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Frost & Sullivan projects Volkswagen Group to be the leader in 48V systems over next 10 years

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The consultancy projects that by 2025, Volkswagen Group will have 48V volumes in excess of 1 million systems in North America and Europe combined, far exceeding its competition. A recent example is Audi’s use of a 48V subsystem to support an electric compressor in its RS 5 TDI competition concept. Earlier post.).

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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Ignoring the briefly popular commercial electrics around at the turn of the last century, EVs have been experimental concepts or limited edition runs until relatively recently. Without being exhaustive, let’s take a look at some examples. America doesn’t get the ID.3, I’m looking primarily at the U.S. Sub-brand, the ID.4

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Audi A1 e-tron: Extended Range Electric Vehicle for City Driving

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Audi’s A1 e-tron, introduced at the Geneva Motor Show ( earlier post ), is a range-extended electric city concept vehicle featuring a 75 kW (102 hp) peak power electric traction motor and a single-rotor single-rotor Wankel engine coupled with an electrical generator with a charge rating of up to 15 kW. The A1 e-tron. Click to enlarge.

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Driving Dystopia: Companies Are Getting Serious About Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Connectivity

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The concept even became a keystone issue for lobbyists trying to convince lawmakers to create regulations favorable to autonomous cars. But it never manifested due to just how ambitious the overarching concept happened to be. In April, the FCC granted waivers to Audi of America, Ford Motor Co.,

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