10 M BY GEORGE BOWER There’s a lot to like about this battery pack design. The Polestar 2 battery pack layout is very unique. It’s kind of like a marriage between the Chevrolet Volt “T” pack (where GM put cells down the tunnel of the car) and the Bolt EV pack that is essentially a… Continue reading Let’s Take A Closer Look At Polestar 2 Battery Details
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Volkswagen Press Conference at Geneva Motor Show 2019
Technical information regarding live broadcast The Volkswagen Press Conference at the Geneva Motor Show 2019 will be broadcasted live on Tuesday, March 5th 2019, from 10.00 am until 10.20 am CET (09.00 am GMT – 09.20 am GMT): Internet (#GimsSwiss): http://volkswagen.gomexlive.com/vw_live_pk/?lang=en Here you can watch the press conference LIVE and furthermore find an embed code… Continue reading Volkswagen Press Conference at Geneva Motor Show 2019
Volkswagen Group Components to produce fast charging station with storage
In 2020, Volkswagen Group Components, an independent business unit of Volkswagen AG, will start production of a fast charging station capable of charging four vehicles simultaneously and providing energy storage when not in use. The charging stations will be manufactured at a components plant in Hanover, replacing the plant’s current heat exchanger production area. The… Continue reading Volkswagen Group Components to produce fast charging station with storage
Nissan Leaf progress, fast electric motorcycle charging, Audi plug-ins: Today’s Car News
BMW and Mercedes-Benz self-driving car concepts
Audi plans to introduce four new plug-in hybrids at next week's Geneva auto show. A drive in the Nissan Leaf Plus reveals how far electric cars have come in nine years. Electric motorcycle maker Zero has a novel way to get faster charging and longer trips on an electric bike. And German prosecutors fined BMW for its diesel emissions—but it may not be what you think. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
A look back at the first modern production electric car, compared with its latest versions shows the progress electric cars have made in nine years. Range has tripled for a little more than a 20 percent price increase.
Electric motorcycles are becoming a lot more useful for long trips with longer ranges and available fast charging. California electric bike-maker Zero has a novel way to recharge them: using two Level 2 chargers on the road simultaneously.
Audi announced some details on four new plug-in hybrids it plans to reveal at the Geneva auto show next month: the Q5, A6, A7, and A8.
German prosecutors announced a $9.6 million fine against BMW for violating emissions standards with some of its diesel cars. The sum is a tiny fraction of that levied against Volkswagen, because prosecutors traced the problem to a mistake rather than intentional cheating.
Meanwhile, the German company is pairing up with rival Daimler to work on self-driving cars.
Finally, after a driver dozed off behind the wheel of a speeding Tesla Model S driving on Autopilot, police are pleading with automakers who make self-driving systems to make the cars recognize when they're trying to pull one over.
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Norwegian sovereign wealth fund: The world’s largest oil fund has halved its stake in Volkswagen
Stockholm, DusseldorfThe world’s largest oil fund out Norway has his stake in Volkswagen halved last year. As from the list published on Wednesday about all holdings of the world largest sovereign wealth fund shows this end of 2017 VWShares valued at eleven billion kroner (1.1 billion euros). At the end of last year, there were… Continue reading Norwegian sovereign wealth fund: The world’s largest oil fund has halved its stake in Volkswagen
SEAT futureproofs electric mobility
SEAT will take the wraps off its first all-electric vehicle based on the Volkswagen Group MEB platform at this year’s Geneva Internation Motor Show with the world premiere of its concept car. SEAT’s concept car answers the many questions of what future mobility will look like with a vehicle that still expresses the brand’s core… Continue reading SEAT futureproofs electric mobility
SEAT Minimó, the concept set to revolutionise mobility
A concept car featuring a battery swap system to fully recharge the car in a matter of minutes, lowering carsharing operating costs by up to 50% A 100% electric vehicle that combines the best of a motorcycle and a car Minimó is set to be a city ally offering enhanced mobility and reducing vehicle footprint… Continue reading SEAT Minimó, the concept set to revolutionise mobility
Sporty limited edition: World premiere of the new Passat Variant R-Line Edition at the Geneva International Motor Show
Limited to 2,000 units: Passat Variant R-Line Edition launches with high-end configuration and top-of-the-range engines Travel Assist as standard: New assistance system allows partially-assisted driving up to 210 km/h Countdown to the launch of the extensively upgraded Passat has begun: The update to the Volkswagen bestseller that has sold almost 30 million units over the… Continue reading Sporty limited edition: World premiere of the new Passat Variant R-Line Edition at the Geneva International Motor Show
UPDATE 1-BMW, Daimler pool resources on automated driving technology
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Daimler and BMW deepened their alliance on Thursday to share development costs for highly automated driving technologies, even as each carmaker continues to pursue separate efforts to develop fully self-driving cars. Harald Kruger, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG and Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG, attend… Continue reading UPDATE 1-BMW, Daimler pool resources on automated driving technology
Volkswagen CEO: Software is the next big challenge
Volkswagen CEO: Software is the next big challenge