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Audi survey finds more than half of US drivers would support government initiative to spur diesel vehicle sales

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A poll conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of Audi of America found that a majority of American drivers would support government initiatives aimed at spurring clean diesel vehicle sales in the US. Audi believes there are a variety of viable alternative fuel solutions, including electric, but diesel is readily available today.

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Tesla Model S Plaid is the quickest charging EV tested by Car and Driver to date

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The 2021 Model S Long Range Plus’ performance was already better than a number of popular electric vehicles on the market, including the Audi e-tron, the Porsche Taycan, and the Ford Mustang Mach-E. . But I will say it is absolutely the fastest charging EV available today.

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Volkswagen lays out its NEW AUTO strategy: transforming from manufacturer to software-driven mobility provider; Scalable Systems Platform

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— Markus Duesmann, CEO of Audi. From 2025, Audi’s Artemis project will use significant SSP modules for the first time. The Volkswagen unified cell concept refers to a prismatic cell format adaptable to various chemistry mixes available today or market-ready at a later point in time.

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Porsche estimates ~20k units of the electric Taycan per year

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Together with the BMW Group, Daimler AG, the Ford Motor Company, and the Volkswagen Group with Audi, Porsche is laying the groundwork for the establishment of a powerful fast-charging network for electric vehicles in Europe. The joint venture Ionity was formed to provide the infrastructure to support that last option.

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Stanford team developing neural network system to help autonomous cars learn to handle unknown conditions

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Tested at the limits of friction on a racetrack using Niki, Stanford’s autonomous Volkswagen GTI, and Shelley, Stanford’s autonomous Audi TTS, the system performed about as well as an existing autonomous control system and an experienced racecar driver. An open-access paper on their work is published in the journal Science Robotics.

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How to improve EV traction motor efficiency

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For example, both Porsche and Audi have used a two-speed gear transmission in their EVs, but Bosch is currently making the case for its CVT4EV , which is a constant-velocity transmission that is optimized for EVs by cutting its speed reduction range in half to double its maximum torque capability (as compared to its ICE counterpart).

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank. Perhaps more importantly, quickly "pouring" electricity into many of the batteries available today may stress the very expensive component and shorten their useful lifetime.