The two millionth sports utility vehicle (SUV) rolled off the production line at Skoda Auto’s main plant in Mladá Boleslav today. The milestone vehicle was also the 250,000th Skoda Kamiq. The carmaker’s delivery numbers in 2020 demonstrate just how successful its current SUVs are – the Kodiaq, Karoq and Kamiq SUV model series amount to… Continue reading Skoda rolls out its two millionth SUV
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Electric vehicles: Helping consumers identify the right recharging option with standardised labels
Brussels, 1 March 2021 – A brand new harmonised set of labels for electric vehicles and charging stations will start to be used throughout Europe as of 20 March this year, in line with the requirements of the EU Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (2014/94/EU). As well as appearing on charging stations,… Continue reading Electric vehicles: Helping consumers identify the right recharging option with standardised labels
@AML: World Champions on the Cusp of History Ahead of Bahrain 8 hours000066
World GT Manufacturers’ champions chase more accolades in WEC finale Three Aston Martin Pro Vantage GTE drivers vie for World Endurance title Victory would crown Aston Martin’s most successful season since 1959 Lynn replaced by Westbrook in #97 following positive Covid-19 test Former GTE Am world champion Pedro Lamy returns to works line-up Partner team… Continue reading @AML: World Champions on the Cusp of History Ahead of Bahrain 8 hours000066
Harman acquires 5G and V2X firm Savari
Harman International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets has acquired substantially all the assets of Silicon Valley-based Savari, an automotive technology company developing vehicle-to-everything communications (V2X) technology in 5G Edge and automotive devices. Harman says Savari’s software and hardware technology will enhance its comprehensive automotive… Continue reading Harman acquires 5G and V2X firm Savari
@VW Group: SEAT S.A. offers its health resources to vaccinate the population against COVID-19002518
The company and the Catalan Government reach an agreement whereby the carmaker will help the public health service with the vaccination process of the population in its area, once the availability of vaccines has been increased Go to Source
Clean Technica: Volkswagen ID.4 & Tesla Model Y Highway Range Test — A Look Behind The Numbers000632
Car and Driver has a standard loop it has used to test how far electric cars can travel at 75 mph on the highway. Anyone who owns an electric car knows that the faster they go, the sooner the battery is drained. It’s mostly a function of aerodynamics — it takes energy to push a… Continue reading Clean Technica: Volkswagen ID.4 & Tesla Model Y Highway Range Test — A Look Behind The Numbers000632
Under the skin: How AI makes autonomous cars react like humans
It’s probably fair to say that the concept of self-driving cars is one of the most controversial subjects in the automotive industry. Although the idea is that autonomy equals safety, with an ultimate goal of accident-free roads, the notion of a car being capable of the same split-second decision-making as a human, both from a… Continue reading Under the skin: How AI makes autonomous cars react like humans
Ferrari returns to Le Mans with a new hypercar
ENDURANCE Starting from 2023 La Rossa returns to the track on the circuit after 50 years of abandoning the legendary Endurance race. He will participate in the new “Le Mans Hypercar” class with a car under development by Simonluca Pini (Dan74 – stock.adobe.com) Starting from 2023 La Rossa returns to the track on the circuit… Continue reading Ferrari returns to Le Mans with a new hypercar
German Manager Magazin: New car registrations January: Electric boom in the German car market continues – KBA Numbers000612
Of the 169,754 newly registered cars in January 2021, 62,371 cars, and thus 36.7 percent, had alternative drives, counted by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). More than a third of all new cars registered in January are therefore purely battery-electric, with plug-in or normal hybrid, and have a fuel cell, hydrogen or gas tanks… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: New car registrations January: Electric boom in the German car market continues – KBA Numbers000612
German Manager Magazin: Tesla stops Model 3 production for two weeks000611
The lack of chips is affecting the auto industry more and more. Had after Volkswagen in China last also General Motors and ford reported significant problems, it now also appears Tesla to be caught off guard by the scarcity of components. According to one Report from the Bloomberg news agency the electric car manufacturer has… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Tesla stops Model 3 production for two weeks000611