/SUVs) much is expected from the new Volkswagen, especially considering that its ID.3 The Mercedes GLC300e/de also had a good month, climbing to 12th, surpassing the Volvo XC60 PHEV and becoming the new midsize SUV Best Seller.

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