QuantumScape says it’s made a solid-state battery cell that is more powerful than those used by Tesla and others. They can also charge to 80% capacity in 15 minutes, while remaining efficient in cold weather. The new cells are a potential game changer if QuantumScape can manufacture them at scale, Tesla cofounder J.B. Straubel said. … Continue reading A battery startup backed by Bill Gates and Volkswagen says its cells can charge in half the time of Tesla’s Model 3 (QS, TSLA)
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VW’s battery bet reveals data showing tech could top Tesla
QuantumScape Corp., a battery startup that counts Volkswagen AG as its largest shareholder, says new data show its batteries can be charged to as much as 80% of full power in 15 minutes, almost twice as fast as a Tesla Model 3. The performance data, which have yet to be road tested, suggest QuantumScape’s batteries… Continue reading VW’s battery bet reveals data showing tech could top Tesla
@VW Group: Brake or coast? ||The ID.4(((ID.4 – power consumption (NEDC) in kWh/100 km: 16.9–16.2; CO₂ emission in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+.)))’s intelligent energy recuperation concept
Brake energy recuperation, in other words energy recovery when decelerating, greatly boosts the range of any electric vehicle. In the new Volkswagen ID.4, this follows a concept aimed at maximum efficiency. It’s a difficult question: what should happen when drivers of electric vehicles take their foot off the right-hand pedal to initiate a thrust phase?… Continue reading @VW Group: Brake or coast? ||The ID.4(((ID.4 – power consumption (NEDC) in kWh/100 km: 16.9–16.2; CO₂ emission in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+.)))’s intelligent energy recuperation concept
@VW Group: Bugatti photo release – The Bugatti Bolide is real
Incomparably fast, light, extreme. With its Bugatti Bolide1 presented a few weeks ago, the French luxury brand is once again pushing the boundaries of what is physically possible. Never before has Bugatti designed such an uncompromising vehicle, focused solely on the race track. The Bugatti Bolide serves as an experimental design study and a carrier… Continue reading @VW Group: Bugatti photo release – The Bugatti Bolide is real
@VW Group: Audi e-tron GT enters series production: Carbon-neutral production begins at the Böllinger Höfe
At the Böllinger Höfe, passion meets precision, innovation and sustainability: Series production of the fully electric-powered Audi e-tron GT is getting underway there. High performance and environmental awareness go hand-in-hand here. With 100 percent eco-electricity and heat from regenerative sources, production is net carbon-neutral. The resource-conserving vehicle production process also avoids paper and packaging, uses… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi e-tron GT enters series production: Carbon-neutral production begins at the Böllinger Höfe
E.ON and Clever, Ultra-Fast Charging Venture Scandinavia and Hubject aim to improve the customer experience
Berlin, 7 December 2020 – The partners of the Ultra-Fast Charging Venture Scandinavia and eMobility specialist Hubject have joined forces to make their ultra-fast charging sites available on one EV-charging application across three bordering countries: Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Forty-eight ultra-fast charging sites (150kW+) will be connected with Hubject’s intercharge platform, the world’s largest cross-provider… Continue reading E.ON and Clever, Ultra-Fast Charging Venture Scandinavia and Hubject aim to improve the customer experience
German Handelsblatt: Verdict: VW subsidiary Skoda has to pay suppliers Prevent damages000916
Production at Skoda The Czech VW subsidiary has to compensate the supplier Prevent. (Photo: obs) Celle / Wolfsburg The Volkswagen subsidiary Skoda has to pay damages to a subsidiary of its former supplier Prevent after the termination of a contract for car seat backrests. An exact amount is not mentioned in a corresponding ruling by… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Verdict: VW subsidiary Skoda has to pay suppliers Prevent damages000916
German Manager Magazin: Lufthansa will train pilots for Lilium air taxis000395
The electric air taxi manufacturer Lilium lets the pilots of its planned whiz kid off theLufthansa– Train flight school. “Lilium and Lufthansa Aviation Training will jointly develop a pilot selection and training program to qualify pilots for the Lilium Jet,” announced the two companies in Munich on Wednesday. In the first phase, already qualified commercial… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Lufthansa will train pilots for Lilium air taxis000395
German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: It doesn’t get more German – the Audi A6 50 e-tron in the Handelsblatt test000915
Confident front As a plug-in hybrid, the Audi A6 is the dynamic alternative to the A8. The average managing director in Germany is male, 52 years old, earns 178,000 euros a year – and prefers to drive an Audi A6. Hardly any car in the premium class meets the taste of company car drivers so… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: It doesn’t get more German – the Audi A6 50 e-tron in the Handelsblatt test000915
Volkswagen explores new sales model for electric models in China
By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read BEIJING (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG is launching another sales model in China that will see the automaker open showrooms in city centres for electric vehicles (EV) and offer fixed prices, departing from the conventional sales system used by the wider industry. FILE PHOTO: A man uses phone under a… Continue reading Volkswagen explores new sales model for electric models in China