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DTM trialing lower-carbon high-performance racing fuel with Audi and Aston Martin

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This fuel will be evaluated at Hockenheim by Audi and Aston Martin in the race-taxis used during the weekend support program for competition winners, VIPs and prominent guests for unique, high-speed passenger rides. —Ulrich Baretzky, Head of Engine Development at Audi Motorsport. earlier post ). TFSI DTM 2019.

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Member of Swiss National Councils fills up with sunfire solar diesel to call attention to need for regulatory reform

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In an event in Bern, Switzerland, Swiss National Council member and president of the Clean Fuel Now initiative Thomas Böhni filled up his Audi A2 with 100% synthetic diesel (Audi e-diesel) produced by sunfire GmbH to draw attention to the need to remove what he terms unjustified Swiss restrictions on synthetic fuels. Earlier post.).

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. The luxury internal combustion engine (ICE) motorcycle market may be growing in both the United States and Europe, as well.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

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Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium-term regulatory requirements (e.g., Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium-term regulatory requirements (e.g., Audi’s basic goal is to combine renewable energy (e.g.

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Audi TechDay e-mobility, Part 2: systems and components

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Audi’s electrohydraulic combination brake (EHCB). Audi recently held a TechDay in Ingolstadt focused on its efforts to electrify the driveline. In electric mobility, Audi distinguishes between two groups of vehicles: fully hybrid vehicles, driving a maximum of about 3 km (1.86 Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Electric cars back on track?

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Smart has begun testing a small electric fleet in England. Audi here and BMW here are reported to be taking another look at all-electrics. Still, with all the activity, showrooms remain devoid of a highway-legal electric car. Automakers once completely dismissive of battery electrics, are getting on board, at least rhetorically.