@VW Group: A Porsche as personal as your own fingerprint

The Porsche Newsroom is a service provided by the Porsche Communication for journalists, bloggers and the online community. © 2020 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG * Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. Since 1 September 2017 certain new cars have been type approved in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonised Light… Continue reading @VW Group: A Porsche as personal as your own fingerprint

@VW Group: Audi Demonstrating 3D Printing Expertise with In-House Design Software in Neckarsulm

The in-house team of 3D printing specialists at Audi’s Böllinger Höfe site has teamed up with trinckle, a company based in Berlin, to develop innovative design software. The objective is to enable any employee who needs a tool from the 3D printer to design it personally without needing extensive prior knowledge. The Audi e-tron GT… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi Demonstrating 3D Printing Expertise with In-House Design Software in Neckarsulm

HERE and Cerence bring more personalized, contextualized in-car experiences to drivers worldwide

February 24, 2020 Amsterdam and Burlington, Mass. – Cerence Inc., the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world, and HERE Technologies, a global leader in mapping and location platform services, today announced that they have teamed up to integrate HERE location intelligence with the Cerence Drive portfolio to bring advanced AI-powered mobility… Continue reading HERE and Cerence bring more personalized, contextualized in-car experiences to drivers worldwide

Electric Car Charging Solutions Are Growing And Evolving

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article comes to us courtesy of EVANNEX, which makes and sells aftermarket Tesla accessories. The opinions expressed therein are not necessarily our own at InsideEVs, nor have we been paid by EVANNEX to publish these articles. We find the company’s perspective as an aftermarket supplier of Tesla accessories interesting and are happy to share its content… Continue reading Electric Car Charging Solutions Are Growing And Evolving

Head of the Federal Office of Justice: “I can well imagine that a case like VW will come back”

Heinz-Josef Friehe By far the largest case of a class action lawsuit is that of the Federal Consumer Association (VZBV) against Volkswagen. This poses major challenges for the Free Office. (Photo: Uta Wagner for Handelsblatt) Bonn The President of the Federal Office of Justice, Heinz-Josef Friehe, expects an increase of model declaratory actions, Free Authority… Continue reading Head of the Federal Office of Justice: “I can well imagine that a case like VW will come back”

More than 10,000 technicians fight for a solution: Volkswagen’s massive problems with the flagship electric car ID.3

Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, hall 74, 8.30 a.m. Software experts, engineers and top managers meet here every working day for a half-hour morning round. Sometimes there are around 50, sometimes up to 100. Head of Development Frank Welsch (55) is regularly there, as are Digital Director Christian Senger (45) and Thomas Ulbrich (53), who is… Continue reading More than 10,000 technicians fight for a solution: Volkswagen’s massive problems with the flagship electric car ID.3

Special edition Pininfarina Battista to mark firm’s 90th anniversary

The Battista is now undergoing a rigorous track testing programme under the guidance of ex-Formula 1 and Formula E racer Nick Heidfeld.   The Battista’s makers claim that it’s the most powerful road-legal car ever produced in Italy, with a motor for each wheel that, collectively, deliver up to 1900bhp and 1696lb ft. Pininfarina says that will be good… Continue reading Special edition Pininfarina Battista to mark firm’s 90th anniversary

Škoda Pulls EV Car Sales In Czechia To All-Time Record In January

January 2020 was a truly extraordinary month for plug-in electric car sales in Czechia (new, official short name for the Czech Republic). According to the EV Sales Blog, new registrations amounted to 619, which is about six times more than a year ago! Thanks to that, the plug-in market share went through the roof to 3.2%,… Continue reading Škoda Pulls EV Car Sales In Czechia To All-Time Record In January

Exclusive: new ID R sports car to pioneer secret battery tech

As Autocar reported last year, sister brand Porsche is developing an all-electric Boxster. While that model is thought to be based on either the Taycan’s PPE platform or an adapted version of the existing combustion engine platform, it’s possible the Stuttgart brand could make use of the MEB platform to create a sibling to the… Continue reading Exclusive: new ID R sports car to pioneer secret battery tech