Tag: VW

Remembering The 7.2-Litre V8 1,000-HP Mazzanti Evantra Millecavalli – HotCars

When we talk about Italian exotics, the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Pagani are the first to come to mind. But what if we say that there was one lesser-known performance carmaker that managed to make the “world’s most powerful street-legal car” once upon a time, triumphing over the likes of Ferrari LaFerrari, Lamborghini Aventador,… Continue reading Remembering The 7.2-Litre V8 1,000-HP Mazzanti Evantra Millecavalli – HotCars

Traditional carmakers could boost profits by accelerating move to electric

Traditional carmakers could boost profits by accelerating move to electric Analysis suggests electric operations will become rapidly more profitable than petrol and diesel arms within five years Electric carmarking operations of firms such as Toyota, Volkswagen and BMW may become more profitable than making traditional vehicles, modelling suggests. Photograph: Cavan Images/Getty Images/Cavan Images RF Electric… Continue reading Traditional carmakers could boost profits by accelerating move to electric

Gotion High-Tech Launchs Semi-Solid-State Battery & Mobile Charging Pile at Its 11th Technology Conference

HEFEI, China, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — From May 27 to 28, Gotion High-Tech, a renowned manufacturer of power batteries in China, convened its 11th Technology Conference. The Company launched several new products at the Conference, including the semi-solid flow battery with a capacity density of 360Wh/kg, the JTM+ Gotion power exchange technology named Leishi… Continue reading Gotion High-Tech Launchs Semi-Solid-State Battery & Mobile Charging Pile at Its 11th Technology Conference

Gotion High-Tech Launches Semi-Solid-State Battery & Mobile Charging Pile at Its 11th Technology Conference

HEFEI, China, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — From May 27 to 28, Gotion High-Tech, a renowned manufacturer of power batteries in China, convened its 11th Technology Conference. The Company launched several new products at the Conference, including the semi-solid flow battery with a capacity density of 360Wh/kg, the JTM+ Gotion power exchange technology named Leishi… Continue reading Gotion High-Tech Launches Semi-Solid-State Battery & Mobile Charging Pile at Its 11th Technology Conference

German Manager Magazine: Mate Rimac: Porsche, Softbank and Goldman Sachs give $500 million to electric sports car maker001813

The Croatian sports car manufacturer Rimac received a total of 500 million euros in fresh money in its latest financing round. According to the company, the funds come from the “Vision 2 Fund” of the Japanese technology investor soft bank, the US investment bank Goldman Sachs and from the VW subsidiary Porsche, which holds 45… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Mate Rimac: Porsche, Softbank and Goldman Sachs give $500 million to electric sports car maker001813

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Editor’s Note: We are celebrating the 23rd Anniversary of Autoextremist.com this week. Peter’s column talks about what a long, strange trip it has been and what it has been like bringing you AE every week. Look for more Anniversary coverage in “On The Table” as well as features about Bentley, the new McLaren Artura, the Volvo… Continue reading @niche: CARRY ON.001911

Rimac raises more than $500M from Porsche, Softbank and Goldman Sachs

Rimac Group said Tuesday it has raised 500 million euro ($536 million), funds that will help the Croatian startup expand beyond its electric hypercar roots and grow into a global EV components supplier — and eventually a publicly traded company. Softbank Vision Fund 2 and Goldman Sachs led the Series D investment round in a… Continue reading Rimac raises more than $500M from Porsche, Softbank and Goldman Sachs

CEO Herbert Diess reiterates VWs ambitions to overtake Tesla in EV sales by 2025 – Drive Tesla Canada

Credit: CNBC Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess said during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” that his company still intends on overtaking Tesla to become the world’s electric vehicle (EV) sales leader by 2025. Diess made the comments while at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the same location where he first made… Continue reading CEO Herbert Diess reiterates VWs ambitions to overtake Tesla in EV sales by 2025 – Drive Tesla Canada

@VW Group: The Porsche LMDh racing car has already completed more than 6,000 test kilometres005131

© 2022 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. *Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. As of 1 September 2018 the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) replaced the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). Due to the more realistic test conditions, the fuel/electricity consumption and CO₂ emission values determined in accordance… Continue reading @VW Group: The Porsche LMDh racing car has already completed more than 6,000 test kilometres005131