Category: Automotive

Volkswagen Reveals Its Mobile Fast Charging Station In Geneva

Volkswagen Group Components unveiled in Geneva a near-series design study of its flexible fast charging station, which will enter series production in 2020 in Hanover. The first of those multi-head 100 kW fast chargers with 360 kWh of energy storage is to be installed later this year in Wolfsburg. In total, Wolfsburg will get 80… Continue reading Volkswagen Reveals Its Mobile Fast Charging Station In Geneva

VinFast launches limited edition Lux SUV in Switzerland – Viet Nam News

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — VinFast will introduce its first Lux SUV model at the Geneva Motor Show 2019 in Switzerland, one of the most exciting displays of auto engineering and design in the world, from March 7-17. Being equipped with a powerful 6.2-litre V8 engine and outstanding interior and exterior, the new VinFast… Continue reading VinFast launches limited edition Lux SUV in Switzerland – Viet Nam News

First VinFast cars to undergo rigorous European testing – The Phnom Penh Post

THE first VinFast cars will be tested in Europe on March 6 this year, the Vietnam News Agency reported. The cars will have to pass the most rigorous tests in order to ensure quality according to international standards. VinFast’s Lux model is expected to meet the five-star Asean NCAP, which is the New Car Assessment… Continue reading First VinFast cars to undergo rigorous European testing – The Phnom Penh Post

GM to close Butler County processing center, lay off 101 workers – WHIO

Published: Tuesday, March 05, 2019 @ 2:32 PMBy: Eric Schwartzberg – Staff Writer WEST CHESTER TWP. — General Motors is planning to close its West Chester Twp. processing center this spring and terminate a little more than 100 jobs. The company filed a notice Monday with the state of Ohio about its plans for the… Continue reading GM to close Butler County processing center, lay off 101 workers – WHIO

Elon Musk wasn’t wrong about automating the Model 3 assembly line — he was just ahead of his time

In 2017, when Tesla announced incredibly ambitious Model 3 production targets of 5,000 Model 3s per week and the beginning of “production hell,” analysts were wary. But Elon Musk insisted he could pull it off, citing hyper-automation — a robotic assembly line — as his secret weapon to increase manufacturing speed and drive down costs.… Continue reading Elon Musk wasn’t wrong about automating the Model 3 assembly line — he was just ahead of his time

Pininfarina’s $2 million electric ‘Battista’ hypercar is faster than a Formula 1 race car

Automobili Pininfarina, the automaker brand infused with Pininfarina design house DNA and owned by India’s Mahindra Group, revealed its first production car this week at the Geneva International Motor Show. And it’s an audacious inaugural effort. The Pininfarina Battista — a nod to design house founder Battista “Pinin” Farina — is an all-electric beast of… Continue reading Pininfarina’s $2 million electric ‘Battista’ hypercar is faster than a Formula 1 race car

Audi’s new Q4 e-tron concept is a compact electric crossover with 280 miles of range

Audi today provided an advanced look at what will be its fifth production electric vehicle, a compact crossover concept that is expected to come to market at the end of 2020. The all-electric Q4 e-tron SUV concept, which was revealed at the Geneva International Motor Show, is equipped with dual motors with a power output… Continue reading Audi’s new Q4 e-tron concept is a compact electric crossover with 280 miles of range