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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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Volkswagen Group PhD Event; e-mobility, connectivity and new mobility concepts

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The project is focused on topics such as e-mobility, connectivity and new mobility concepts. three in IT and logistics; five in communications, sales and trends; four in economics and the environment; three in human resources and organization; nine in production; four in quality assurance and procurement; and 12 in materials.

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Ferrari Patents Augmented Reality System Designed to Merge Real and Virtual Racing

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While electronic controls do offer simplified vehicle architectures, adaptive levels of performance, and novel concepts like what we’re talking about here, serious drivers have bemoaned the lack of feedback they offer. For now, it just wants to ensure it owns the rights to the relevant concept.

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Deutsche Telekom and Un-Blinking Technologies introduce iCar M2M solution for US car dealers and their customers

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Progressive Seattle-area automotive group Barrier Motors in Bellevue has already equipped 1,500 cars from their Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, and Volvo brands with the iCar Intelligent Car Technology Package. For Deutsche Telekom, the cooperation with car dealers is part of an expanding M2M portfolio for connected cars. SkyTrace, Inc.

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Volkswagen Group Components to start series production of flexible fast charging station in 2020; replacing heat exchanger production

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Developers and planners have already been involved in piloting the concept for the flexible fast charging station since 2018. The plastics business area has been transformed and integrated into the production organization of the Volkswagen brand. The pilot project is to start in the summer of 2019 together with the city of Wolfsburg.

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Volkswagen Group launching major electro-mobility campaign in China; $25B on new vehicles, technologies and plants up to 2018

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The Porsche Panamera S E-hybrid plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) is already in the showrooms in China; the Group will launch two further plug-in hybrid vehicles there next year with the Audi A3 e-tron ( earlier post ) and the Golf GTE ( earlier post ). earlier post ) and e-Golf ( earlier post ) models. Earlier post.).

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Hyundai: Prophecy is an “iconic silhouette of perfect proportions”

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As part of its product line expansion to include 44 electric vehicles and its investment of almost 50 billion Euros for research and development into future technologies by 2025, Hyundai Motor Group has released a video presentation highlighting its Prophecy Concept car. It’s a lovely, organic shape, even if it’s slightly derivative.

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