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Deceased VW Patriarch: Piëch’s former partner airs a secret about the 13th child

AFP The late VW Patriarch Ferdinand Piëch (Archive, 2017) Ferdinand Piëch once joked about the Number of his children, “About a dozen, so you do not know that,” he said in an interview. So far twelve children from four relationships known. But how the “World on Sunday“reported that the manager, who died a week ago,… Continue reading Deceased VW Patriarch: Piëch’s former partner airs a secret about the 13th child

Renault Master production resumes in Batilly, three weeks after a fire

On September 2nd, the production teams of the Master utility took over the path of the Renault-Sovab plant in Batilly (Meurthe-et-Moselle). The “re-entry” of the 2,600 employees of the Lorraine plant is, however, somewhat disturbed by the disaster that occurred a little over three weeks ago, when the plant was shut down as part of… Continue reading Renault Master production resumes in Batilly, three weeks after a fire

France: New car sales down sharply

This is a new month to forget for the automotive industry. New car registrations in France fell by 14.1% in August. In total, it has registered 129.259 passenger vehicles last month, according to raw data from the Committee of French Automobile Manufacturers (CCFA) unveiled Monday morning. Traditionally characterized by reduced activity in automobile dealerships, August… Continue reading France: New car sales down sharply

Chinese VTC giant Didi Chuxing tests his autonomous taxis in Shanghai

Should we see an operation to whet the appetite of investors? While the Wall Street Journal reported in mid-July that Didi Chuxing was looking to raise $ 2 billion to finance its growth , the former Chinese rival of Uber (which he bought the activities in China) made this weekend an important announcement concerning its… Continue reading Chinese VTC giant Didi Chuxing tests his autonomous taxis in Shanghai

Commission approves first eco-innovation for passenger cars

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Commission approves first eco-innovation for passenger cars

13/03/2013The European Commission today approved the first eco-innovation to help reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars. The decision follows an application by carmaker Audi AG involving the use of light emitting diodes (LEDs).
Audi has demonstrated that the use of LEDs in the low beam headlamp, the high beam headlamp and the licence plate lamp is innovative within the meaning of the relevant legislation, reduces CO2 emissions and is not otherwise taken into account for determining the level of such emissions from vehicles.

The vehicle-specific CO2 savings from the eco-innovation will be certified for each version of the car that is equipped with this technology as part of the vehicle type approval procedure. The reduction in CO2 emissions will be counted towards the achievement of the manufacturer's annual CO2 emissions target, up to a maximum level of 7gCO2/km per year…

Echion’s “Magic” Powder Allows Full Battery Charge In 6 Minutes

It replaces graphite in lithium-ion batteries and prevents them from exploding. Tinker Bell had a magic powder that helped children fly to Neverland with Peter Pan. What if we told you there is another magic powder that promises to make lithium-ion batteries fully charge in six minutes? Fairy tale? That’s precisely what Echion Technologies claims… Continue reading Echion’s “Magic” Powder Allows Full Battery Charge In 6 Minutes

VW To Invest €1 Billion In Emden Site To Produce MEB-Based BEVs

Volkswagen decided to transform its Emden site into an EV plant. First BEV model expected in 2021/2022 Volkswagen has confirmed a €1 billion investment in the Emden location, which will be heavily modernized and get new halls to produce all-electric cars based on MEB-platform. The site is expected to start BEV production in late 2021,… Continue reading VW To Invest €1 Billion In Emden Site To Produce MEB-Based BEVs

BMW Triples All-Electric Range Of X5 PHEV With 24 kWh (Specs)

Up to 67-87 km (41.6-54 miles) of all-electric range under WLTP test cycle strongly hints at over 30 miles (48 km) EPA. BMW, and many other especially European manufacturers, attracted a lot of criticism across the years for offering compliance plug-in hybrids with small battery capacity and tiny all-electric range. It seems that most recently… Continue reading BMW Triples All-Electric Range Of X5 PHEV With 24 kWh (Specs)

Suzuki chairman pins hope on closer ties with Toyota

TOKYO — For the past 20 years or so, Suzuki Motor Chairman Osamu Suzuki has been pondering the future of the carmaker he has led for four decades, striving for a vision of the company’s next 100 years. With technological shifts such as electric cars and autonomous driving clouding Suzuki Motor’s outlook, and that of the industry as a… Continue reading Suzuki chairman pins hope on closer ties with Toyota