Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2016

Porsche has officially dedicated a new engine plant for eight-cylinder engines. The sports car manufacturer has invested nearly €80 million in the new production facility. Porsche’s new engine plant will also contribute towards synergies within the Volkswagen Group. Flexible interlinkage of manufacturing and automation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. Nonetheless, 2014 may be a breakout year for e-motorcycles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2014

Toyota Racing scored a one-two finish (#8 taking first, #7 second) from pole position in the Six Hours of Silverstone with its new TS040 HYBRIDs ( earlier post ) in a the first race of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Porsche started with with two cars; one had to retire after 1 hour 15 minutes because of a technical problem.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

This NOV is also being issued to Porsche AG and Porsche Cars North America. The NOV alleges that the VW Group companies developed and installed a software defeat device—specifically, code in the electronic control module (ECM)—in certain VW, Audi and Porsche light duty diesel vehicles equipped with 6-cylinder, 3.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Porsche has presented the second generation of its Le Mans Prototype 919 Hybrid race car. Porsche 919 Hybrid, 2015. A liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery—developed by A123 Systems in cooperation with Porsche—temporarily stores converted braking energy from the front axle as well as converted exhaust-gas energy.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

Now, to be sure, there is some merit to the notion that it’s pointless for manufacturers to chase lap times around an arbitrarily selected ribbon of tarmac in the German countryside. By the way, a Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo turned the trick in 5:19.546 in June 2018 with driver Timo Bernhard behind the wheel. Trophy-R by over half a second.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2021

The Volkswagen Group’s Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen brands are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify sustainability risks such as environmental pollution, human rights abuses and corruption at an early stage—not only among direct business partners but also at the lower levels of their supply chain.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2017

liter passenger vehicles manufactured and sold between model years 2009 and 2016. liter diesel vehicles manufactured between model years 2009 and 2015. liter diesel passenger cars manufactured by VW, Audi and Porsche in model years 2009-2016 also contain defeat devices. VW owns all three manufacturers. Affected 3.0

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In February, Porsche announced its collaboration with XAIN in testing blockchain applications directly in vehicles—making Porsche the first automobile manufacturer to implement and successfully test blockchain in a car. XAIN began as a University of Oxford research project in 2014.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2012

When the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette arrives late next year, it will be powered by a new 6.2L 2014 LT1 6.2L R beat Ferrari, BMW and Porsche to sweep the drivers’, team, and manufacturer championships in production-based American Le Mans Series GT class. LT1 is almost 40 lbs lighter (and more compact) than the 4.4L

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2014

The next generation of the Porsche Panamera is to be produced entirely in Leipzig. The Crafter is outstandingly well-suited for all the growth markets of the world and will take Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles a stage forward on its way to becoming a globally active manufacturer. The new plant at Wrze?nia

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Under the terms of the proposed Consent Decree, Volkswagen has agreed to: Recall approximately 63,000 affected 2013-2016 Model Year Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche 3.0L The Clean Air Act requires manufacturers to certify to EPA that vehicles will meet federal emissions standards. Porsche AG and Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2014

The Germany-based Center of Automotive Management (CAM), in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) AG WPG, named the Volkswagen Group the world’s most innovative automotive company in its 2014 AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Awards; this marks the fourth consecutive time Volkswagen Group has picked up the top award. and the e-Golf.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2013

The Volkswagen Group intends to launch at least 6 new plug-in hybrid models starting in 2014 and beyond. The Volkswagen Group’s first plug-in hybrids, the Porsche Panamera and Audi A3 e-tron, will shortly be going into full production. They will be followed by the Golf and other models, such as the Passat, Audi A6 and Porsche Cayenne.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

The safety-related technologies with which manufacturers are increasingly equipping their new vehicles are making those vehicles more appealing to their owners, according to the J.D. Porsche ranks highest in APEAL for an 11 th consecutive year, with a score of 874 index points. Porsche (three): Cayenne, Cayman and Macan.

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Teslarati

MAY 25, 2022

FCA was accused of evading emissions requirements on over 100,000 Ram pickup trucks and Jeep-brand SUVs manufactured between 2014 and 2016 and ultimately decided to plead guilty to the charges. Just days before the announcement, the EPA ordered the recall of affected vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2015.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Once again, per the IRS: Manufacturers of the vehicles listed below have provided appropriate information and have indicated that the vehicles are eligible for the credit provided other requirements are met. It’s important to note that this is not the end all, be all list of used EVs that qualify for tax credits in the US.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2014

The Porsche Panamera S E-hybrid plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) is already in the showrooms in China; the Group will launch two further plug-in hybrid vehicles there next year with the Audi A3 e-tron ( earlier post ) and the Golf GTE ( earlier post ). China Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Vehicle Manufacturers' Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2012

Horizon 2020 is the EU’s proposed €80-billion (US$100-billion) Framework Programme for Research & Innovation from 2014-2020. ICT is also an essential tool for other areas of automotive R&I, including manufacturing, processes and simulation, with each of these applications representing an important initiative in its own right.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Björn Föerster, Porsche A remorseless stopwatch comparison of Formula E—the current state-of-the-art in racing EVs—vs. In Formula E’s early years beginning in 2014, drivers actually had to jump into a second car in the pits around the event’s midpoint, because a single car couldn’t complete a full race on a single charge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2015

