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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

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.& With this in mind, Porsche’s CFO was recently quoted as saying European combustion bans will probably need to be delayed and there’s good reason to believe him.& However, Porsche Chief Financial Officer Lutz Meschke was quoted by Automotive News on Thursday casting some doubts.&

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

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For 2023, CR reported that EVs had 79 percent more problems than automobiles that use internal combustion. Fellow TTAC author Chris Tonn noted that differing maintenance routines could have played a factor, using brakes as an example. Plug-in hybrids were even worse with 146 percent more issues.

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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

The Truth About Cars

With the average vehicle now older than ever before and fewer people capable of spending the kind of money required to purchase a brand-new automobile, maintenance has become even more relevant. The analysis shows that costs can skyrocket when the warranty and free maintenance periods are over. “The

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7 Common Hybrid Myths and Misconceptions Debunked

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Hybrid technology dates back to the early days of the automobile, pioneered by Porsche. Hybrids Need More Maintenance and Service. The authority Consumer Reports found that many popular hybrid models required less maintenance than conventional vehicles. Hybrids Have Brand New, Untested Technology. This is untrue.

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The World’s Most Popular EVs Aren’t Cars, Trucks, or Motorcycles

Cars That Think

They're a way to potentially free up precious street space, provide alternatives to automobiles and reduce energy consumption and harmful emissions. Exact figures on industry sales are hard to pin down; yet The New York Times quoted experts saying Americans bought roughly 500,000 e-bikes in 2020, compared to about 210,000 plug-in automobiles.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

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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.) This will provide support for an ecosystem of services.

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As An EV Maker, What Does It Take to Win the EV Race?

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Author: Alwin Antony We know for a fact that there is a race going on in the electrification of automobiles globally. The Race Among The Automobile Manufacturers The internal combustion engine (ICE) has powered our cars for over a century and is being gradually replaced by electric vehicles (EVs).