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Audi of America to pilot shared fleet service in North Carolina before 2017 debut

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Audi of America is piloting the new service “Audi shared fleet” at a technology incubator in Durham, North Carolina ahead of a national rollout of the corporate car-sharing service in 2017. Three fully accessorized, 2017 Audi A4 sedans will be available on demand and ready for use. million in start-up capital.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Has Major Implications for Automotive Sector

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The port handles imports and exports for major automakers including Nissan, Toyota, General Motors, Volvo, Jaguar Land Rover and the Volkswagen Group — including luxury models for Audi, Lamborghini and Bentley. If you live in the Midwest or Northeastern United States, there’s a good chance you’ll be impacted by the bridge going down.

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Blazer EV pause, Mercedes EV updates, affordable EVs, clean hydrogen rules: The Week in Reverse

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2022 Audi E-Tron GT Audi and Porsche are playing it safe with a better mobile charging cable for EV and PHEV models. 2023 Vinfast VF 8 Starting with an outlet in North Carolina, Vinfast is pivoting to dealership sales for its expanding family of EVs.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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For example, Daimler AG and Audi reportedly have eliminated 20,000 jobs, while auto supplier Bosch will be laying off 1,000 workers in a move to support vehicle electrification. North Carolina has provided $1.2 It is not surprising that policy makers tout the benefits of their policy decisions while ignoring the downsides.

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

Charged EVs

Upcoming entries include the Audi Q4 e-tron, Kia EV6, Nissan Ariya, Subaru Solterra, Toyota bZ4X, and a Chevrolet crossover to be launched in 2023. To date, only the Porsche Taycan and its platform twin the Audi e-tron GT have 800-volt batteries—though Tesla’s 400-volt batteries can briefly charge at up to 250 kW.

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Elon Musk wants Tesla Service to fix two-thirds of cars in the same day

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Even according to JD Power’s rankings of brands by initial quality, from 2020 to 2021, Tesla has reduced the number of “problems per 100 vehicles” from 250 in 2020 to 231 in 2021, a number that is competitive with brands like Audi (240) and VW (213).

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FedEx and VW EV Plans, Second GM Battery Factory – EV Week in Review: Mar 2 – Mar 8

EV Adoption

The announcement is specifically for VW-branded vehicles and does not apply to other brands in the VW portfolio (Audi, Porsche, SEAT, Bentley, etc.). SparkCharge’s 120 kilowatt fast charger can be delivered on-demand through a network of partners that now includes AllState and the Durham, North Carolina vehicle services startup, Spiffy.

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