26/06/2022 At the world-famous Goodwood Festival of Speed the all-electric Porsche GT4 ePerformance has kicked off its world tour, which aims to highlight the potential of the vehicle concept and the associated racing formats. The new Porsche GT4 ePerformance has demonstrated its power publicly for the first time at the Festival of Speed in the… Continue reading @VW Group: Public World Premiere of the GT4 ePerformance at the Festival of Speed005325
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@VW Group: Home win for ten Voorde, Heinrich leads the series at mid-season005324
Race 8 “To win in front of your fans feels very special. I got off the line really well. Afterwards, I had to get through two safety car phases but in the final minutes I managed to bring home a safe victory,” says ten Voorde. At the race run as support to the ADAC GT… Continue reading @VW Group: Home win for ten Voorde, Heinrich leads the series at mid-season005324
@VW Group: Caroline Garcia wins the Porsche-supported Bad Homburg Open005323
© 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: Caroline Garcia wins the Porsche-supported Bad Homburg Open005323
German Handelsblatt: Pilot test: Volkswagen and Eon make electric cars for storage004589
Volkswagen is turning the ID.Buzz into an electricity storage device Deliveries of the new ID.Buzz from Volkswagen will begin in autumn. The minibus becomes “bidirectional” and can thus return the charged electricity to the grid – and thus becomes a storage device. (Photo: dpa) In the future, electric cars can help to solve a major… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Pilot test: Volkswagen and Eon make electric cars for storage004589
German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen subsidiary Cariad: Compromise in the VW software dispute – Audi and Porsche have to step back004588
Herbert Diess The VW boss was under pressure to find a concept to solve the problems at the software subsidiary Cariad. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) In the two years since it was founded, the VW software subsidiary Cariad has mainly caused problems for the group. Schedules for newly developed software were not met. As a result,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen subsidiary Cariad: Compromise in the VW software dispute – Audi and Porsche have to step back004588
Cleantechnica: Electric Car Sales: Global Top 20002084
Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 55% in May 2022 compared to May 2021. With the China covid lockdown effects easing, sales have recovered most of their previous pace, reaching 699,000 registrations last month. That represents 12% share of the overall auto market (8.6% BEV share). Considering the steep drops in the overall market, and… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Electric Car Sales: Global Top 20002084
Hyundai breaks ground on $51.6 million Metro Detroit safety facility
Drawing on Metro Detroit’s extensive engineering talent, Hyundai broke ground this week near Ypsilanti on its new Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory, its first such facility in North America. STIL expands on the Hyundai America Technical Center, one of six Hyundai R&D centers worldwide. The new facility, which satisfies a consent order from the National Highway Safety Administration,… Continue reading Hyundai breaks ground on $51.6 million Metro Detroit safety facility
@VW Group: 20 years of the Cayenne: The ‘third Porsche’ – an extraordinary success story005322
“The Cayenne has always been a major draw for our brand – it has brought many new customers and fans from all over the world to Porsche over the past 20 years,” says Detlev von Platen, Member of the Executive Board for Sales and Marketing. Porsche had to make some big decisions in the mid-1990s… Continue reading @VW Group: 20 years of the Cayenne: The ‘third Porsche’ – an extraordinary success story005322
@VW Group: Porsche 911 RSR tackles the Le Mans 24 Hours from the second grid row005321
Race At the wheel of the No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR, the trio set a new distance record for GTE vehicles: 4,769 kilometres. The sister car driven by Kévin Estre (France), Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium) wrapped up the 90th edition of the long-distance classic in fourth place. In the GTE-Am category, the… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche 911 RSR tackles the Le Mans 24 Hours from the second grid row005321
@VW Group: Porsche together with Puma celebrates 50th anniversary of Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7005320
© 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: Porsche together with Puma celebrates 50th anniversary of Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7005320