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

Green Car Congress

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 The eight-cylinder engine is assisted in its task by an electric motor integrated into the eight-speed M Steptronic transmission. kWh of usable energy.

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New powertrains for updated BMW X5 and BMW X6; PHEV and 48V MHEV

Green Car Congress

BMW presented the extensively updated new editions of its Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) and Sports Activity Coupé (SAC) for the luxury segment. The refreshed drive system line-up includes new combustion engines, a latest-generation plug-in hybrid system for the BMW X5 xDrive50e and 48V mild hybrid technology for all other models.

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Aston Martin eyes G-Class, Defender rival | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Aston chairman Lawrence Stroll will not give the project the green light unless it has a solid business case, but the firm has no doubt been inspired by not just the success of its own DBX SUV – which is now comfortably its best-selling model line – but also the continued prosperity of the long-running G-Class.

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Seven-day test: 2024 Audi RS e-tron GT, now with $100,000 price cut?

EV Central

So very fat, so low, and the giant full-length light bar and segmented rear clusters play a merry jig when I unlock it. Times are tough in premium EV world, and you need only scour the classifieds to prove it. Factor in some pretty hefty on-road costs and that’s a haircut of around $100,000. seconds not enough, anyway?

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2025 Hyundai Tucson plug-in hybrid sports standard AWD, “Green Zone” mode

Baua Electric

It sports a cleaner front end with a new grille design and simpler LED daytime running lights, as well as a revised rear end with a more pronounced skid plate. It sports a cleaner front end with a new grille design and simpler LED daytime running lights, as well as a revised rear end with a more pronounced skid plate.

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EVs at last! VW finally goes wild for electric cars in Australia, with the ID. Buzz GTX hot MPV the headline act

EV Central

The single motor rear-wheel-drive ID. It sports an 80kW/134Nm front motor and lusty 210kW/560Nm rear motor, combining for a VW Golf R-bettering 250kW and proper wallops of torque. These Buzz GTXs tip the scales at 2500kg, so once the family’s on-board with luggage, those motors need to shift three tonnes of mass.

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Tokyo 2023 revisited: Every electric concept debut from the best motor show in years

EV Central

It used to be called the Tokyo Motor Show, but in the new-speak 21st century automotive industry it is now the Japan Mobility Show. Whatever the name, the verdict is this was the best motor show of the post-pandemic era as the Japanese auto giants delivered a series of stunning electric concepts. Daihatsu me:Mo Daihatsu me:MO.

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