Tag: plug-in hybrid
New emissions standard: plug-in hybrids on the verge of extinction – Car & Mobile
They are considered a golden bridge from the old to the new car world: plug-in hybrids turn gasoline or diesel models into electric vehicles, at least temporarily. With electric ranges…
Mazda MX-30 R-EV in the test: The comeback of the Wankel engine
Since state funding was abolished, plug-in hybrids are no longer popular. Mazda is now bringing out a new model – with an unusual concept. source site
Opel Atra GSe in the test: family car, but not a bit boring – journey
Beetle or Cadet? Golf or Astra? This decision was just as passionately discussed in Auto-Deutschland for decades as the commitment to Bayern Munich or 1860 among football fans. While VW…
Mobility turnaround: If you want to be climate-friendly, you have to have money
Electric cars should be affordable. But mostly they are expensive toys of a technology-loving eco-chic. Now politicians also want to reduce the environmental bonus. Has the mobility turnaround in this…
Funding for e-cars: For whom it is still worth buying an e-car – Auto & Mobil
Of Joachim Becker climate protection? No thank you! According to the Continental Mobility Study 2022 assume that the future of mobility will be electric. But not even one in four…
BMW XM in the test: Terrifying monster in brutal design – Auto & Mobil
BMW calls it “expressive design”, others are clearer: “Not a car, but a tin-hammered declaration of war on the German environmental aid,” it said in the car newspaper, ““BMW is…
Commentary on e-mobility: hybrids are better than their reputation – Auto & Mobil
Ten years ago, batteries were still very expensive – and the energy supply in most electric cars was correspondingly limited. The first BMW i3 managed just 100 kilometers between two…
Mercedes C 300 e and Volvo V90 Recharge: A comparison of plug-in hybrids – Auto & Mobil
Of Joachim Becker “Electric First” (2020) became “Electric Only” (2021): Mercedes has tightened its electric strategy every year. Group boss Ola Källenius no longer wants to sell models with combustion…
Testing the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer: Don’t call me a minivan – Auto & Mobil
Mercedes will discontinue the B-Class in the medium term, but BMW is sticking with the minivan. Officially, the Active Tourer can’t be called that because it’s supposed to be more…