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Hackenberg resigns from Audi Board of Management

Green Car Congress

After graduating in mechanical engineering at Aachen RWTH University, Ulrich Hackenberg was employed as an assistant at the Institute for Motor Transport from 1978 until 1985. In 1996, he moved to Porsche AG as a project manager, where he worked as head of base engine development from 2001 onwards.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

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. So I looked on the internet and bought a Porsche 914 conversion, 5-speed with no clutch.

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Congestion charge and electric vehicles: Everything you need to know

Drive Electric

Everyone pays the charge, although there are some exceptions to an otherwise universal charge. This applies to everything from the affordable and popular Nissan Leaf to the luxury Porsche Taycan. per day for small vehicles including cars, motorcycles and smaller vans, while larger vans and lorries may have to pay up to £100.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lectra: Matts sweetelectric motorcycle Mazda626 : Jerry Halsteads conversion diary. Brockmans electric Porsche Porsche914 : Bill and Sharon Hoopes EVs Porsche 944 :JBs cool project and pusher trailer Renault12 : Darryl McMahons Electric Vehicles, nice EV history page. Jeep: Nick Vieras Cherokee conversion project.

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Electric Vehicle Project Ideas | Ph.D., MTech, MSc | Electrical, Management, Mechanical & More…

Get Electric Vehicle

Porsche Taycan). #10 You have to use your university login to access all the technical papers. #33 You shall use an electric motorcycle and simulation model to compare the actual and simulated results and can get some meaningful conclusions. #88 10 Hello sir, I am a Mtech student in Electrical Machines and Drives.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Best take on all this has been that SouthPark episode with "It" You want something efficient that uses little resources and doesnt impact traffic and parking, then buy a motorcycle. As far as quick, Id give my left nut to own a Wrightspeed EV, so I could (quietly) blow the doors off Porsches and Ferraris.