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Audi’s €36M e performance research project closes; electric F12 e Sport with split voltage battery packs and 3 motors

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Audi—collaborating with Bosch, RWTH Aachen University, and others— launched the e performance project at the Audi Electronics Venture GmbH (AEV) on 1 October 2009 with the objective of developing a scalable systems architecture for electric-powered cars that also included a plug-in hybrid drive. Click to enlarge.

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ABB joins CharIN; taking Combined Charging System to the next level; 150 kW demos, targeting 350 kW

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CharIN was founded by Audi, BMW, Daimler, Mennekes, Opel, Phoenix Contact, Porsche, TÜV SÜD and Volkswagen to focus on developing and establishing the Combined Charging System (CCS) as the standard for charging battery-powered electric vehicles of all kinds. Ricky Hudi , Head of Development for Electrics/Electronics at Audi AG, at ELIV.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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As the number two OEM in the automobile business in the world, it only makes sense for us if we see a certain volume behind it. Volkswagen implemented an acoustic concept for the e-Golf that is specifically tailored to the characteristics of an electric vehicle, greatly enhancing its already quiet attributes. Bottom left.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Showed BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS series PHEV concept in December 08. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009.

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