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Volkswagen Group of America opens next-gen charging station at Arizona global test center

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This next-generation charging station at its Arizona Proving Grounds will be used to help VWGoA evaluate battery and charging performance under extreme hot-weather conditions. Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) opened one of the most extensive electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at a North American test facility.

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Nikola factory, Audi bi-directional charging, Mitsubishi plug-in hybrid update: Today’s Car News

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Nikola Motors starts building a factory in Arizona. And Audi agrees that bi-directional charging tech is a good idea. An Audi project researching bi-directional charging proves its potential for. Mitsubishi is upgrading its best-selling plug-in hybrid under the hood, before a redesigned version arrives.

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Audi staging 550-mile piloted drive from Silicon Valley to Las Vegas for CES in Audi A7 Sportback concept

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Audi is staging a 550-mile (885 km) piloted drive from Silicon Valley to Las Vegas, Nevada for CES this week using the Audi A7 Sportback piloted driving concept car. The A7 piloted driving concept utilizes the latest advanced systems developed by Audi. Earlier post.) The car can initiate lane changes and passing maneuvers.

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Global companies form below50 to scale up low-carbon sustainable fuels; Audi in from automotive sector

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The companies and organizations driving the initiative include ABBI, Arizona State University, Audi, CGEE, Copersucar, DSM, DuPont, GranBio, the International Energy Agency (IEA), SkyNRG, Joule Unlimited, LanzaTech, LCFC, Novozymes, Pannonia, Poet, Red Rock Biofuels, RSB, SE4ALL and Yale University.

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Testing Hydrogen Vs Electric Cars, Infiniti QX30 Concept Teased, Audi Buys Fuel-Cell Patents: Today's Car News

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Today we look at a way to test battery-electric cars against hydrogen fuel-cell cars, a teaser for an Infiniti Geneva Motor Show concept, and Audi''s purchase of patents for fuel-cell technology from Ballard Power Systems. The battle between Tesla Motors and franchised car dealers heats up again in Arizona.'

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Lucid quadruples size of its Arizona assembly plant for Gravity SUV launch – Charged EVs

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assembly plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. With almost exactly the footprint of an Audi Q7, the Gravity offers 112 cubic feet of interior volume, close to the 121 cu ft of a Cadillac Escalade—a truck-based SUV more than a foot longer than the Lucid. buyers might get versions built in Arizona that would qualify for U.S.

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Genesis G80 aims to disrupt the highly competitive luxury EV sedan market

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According to AutoBlog , the Genesis G80 will be available in 8 states as of September this year: California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York first, and then Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Washington. Genesis has thus had to define itself through products, but the G80 might not be one of its best performers. Not as well as one would hope.

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