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posted by martyb on Friday September 30 2016, @05:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the plugging-electrics-at-an-auto-show dept.

Global automakers are showing off new electric vehicles at the Paris auto show as they look ahead to a world of tighter environmental standards and brace for rapid changes in technology.

Volkswagen, trying to recover from revelations some of its diesel cars pollute far more than is allowed, displayed the I.D, a battery-powered compact it says will sell for about what a fully equipped Golf diesel does when a production version eventually goes on the market in 2020.

Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz luxury brand unveiled a new battery-powered SUV dubbed the EQ, a concept vehicle that gives an idea of what future offerings might look like.

CEO Dieter Zetsche, dressed in faded jeans and sneakers more reminiscent of Silicon Valley executives than the more formal auto industry, said the company aimed to bring out 10 fully electric vehicles by 2025. It wants to have electrics make up 15-25 percent of global sales by then—depending, he added, on the "continued development of infrastructure and customer preferences."

Do any Soylentils have an electric car? What do you like, and dislike, about it?


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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday September 30 2016, @11:54AM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Friday September 30 2016, @11:54AM (#408333) Journal

    The second largest market for Teslas is Norway [jalopnik.com]. They have snow, very low temperatures, and mountains there. There are plenty youtube videos [youtube.com] posted by Tesla owners talking about winter driving that answer all your reservations.

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