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Audi presents PPE-based activesphere concept; electric drive quattro coupé with active back cargo bed

Green Car Congress

Audi has presented the activesphere crossover study with electric drive and quattro. The Audi activesphere features a drive system and suspension which make it equally adept on both on and off the road. The Audi activesphere’s ground clearance is variable; ideal for off-road use, it can be increased by 40 millimeters (1.57

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

Green Car Congress

The Group Board of Management can focus more closely than previously on overarching issues of the future, safeguard cross-brand synergies and further develop overall strategy. We are focusing in particular on the technological changes that impact the future of mobility—from electrification to the digital transformation.

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Cupra Tavascan EV coming to Australia in 2025

EV Central

6 and ID.Buzz, Skoda’s Enyaq and Enyaq Coupe, Audi’s Q4 e-tron and Q5 e-tron, plus Cupra’s own Born (which is a lightly reworked ID.3 And the look is very close to the Tavascan concept car Cupra displayed at the Frankfurt motor show back in 2019. “The Born now and the Tavascan in future years.”

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VW introducing 1.8L EA888 Gen 3 engine in 2014 Jetta, Passat and Beetle; driving impressions

Green Car Congress

to conform to future emissions standards, particularly the stringent EU6 standard which will be mandatory in Europe in 2015. The A4 of model year 2000 with a 1.8 Additionally, the balance shaft concept has been changed to roller bearings. MQB and MLB. The EA888] is an engine family that can serve many purposes.

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