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Audi leads $28M Series C round in Silvercar; developing Audi Shared Fleet

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Silvercar , a new car rental company which only offers silver Audis, announced its largest capital raise to date with a $28-million Series C equity issuance led by Audi. Silvercar also received funding from Series B investors including Austin Ventures and Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Facebook.

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Audi of America to pilot shared fleet service in North Carolina before 2017 debut

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Audi of America is piloting the new service “Audi shared fleet” at a technology incubator in Durham, North Carolina ahead of a national rollout of the corporate car-sharing service in 2017. Three fully accessorized, 2017 Audi A4 sedans will be available on demand and ready for use. million in start-up capital.

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Tesla Cybertruck’s rear-wheel steering seen once again

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” Not only have automakers like Lexus, Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Audi all used in-phase steering to help improve stability and handling in high-speed applications. The use of all four wheels supporting maneuvering and directional changes is sometimes called “in-phase steering.”

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Audi E-tron 5,612. Bolstered by production in China for that key market, soon to be augmented by new plants in Austin, Texas, and Germany, Tesla does not appear to be looking back, but if it did would continue to see other automakers in its rearview mirror. Tesla Model 3 80,681. Chevrolet Bolt 22,799. Ford Mustang Mach-E 15,938.

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Audi Sport wins 1st FIA Formula E race in Beijing

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Lucas di Grassi, FIA Formula E Beijing (Audi Sport ABT Formula E Team). Audi factory driver Lucas di Grassi and the Audi Sport ABT Formula E team won the inaugural event of the new all-electric FIA Formula E Championship in Beijing. Lucas di Grassi (Audi Sport ABT) 25 laps. Daniel Abt (Audi Sport ABT) +1:02.507.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. In the U.S.

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Scrappage scheme sees end to Jags, Mercs and even a Morris Minor

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According to Hyundai in the first week after the scrappage scheme was announced as part of the Budget report, enquiries at the company’s dealerships shot up by 400 per cent. The oldest car to be traded in this week at a Hyundai dealership was a 1966 Austin 1100, closely followed by a Morris Minor, which was just two years younger.