Hot Minute A factory in China has manufactured a car battery that can be charged completely in just five minutes, The Guardian reports. The batteries were developed by Israeli company StoreDot and built by Chinese manufacturer Eve Energy. There is one big catch, however: While the batteries can technically be fully charged in just five… Continue reading New Electric Car Battery Charges in Just Five Minutes
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Audi Selects Hankook Tire as Original Equipment for 2021 Audi RS Q8
“Hankook has already built up a long tradition of original equipment at Audi. The RS models in particular have long been supplied with Hankook tires,” says Hyunjun Cho, Head of Hankook OE Division. “Of course, it’s always a great honor for our development engineers when Hankook summer and winter tires are also used on top… Continue reading Audi Selects Hankook Tire as Original Equipment for 2021 Audi RS Q8
Volta Announces $125 Million Financing
Volta builds and operates an EV charging network with the highest utilization in the United States. Strategically placed in front of essential businesses such as grocery stores, pharmacies, banks and hospitals, Volta’s EV network supports a larger consumer trend toward vehicle electrification by placing fueling stations in parking lots directly where consumers already spend their… Continue reading Volta Announces $125 Million Financing
@VW Group: Development Centre Weissach: the heart of Porsche
Building the concept “We make ideas tangible” is the motto of the model makers at Porsche’s Development Centre in Weissach. In the early stages of a design, when the team wants to illustrate the proportions of a future car, a variety of different plastic block materials are used. However, the first visualisation is always created… Continue reading @VW Group: Development Centre Weissach: the heart of Porsche
German Handelsblatt: VW, Daimler and Co .: Shortage of chips and impending shutdown: The auto industry is fighting on two fronts001126
VW employees in Wolfsburg Restarting the auto industry after a shutdown is extremely time-consuming and time-consuming. (Photo: dpa) Munich, Düsseldorf The automotive industry is alarmed in two ways these days. On the one hand, industry heavyweights such as Volkswagen and Daimler have to cut back their production due to the global shortage of microchips and… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: VW, Daimler and Co .: Shortage of chips and impending shutdown: The auto industry is fighting on two fronts001126
Autocar confidential: Rimac talks EVs, Renault’s sustainable re-factory and more
In this week’s round-up of automotive gossip, we get Mate Rimac’s unfiltered take on the differences between EV hypercars, explore how Renault is refurbishing its Flins factory and more. Rimac talks EVs Mate Rimac, boss of the Rimac EV technology firm, is brutally honest about how he sees electric hypercars differentiating themselves from rivals. “I… Continue reading Autocar confidential: Rimac talks EVs, Renault’s sustainable re-factory and more
@VW Group: Audi strengthens business in China: First majority interest held by Audi in new cooperation company for local electric car production with FAW
The brand with the Four Rings is deepening its partnership with FAW and laying the foundation for continued success in China. The Board of Management of Audi, Supervisory Board of the Volkswagen Group and Board of Management of the FAW Group confirmed that Changchun in the northeast of China will be the headquarters of the… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi strengthens business in China: First majority interest held by Audi in new cooperation company for local electric car production with FAW
@VW Group: New Euro 6d emission standard: Audi has converted its model range
As of the beginning of 2021, Audi has converted its vehicle range to the new level of the Euro 6d emission standard. All models included in the currently valid sales program comply with the strict limits of the Euro 6d-ISC-FCM standard. The conversion was an organizational tour de force for the company. The challenge entailed… Continue reading @VW Group: New Euro 6d emission standard: Audi has converted its model range
The car of the future on display at the virtual hi-tech show
ces 2021 Covid-19 turns off the lights of the Las Vegas event. The news revealed online by Mario Cianflone Harman’s (Samsung group) proposal for the cockpit of the future Covid-19 turns off the lights of the Las Vegas event. The news revealed online January 18, 2021 2 ‘of reading Ces 2021, the technology fair in… Continue reading The car of the future on display at the virtual hi-tech show
The fourth series of Hyundai Tucson on the assault of the premium Germans
TEST DRIVE – Suv The best seller of the Korean brand is completely renewed in style and technologies. All engines (petrol and diesel) are electrified and there are also plug-in hybrid powertrains by Simonluca Pini The best seller of the Korean brand is completely renewed in style and technologies. All engines (petrol and diesel) are… Continue reading The fourth series of Hyundai Tucson on the assault of the premium Germans