A driver line-up that endures The final crucial element of any potentially race-winning package is the driver. In its Dakar Rally line-up, Audi boasts three of the best. Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel is known as ‘Mr Dakar’, thanks to his six wins on a motorcycle and eight wins in a car. Carlos Sainz is a three-times… Continue reading How the Audi RS Q e-tron will electrify the Dakar Rally
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Opinion: Why grant cuts won’t help drive EV take-up
For the third time in less than two years, the government has cut the Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) available to buyers of electric cars. And for the third time in less than two years, we’re left scratching our heads trying to work out why. At the start of 2020, anyone buying an electric car would… Continue reading Opinion: Why grant cuts won’t help drive EV take-up
New 2022 Skoda Enyaq iV Coupe to be revealed on 31 January
Skoda will reveal the long-promised coupé version of its Enyaq iV electric SUV on 31 January. The Enyaq Coupé iV is effectively Skoda’s version of the Volkswagen ID 5, which is itself a rakish-roofed variant of the Volkswagen ID 4. Skoda claims a drag coefficient of 0.234 for its new coupé-SUV, which is said to… Continue reading New 2022 Skoda Enyaq iV Coupe to be revealed on 31 January
German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen: After customer complaints: VW Golf gets new software 003525
Volkswagen A freshly produced VW Golf from Wolfsburg: The software of the car that has been sold for two years is not good enough, so the company has to intervene now. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf Golf drivers are used to grief. Sometimes the navigation system fails, the other time the screen remains black. If things go… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen: After customer complaints: VW Golf gets new software 003525
German Handelsblatt: High technology: More profitable than Porsche: Carl Zeiss technology group remains on record course 003524
EUV technology from Zeiss With the help of extreme ultraviolet light, the company and its partners have triggered a technological leap in global chip production. (Photo: Carl Zeiss) Stuttgart 175 years after it was founded, Carl Zeiss is continuing on its record course. The optics and technology group from Oberkochen is feeling the pandemic and… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: High technology: More profitable than Porsche: Carl Zeiss technology group remains on record course 003524
German Handelsblatt: High technology: More profitable than Porsche: Carl Zeiss technology group remains on record course
EUV technology from Zeiss With the help of extreme ultraviolet light, the company and its partners have triggered a technological leap in global chip production. (Photo: Carl Zeiss) Stuttgart 175 years after it was founded, Carl Zeiss is continuing on its record course. The optics and technology group from Oberkochen is feeling the pandemic and… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: High technology: More profitable than Porsche: Carl Zeiss technology group remains on record course
Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT) and Hudson Sustainable Group Invests in Wireless Power Leader, Powermat Technologies and Forms Strategic Partnership
TEL-AVIV, Israel, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Powermat Technologies, Inc., the global leader in advanced wireless power technology, today announced a significant investment as part of a US $25 million Series B round, by Foxconn Interconnect Technology (“FIT”, SEHK stock code: 6088), leading in global connectivity solutions developer, and Hudson Sustainable Group, a founding shareholder… Continue reading Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT) and Hudson Sustainable Group Invests in Wireless Power Leader, Powermat Technologies and Forms Strategic Partnership
BlackBerry QNX to be used for future BMW Group driver assistance systems
Multi-year agreement to support development of SAE Level 2/2+ driving automation functions across multiple vehicle lines WATERLOO, ON, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB), today announced it has entered into a multi-year agreement with BMW Group to collaborate and develop technology for the automotive manufacturer’s next-generation vehicles. As part of the… Continue reading BlackBerry QNX to be used for future BMW Group driver assistance systems
Skoda Auto VW India MD Gurpratap Boparai resigns
Gurpratap Boparai, Managing Director of Skoda Auto Volkswagen India (SAVWIPL) has stepped down from his position, which he had taken charge on April 2, 2018. SAVWIPL has officially his resignation with effect from January 1, 2022. Christian Cahn von Seelen will take interim charge of the VW Group’s Indian operations from January 1, 2022, in… Continue reading Skoda Auto VW India MD Gurpratap Boparai resigns
Toyota commits $70b to electrify its vehicles by 2030
Toyota Motor Corp on Tuesday committed 8 trillion yen ($70 billion) to electrify its automobiles by 2030, half of it to develop a battery electric vehicle (BEV) line-up, as it looks to tap a growing market for zero-emission cars. But the world’s biggest carmaker, which is a relative latecomer to full electric cars, said it expected… Continue reading Toyota commits $70b to electrify its vehicles by 2030