Tag: VW

MW Motors: retro-look electric car with wheel hub motors

The Czech Electric car startup MW Motors has unveiled a lightweight all-electric vehicle equipped with wheel hub motors. It weighs only about 800 kg and should achieve a respectable range despite a small battery. April 17, 2018, 7:43 am, Andreas Donath Electric sports car Luka (Image: MV Motors) MW Motors has presented with the Luka… Continue reading MW Motors: retro-look electric car with wheel hub motors

VW to tweak logo for electric-car era

Chris Reiter, Bloomberg News Published 4:56 p.m. ET April 16, 2018 The new logo will be unveiled next year, in time for the German carmaker’s plans for an aggressive rollout of electric vehicles, Jochen Sengpiehl, the brand’s chief marketing officer, said Monday at a press briefing in Berlin. In a sign of the times, it’ll… Continue reading VW to tweak logo for electric-car era

Carbon dioxide emissions from Europe’s heavy-duty vehicles

The HDV sector comprises a mixture of different types of trucks, buses and coaches. These include vehicles used for the transport of goods exceeding 3.5 tonnes (trucks), as well as those used for passenger transport that have more than eight seats (buses and coaches). The sector is characterised by many different vehicle categories, technologies, sizes… Continue reading Carbon dioxide emissions from Europe’s heavy-duty vehicles

Porsche To Install 500 DC Fast Chargers In U.S. By End Of 2019

52 M BY MARK KANE Porsche hints at charging infrastructure plans for the U.S. – at least 500 DC fast chargers are to be installed by the end of 2019. First 350 kW DC CCS combo fast chargers at Porsche Berlin-Adlershof (source: Elektroauto im Alltag) The German manufacturer would like to have the network ready… Continue reading Porsche To Install 500 DC Fast Chargers In U.S. By End Of 2019

VW will debut cars with autonomous parking in 2020

Volkswagen Automakers are fond of experimenting with self-parking cars, but VW intends to make it a practical reality. It’s promising that vehicles in the company group (which includes brands like Audi, Bentley, Porsche and Lamborghini) will start including autonomous parking as of 2020. The system will only be available in “selected” parking garages at first,… Continue reading VW will debut cars with autonomous parking in 2020

Truck manufacturer: VW and Daimler compete in the IPO of the truck divisions

Scania Truck With the brands Scania and MAN VW wants to attack the market leader Daimler Trucks. (Photo: Scania ImageDesk) MunichAndreas Renschler is in a hurry. Last week he was still in TokyoNow the plane is going to Chicago. In between, he still has time to be happy that the VW-Supervisory green light for the… Continue reading Truck manufacturer: VW and Daimler compete in the IPO of the truck divisions

Daimler Investor Li Says Carmakers Must Talk or Face Oblivion

The guessing game on Li Shufu’s intentions after buying the biggest stake in Daimler is up: Automakers must cooperate, or risk being swallowed up. That’s the takeaway from an editorial written by the owner of China’s biggest non-state carmaker in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Sunday. Li, who in February bought a 9.7 percent stake in… Continue reading Daimler Investor Li Says Carmakers Must Talk or Face Oblivion

US truck manufacturers: Rumors about Navistar acquisition burden VW

All articles and backgrounds 04/16/2018 US truck manufacturers rumors about Navistar takeover charge VW DPA The shares of the US commercial vehicle manufacturer Navistar have received on Monday tailwind by takeover fantasy. In early trading, they climbed more than 5 percent to $ 38.90. Market participants referred to comments from the German major shareholder Volkswagen… Continue reading US truck manufacturers: Rumors about Navistar acquisition burden VW

Inside BMW’s Autonomous Driving Campus and plans

Dr. Dirk Wisselmann, senior expert for autonomous driving at BMW, tells me that the automaker’s first level 3 car will have the technical capabilities for level 4 or 5 highway driving. “We can create a software update (for the car) and inform our drivers, ‘We are are very confident on this road. We are very… Continue reading Inside BMW’s Autonomous Driving Campus and plans