Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Perhaps no German prestige carmaker was more rattled than Porsche by the sudden appearance of electric-car startup Tesla Motors.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV concept, which made its formal debut at IAA in Frankfurt ( earlier post ), is a strong indicator of Audi’s series-production electric SUV due in 2018—especially in terms of the powertrain. At low load, the motor on the front axle is solely responsible for propulsion.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

Porsche announced the end in 2018, for example. General Motors currently offers diesels in its full-size SUVs and pickups, and it’s reportedly working on a new generation of plug-in hybrid tech for its trucks. 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Europe was itself a stronghold for diesels. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 17, 2015

It's been clear for a couple of years now that the German luxury makers feel they need competitive responses to the startling emergence of electric-car maker Tesla Motors. One by one, the concept vehicles--and production plans--have appeared, first the Audi e-Tron Quattro Concept and most recently the Porsche Mission E.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

“We are electrifying all vehicle classes, and therefore have everything we need to make the Volkswagen Group the top automaker in all respects, including electric mobility, by 2018”, said Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen AG on the eve of the 65 th International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main. —Martin Winterkorn.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2019

Developers and planners have already been involved in piloting the concept for the flexible fast charging station since 2018. The Center of Excellence for battery cells is located at Salzgitter, where it will be joined by rotor and stator production for electric motors from mid-2019. Components transformation.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 2, 2024

In 2018, the Concept-Two was born, which morphed into the Nevera Hypercar. That’s 30 seconds faster than the Tesla Model S Plaid (Porsche also just ran a 7:07:55 lap in a pre-series Taycan). That’s 30 seconds faster than the Tesla Model S Plaid (Porsche also just ran a 7:07:55 lap in a pre-series Taycan).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2022

The production-oriented A6 Avant e-tron concept car now illustrates the synthesis of pioneering drive technology and Audi’s traditional design world: the Avant (i.e., At the same time, it represents a new design concept with the same dimensions as the A6 Sportback e-tron. the wagon format). meters (16.3 meters (6.4 wide, and 1.44

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2014

Dr. Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen AG, on the eve of the Auto China motor show in Beijing. Furthermore, the Bentley Hybrid Concept opens a window on the broad-ranging potential of hybrid technology. billion) up to 2018. The initiative gets underway with the launch this year of the Volkswagen brand’s battery-electric e-up!

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Audi will present the first member of another e-platform by the end of 2018: The Audi e-tron GT concept showcar, a highly dynamic coupe with a flat floor assembly, is debuting at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Another joint project of the development departments at Audi and Porsche is the Premium Platform Electric (PPE).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Until recently, the four main modular toolkits (modularen Baukästen) of the Group were: the MQB (transverse, driven by the Volkswagen brand); the MLB (longitudinal, driven by the Audi brand); the MSB (standard drive, driven by Porsche); and the NSF (New Small Family). Earlier post.) The first production MEB vehicle, a version of the I.D.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2017

GKN Driveline has presented an advanced technology concept for a fully integrated, compact eDrive system at the 2017 Auto Shanghai motor show. GKN’s complete eDrive system packages the water-cooled electric motor, power inverter and single-speed eAxle reduction gearbox within a single casing.

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EV Central

JULY 27, 2023

Based within the MIRA proving ground in the Midlands, the company’s team there has grown from around 50 in 2018 to more than 500 today. The Polestar 5’s slim 800-volt lithium-ion battery pack has cut-outs to make space for rear passengers’ feet, similar to the Porsche Taycan. Minus the noise, naturally.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ).

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