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   bwilson4web

   Big Corn and Big Oil Team Up Against EVs

   Source: Big Corn and Big Oil Team Up to Fight EVs
   “[We] think we should be working to promote the longevity of the internal combustion engine,” Chet Thompson, president of American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), said during his presentation this week.
   Both groups feel that the electric-car industry is getting too much support, relative to what they receive. Thompson used the word “inequities.”
   So much for EV and plug-in tax credits.
   Bob Wilson

   bwilson4web Feb 23, 2017 Read More Replies: 29
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   bwilson4web

   VW e-Golf spanks Ioniq EV

   Source: Updated 35.8 kWh Volkswagen e-Golf Now On Sale In Germany, Priced From €35,900
   
   

   Volkswagen is now accepting orders at home in Germany for the upgraded e-Golf, which you’ll be happy to hear has switched to a larger 35.8-kWh battery. Compared to the old one that had a 24.2-kWh pack, the revised electric compact can travel for 50 percent more before running out of juice, with an official rating of300 kilometers (186 miles) in the New European Driving Cycle.
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   Source: 2017 Hyundai Ioniq debuts in NY: 110-mile Electric range, 25-plus for Plug-In: Live photos
   

   
   And Hyundai released a few more specifications for the...​

   bwilson4web Feb 22, 2017 Read More Replies: 14
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   bwilson4web

   Porsche Panamera Plug-In

   Well maybe we'll get another year+ long thread about: 2018 Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid review with price, power and photo gallery
   
   

   Using a hybrid system directly related to the 918, Porsche’s green luxury sedan delivers a total of 462 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque from a 100-kW electric motor backing a turbocharged 2.9-liter V6 gas engine. The V6 is responsible for 330 hp and 331 lb-ft of torque, while the electric motor contributes 136 hp and 295 lb-ft; the result is sprints from 0-60 mph in just 4.4 seconds. U.S. fuel-economy ratings aren’t in yet, but the Panamera E-Hybrid gets the equivalent of 96 mpg on the Euro cycle when its EV capabilities are factored in.​

   
   

   The “E-Hybrid” moniker curiously masks the fact this is a plug-in hybrid: 31 miles of pure electric range, at up to...​

   bwilson4web Feb 21, 2017 Read More Replies: 8

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