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Volkswagen Group appoints Dr. Michael Steiner as Group Compliance Commissioner

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Michael Steiner, until now Head of Total Vehicle Development/Quality at Porsche, has been appointed Compliance Commissioner at the Volkswagen Group effective as of 16 November 2015. in engineering, moved from Daimler, where he held various management posts, to join Porsche as Head of Innovation and Concepts in 2002.

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Volkswagen Group expands US ERL to become IECC; Type 20 BEV concept

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Over the past two decades the campus helped develop several key vehicle technologies, such as predictive navigation and online speech, along with impressive technical demonstrations, such as “Stanley,” the first robotic car to complete the DARPA Grand Challenge in 2005 by navigating 132 miles of desert without human intervention.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. He was also the owner of the California Poppy Porsche 914. So I looked on the internet and bought a Porsche 914 conversion, 5-speed with no clutch.

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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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The authors note that other leading manufacturers including Porsche, KIA or Chinese manufacturers are still not producing sufficient sustainability performance data.). GM has consistently produced only a negative Sustainable Value, and reveals a downside trend over the entire review period.

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First week with a Tesla

Revenge of the Electric Car

This was not the Burbank police who arrested Alexandra and Colette in 2005 for trying to stop EVs from being crushed. Midlife crisis be damned, I’d rather have this Tesla than any Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus or Porsche. Nevertheless, I was a bit nervous as three officers approached. Complaints?

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

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Disappointingly, the report also found that leading manufacturers including Porsche, KIA and some Chinese manufacturers are still not producing sufficient sustainability performance data. GM achieved a sustainable value of minus €9.87 billion from 1999 to 2007.

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MAEAA Web Links

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Brockmans electric Porsche Porsche914 : Bill and Sharon Hoopes EVs Porsche 944 :JBs cool project and pusher trailer Renault12 : Darryl McMahons Electric Vehicles, nice EV history page. PlymouthHorizon : RLewits Home Page, car was for sale but he sold it. Pontiac Fiero : rechargedwith solar array. Porsche911T : D.