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Electric sportscars blur the need for speed
* Electric supercars have edge on acceleration * Engine, battery performance more important over time -Porsche * Lamborghini sees need to differentiate products in EV era By Andreas Cremer GENEVA, March 7 (Reuters) – Established sports car brands such as Porsche and Lamborghini are losing the speed crown to lesser-known rivals offering electric supercars boasting… Continue reading Electric sportscars blur the need for speed
Audi and FAW will create two companies in China for the sale of vehicles, digital services and mobility
Posted 07/03/2018 12: 34: 13CET INGOLSTADT (GERMANY), 7 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) – The automotive company Audi has signed on Wednesday an agreement with its Chinese partner FAW for the creation of two new companies for the sale of vehicles, as well as digital and mobility services, according to the German firm in a statement. “With… Continue reading Audi and FAW will create two companies in China for the sale of vehicles, digital services and mobility
Mission E Cross Turismo – electric mobility in its most beautiful form
Porsche is unveiling a vehicle with many talents and a spectacular design language at the Geneva Motor Show: the Mission E Cross Turismo.
Cars on subscription: Daimler launches Mercedes flat rate in Germany
Subscription S-Class Mercedes experiments in Germany with subscription models. (Photo: AP) Porsche and Cadillac are already testing it in the USA: the car subscription. Now a German car maker is moving in Germany. Daimler is offering its customers a flat rate for premium vehicles under the name “Mercedes Me Flexperience”. In the future, car enthusiasts… Continue reading Cars on subscription: Daimler launches Mercedes flat rate in Germany
Audi gets in on the flying car action with Airbus and Italdesign
The Geneva Motor Show is home to many supercars and outlandish apparitions, but the collaboration between Italdesign, Audi and Airbus on the Pop.Up Next flying car concept is one of the more out there. It’s an updated version fo the Pop.Up that Italdesign and Airbus brought to the show last year, this time including an… Continue reading Audi gets in on the flying car action with Airbus and Italdesign
Audi restructures business in China with FAW
Audi, together with partner FAW, is realizing essential steps of the joint 10-year business plan in China. Today, FAW and Audi signed memoranda of understanding for the creation of two new companies for sales as well as mobility and digital services. With these measures, the partners will fundamentally restructure their business in China. read on
Continental and CITC Establish Joint Venture for Production of 48-Volt Battery Systems
New joint venture expected to begin operations in mid-2018 and operate worldwide from China Continental to hold 60 percent of the shares, 40 percent with Chinese automotive supplier CITC, whose subsidiary CALB develops and produces battery cells CEO Dr. Degenhart: “In the fast-growing 48-volt mild hybrid market, Continental will soon be able to offer a… Continue reading Continental and CITC Establish Joint Venture for Production of 48-Volt Battery Systems
Audi E-Tron: Audi shows prototype of its first electric car
Audi E-Tron prototype (Image: Audi) Audi shows his first purely electrically powered electric car. The E-Tron prototype is already being tested in extreme climatic regions. Visually, he is indistinguishable from a normal Audi upper class model. It should be charged with up to 150 kW. Audi has presented at the Geneva Motor Show the prototype… Continue reading Audi E-Tron: Audi shows prototype of its first electric car
Audi gives Airbus’ flying taxi concept a stylish makeover
Did you think Airbus’ Pop.Up flying taxi concept was a little drab? So did Audi. It teamed up with Airbus and Italdesign to unveil Pop.Up Next, a reworked version of the two-seat autonomous vehicle concept. The new version is more stylish than the mostly functional original, and borrows more than a few cues from Audi’s… Continue reading Audi gives Airbus’ flying taxi concept a stylish makeover