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Winterkorn says Volkswagen developing 10-speed DCT and high-performance diesel; plug-in hybrids offer great potential

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Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, gave a forecast of future drive system technologies. Among alternative drive systems, plug-in hybrids in particular offer great potential, Winterkorn said. The Volkswagen Group intends to launch at least 6 new plug-in hybrid models starting in 2014 and beyond.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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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. More mainstream models will come from Kia, Mahindra, Škoda, and Volkswagen.

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IHS forecasts global EV charger market to grow to more than 12.7M units in 2020

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The global EV Charger (EVC) market is forecast to grow from more than 1 million units in 2014 to more than 12.7 This is supported by the majority of OEMs, such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, Chrysler, Ford, GM, Porsche, and Volkswagen. million units in 2020, according to a new EV Charging Infrastructure report by IHS Inc. —Ben Scott.

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ABI: connected car market will endure a 15% shipment decline, flat revenues in 2020; sales return on trend early 2022

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For example, the Porsche Taycan has a 16.8-inch ABI Research forecasts that virtually 100% of connected vehicles in North America and Europe will have voice control by 2023. The aftermarket space has seen a renewed interest in plug-and-play solutions as some consumers have postponed the purchase of new vehicles.

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IDTechEx: we need fast, reliable and ubiquitous public charging stations

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IDTechEx forecasts that most of the new DC charging installations will be in the 100+ kW power classes. These represent the future of EV charging, though the fastest technology is currently limited to the most expensive electric cars, such as the Porsche Taycan, Audi e-Tron GT, BMW iX, and Lucid Air.

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GKN order book for electric driveline technologies totalled $2.8 billion by end of 2017

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Sales, which were previously forecast to rise from £33 million (US$45.7 In 2022, GKN forecasts that eDrive sales will reach £500 million (US$692.8 GKN has been working on eDrive and hybrid transmissions for plug-in hybrids and pure electric vehicles since 2002. million) in 2017 to £200 million (US$277.1 Earlier post.)

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Automakers testing new GKN electric torque vectoring technology; “eTwinster”

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The eTwinster is a plug-in hybrid module that makes it simpler for vehicle platforms to offer electric all-wheel drive and torque vectoring. The success of our eAxle systems in cars for Porsche, BMW and Volvo demonstrated how the right kind of hybridization creates new value propositions for the driver. Click to enlarge.

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