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Porsche leaving FIA WEC LMP1, entering Formula E

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From 2019, a Porsche factory team will compete in Formula E. Porsche is now the fourth German OEM to realign its motorsport strategy this year to enter Formula E, following Audi ( earlier post ), BMW ( earlier post ) and Mercedes-Benz ( earlier post ). Porsche is working with alternative, innovative drive concepts.

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Audi e-tron GT electric sports car is its take on Porsche Taycan

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The four-door e-Tron GT concept that Audi introduced Wednesday at the 2018 LA Auto Show is “very, very, very, very, very close to production.” ” Those are the words of Audi design boss Marc Lichte, not ours.

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Volkswagen Group Research and KUKA partner to develop robot-supported services for autonomous and electric vehicles

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Volkswagen Group Research and leading robotics company KUKA will intensify their strategic partnership with the joint development of area ofrobot-based innovation concepts for vehicles of the future. This is not simply about innovative vehicle concepts but encompasses completely new requirements in the service sector.

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Volkswagen Group and Hamburg partner to bid to host 2021 ITS World Congress

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A further 30 purely battery-powered vehicles will follow in the period to 2025. Spearheaded by Porsche, the Group is driving the expansion of a fast-charging infrastructure for electric cars. Sedric”, the Volkswagen Group’s concept car, gave a glimpse of autonomous driving of the future. Earlier post.)

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‘Premium German automaker’ places mysterious order for next-gen EV components

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While Porsche , BMW, Mercedes, and Audi are all working on next-generation EV platforms that will come out between 2024 and 2025, only one is working on 900-volt architecture; Mercedes. Mercedes first showed off their next-generation 900-volt architecture in January 2022 with its EQXX concept EV. platform will use 900-volt.

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Volkswagen Group acquires Ballard automotive fuel cell patent portfolio, extends engineering services contract in US$80+ million deal

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Audi, VW and the Volkswagen Group are very pleased with the acquisition of a world-class automotive fuel cell patent portfolio. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at AUDI AG. Volkswagen Group’s commitment to, and progress in, fuel cell car. Earlier post.).

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It’s a cut-price Porsche! VW plots reborn Scirocco electric sports car based on Boxster EV

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Volkswagen is plotting to reboot its Volkswagen Scirocco as a fast all-electric coupe that will share much with the incoming replacement for the Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman. First generation Volkswagen Scirocco.

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