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Audi, Airbus and Italdesign present flying, driving model prototype of flying taxi/autonomous EV concept

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Audi, Airbus and Italdesign are presenting for the first time a flying and driving prototype of “Pop.Up This innovative concept for a flying taxi combines a self-driving electric car with a passenger drone. We at Audi are convinced of that. Audi is also supporting the Urban Air Mobility flying taxi project in Ingolstadt.

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A Volkswagen brand pickup will not happen, but we still have Scout’s EV truck coming

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Volkswagen also teased the Tarok pickup concept in 2019, asking, “Is America ready for a smaller pickup again?” Volkswagen presents the Tarok pickup concept (Source: Volkswagen) The pickup was based on the same chassis as the Atlas and Tiguan at 193″ long. It’s currently sold in South America, but again, it won’t enter the US.

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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The goal of the strategic alliance is to bundle the expertise of both car manufacturers with a view to jointly developing vehicle components and possibly also vehicle concepts. ŠKODA became the fourth brand of the Volkswagen Group, alongside VW, Audi and SEAT, in 1991 via a joint venture. in what would become Czechoslovakia in 1918.

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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.