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Porsche Digital opens second location in the US

1. All information offered on Porsche Newsroom, including but not limited to, texts, images, audio and video documents, are subject to copyright or other legislation for the protection of intellectual property. They are intended exclusively for use by journalists as a source for their own media reporting and are not intended for commercial use, in… Continue reading Porsche Digital opens second location in the US

Crisis of the German automotive industry: Schaeffler, Bosch, Aumann – German automotive suppliers in need

picture alliance / dpa Cylindrical roller bearings from Schaeffler: Not only Schaeffler is suffering from the radical change in the automotive industry. Bosch, Leoni, Conti, Aumann, Infineon and BASF are also preparing for difficult times Trade war, weak demand, farewell to internal combustion engine: The German auto industry is in its most difficult phase for… Continue reading Crisis of the German automotive industry: Schaeffler, Bosch, Aumann – German automotive suppliers in need

Demands for higher taxation: Front against SUV in Germany is growing

In view of the ongoing SUV boom, the Federal Environment Agency has pleaded for more expensive vehicles with high CO2 emissions for more climate protection. “We have to find measures to promote climate-friendly mobility,” said the President of the Federal Environment Agency, Maria Krautzberger, the German Press Agency. A proposal of the Federal Environmental Agency… Continue reading Demands for higher taxation: Front against SUV in Germany is growing

Fast charging for autonomous electric vehicles

The two companies, Electrify America and Stable, want to provide a robot for fast charging of autonomous e-vehicles. The subsidiary of Volkswagen, Electrify America, together with California-based Stable, plans to launch a robot-assisted charging solution for autonomous e-vehicles. The basis for this was Volkswagen CarLa already developed. Automatic fast charging station The system was in… Continue reading Fast charging for autonomous electric vehicles

Audi’s new scooter might actually solve a major problem with scooters

Electric scooters are inundating cities, and for good reason. They’re relatively easy to use, accessible, cheap and even a fun means of traveling short distances. And yet, scooters aren’t infallible. For one, it’s nearly impossible to use hand signals, a problem that jacks up the danger factor of these increasingly popular devices. Audi introduced an… Continue reading Audi’s new scooter might actually solve a major problem with scooters

Volkswagen I.D. R At The Nürburgring Used More Than 1 kWh/km

The 24.7 kWh of energy used during the record-breaking run was actually the most efficient record ever. Volkswagen I.D. R‘s EV record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife set on June 3, 2019, turns out to be the most efficient lap at the famous track, according to the German manufacturer. Total energy consumption by the car was 24.7… Continue reading Volkswagen I.D. R At The Nürburgring Used More Than 1 kWh/km

VW subsidiary to help with pilot of robotic charging stations for self-driving vehicles

Electrify AmericaElectrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America, will work with fleet charging firm Stable Auto to roll out robotic fast charging systems for self-driving electric vehicles (EVs).
In an announcement toward the end of last week, Electrify America said the pilot would be based in San Francisco, with the charging site slated to open at the beginning of 2020.
The goal of the trial is to charge autonomous electric vehicles without requiring “human intervention”. A “robotic solution” will be connected to a 150-kilowatt, direct current fast charger. Electrify America will supply chargers for the project.
The idea is that the site will enable electric vehicle fleets to charge up with “no operators present.” Vehicles will drive into a parking space and one of Stable Auto's robots will be used to “automate the connection between the vehicle and the charger.”
Electrify America's director for infrastructure planning and business development, Wayne Killen, said in a statement that autonomous vehicles would “play an important role in the future of driving, particularly with fleets, and tailored charging options for self-driving EVs will be critical to develop that effort.”
While there is excitement in some quarters regarding the potential of autonomous vehicles, work remains to be done.
In February 2019, the CEO of Arm Holdings told CNBC that it would be “a while” before self-driving cars became mainstream.
“It is a phenomenally hard problem to anticipate what a car could do under absolutely any set of circumstances,” Simon Segars, who was speaking to CNBC's Karen Tso at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, added.
“I think you're going to start to see early services, in quite a constrained way, quite soon over the next couple of years,” he added, explaining that there was “some way to come” before the technology was “completely mainstream.”

Audi combines e-scooter with skateboard

With a new e-scooter concept, Audi is responding to the urban trend towards multi-modal mobility. The Audi e-tron Scooter, combining the advantages of the electric scooter and the skateboard, is designed for sporty riders. To be transported by car, bus or train, the twelve-kilogram (26-pound) e-scooter can be folded up and conveniently stored in the… Continue reading Audi combines e-scooter with skateboard