Forty-five hybrid models were available in 2014 in the US; these captured about 2.75% of the overall US passenger vehicle market, down slightly from 3.19% in 2013. Historical and projected hybrid system direct manufacturing cost. The purple line shows the estimated reductions for each new generation of the Prius.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2014

Toyota Racing has revealed the TS040 HYBRID car and revised driver line-up for the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship. The TS040 HYBRID chassis is designed, developed, manufactured, built and operated by Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) in Cologne. TS040 HYBRID. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Hybrids Motorsport'

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

not a truck or SUV, and not a vehicle from BMW, Audi, Porsche or Mercedes-Benz) have until recently only had Volkswagen-brand cars as an option: Beetle, Golf, Jetta, Passat. Accordingly, Volkswagen of America (VoA) diesel sales to date in 2014 represent slightly north of 23% of all Volkswagen of America sales. The 2014 Cruze Diesel.

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Teslarati

JUNE 21, 2023

Samir Jain was set to take over India’s Service Operations for Tesla after seven years at Porsche, where he headed Aftersales for the German automaker’s operations in India. This initiative was first introduced in 2014 by Modi. Now, they locally produce in India and are ramping up capacity.”

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2010

The European Council for Automotive R&D (EUCAR) is recommending that the EU 8 th Research Framework Programme (FP8) covering the period 2014 to 2020 declare sustainable mobility a key priority for research funding and further encourage collaborative research in the road transport and automotive sector. Click to enlarge.

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EV Central

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Some of them are whacky, some impressive, but all are of potential interest to Australia as Chinese manufacturers consider sales programs down under. In fact GAC claims this is the first truly Chinese supercar because it is 100 per cent designed, developed and manufactured locally. Chery GENE. Chery GENE concept. 2023 XPeng G9.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Porsche Taycan 6,822. The German Juggernaut — the Volkswagen ID4, Audi E-tron(s) & Porsche Taycan. Volkswagen Group (which includes VW, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley in the U.S.) In fact, the latest sales figures show the Porsche Taycan outselling not only the venerable 911, but also the Panamera.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

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. Eventually moving to Alameda, California, the manufacturer was later renamed REVO Powertrains.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2016

Excluding special items, the Volkswagen’s operating profit was on a level with 2014, at €12.8 Apart from investing in its manufacturing facilities, Volkswagen mainly invested in the electrification of the drive system, the expansion and environmental aspects of the model range and the modular toolkits. billion (previous year: €202.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2014

not the $845,000 base price plug-in hybrid Porsche 918, earlier post , or even the $100,000 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, earlier post —the Golf GTE ( earlier post ) and the A3 e-tron ( earlier post ), are both based on the same MQB (Modularen Querbaukasten, or modular transverse toolkit) plug-in hybrid powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2014

The three rotating clutches have been located forward of the gearsets to minimize the length of oil feeds which provides for enhanced shift response and simplicity of turbine shaft manufacturing. seconds, all while delivering wide-open-throttle upshifts quicker than those of the dual-clutch transmission offered in the Porsche 911.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 6, 2022

With a corporate motto of “Imagine What’s Possible”, the Southern California-based Mullen Technologies planted its flag in 2014 with the goal of helping to lower the impact of fossil fuels on the environment. Polestar plans on being a major manufacturer of all-electric luxury vehicles, competing with the likes of Lucid, Porsche and Tesla.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2011

This regulation design could potentially create an incentive for automotive manufacturers to increase the size of their vehicles and diminish the policy’s goal of reduced fuel consumption. The model allows BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and VW to violate the standard and pay the legally required penalties.

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EV Sales

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

After a walk in the park in 2020, Tesla repeated its 2018 and 2019 Best Seller titles, with the Califonian now having 3 titles in the bag, as much as Nissan (2011, 2013 and 2014) and BYD (2015 to 2017), so it looks that Tesla will go ahead of those two in 2021, as it looks no one is in position to challenge Tesla for the 2021 title.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 24, 2021

First was the short-lived, 2014-2016, very cool looking ELR plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The Lyriq base price, near $60,000, should make other manufacturers to pay close attention. The Audi E-Tron starts at $67,000, the Jaguar I-Pace at $70,000, the Porsche Taycan at $83,00, and the Tesla Model X at $90,000.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The engine start/stop button is located on the left side of the steering wheel, just like a Porsche. Road Test: 2014 Nissan Versa Note. In addition, we are often invited to manufacturer events highlighting new vehicles or technology. Functional tech. Story and Photos by John Faulkner. [ Road Test: 2020 Toyota Yaris Hatchback.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

One of the goals of Volkswagen AG is to launch numerous plug-in hybrid cars on the market in the years 2013/2014. A total of 10 vehicles are equipped with batteries from the American-German manufacturer GAIA (cathode type NCA). Volkswagen is studying two different lithium-ion battery systems for the Golf Variant (Golf Generation VI).

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