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Hackenberg resigns from Audi Board of Management

Green Car Congress

Audi AG announced that Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg has reached a mutual agreement with the Supervisory Board to step down as Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development. The move comes as Volkswagen AG continues to work to address the diesel engine emissions cheating scandal.

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Electric Vehicles to Orchestrate the Soundscape of the Future

Get Electric Vehicle

I remember getting into a car and I couldn’t feel or believe that I was moving inside a vehicle because I have only traveled in diesel-powered jeeps or buses until then. Audi, Ford and Jaguar are few to name who has taken this path. For me, the noise of the moving vehicle was the primary sign that I am moving. The Responsibility.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

↓ ↑ report 16 Vlad 10:25AM (4/10/2009) I dont think that home-charging is even a question and that it will be universally available soon. If every car accepts 2 or 4 or 6 of these universal packs then true economies of scale can kick in in their manufacture. Analyse their business models thoroughly!

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Expects production around 2014.

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