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continued] The post Cadillac, Audi, & BMW Now Leading in Share of US Sales Being 100% Electric appeared first on CleanTechnica. EV sales increased slightly compared to the first quarter of 2023, but overall auto sales increased more, so EV market share dropped from 7% to 6.9% year over year.

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continued] The post Premium Platform Electric (PPE): A Technological Leap for the Next Gen of Fully Electric Mobility from Audi appeared first on CleanTechnica. electronics architecture brings vehicle digitalization to a new level.

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continued] The post 13% of Audi Sales Electric in USA, 12% of Volkswagen & Mercedes Sales Electric — Charts appeared first on CleanTechnica. It’s fun and interesting to look at which automakers lead full electric vehicle (BEV) sales in the USA, and to.

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JULY 21, 2020

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. VWGoA port operations were made official with the arrival of the first vehicle transport vessel, Bishu Highway , delivering 797 vehicles from Europe. Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini and Bentley vehicles will be imported and processed at the port.

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One of the most iconic cars of the Group B era, the Audi Ur Quattro was designed around the idea that all-wheel drive and high-performance could go hand-in-hand.

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MARCH 31, 2021

one of the largest school bus makers in the US, has joined a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Audi of America, Applied Information, and Temple, Inc., The Fulton County School System, located in the Greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area, has also joined the deployment, lending its expertise in school transportation and infrastructure.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

The Alliance to Save Energy has chartered a national commission of business, government and civil society leaders that will work together to develop a pathway and recommendations to reduce energy use in the US transportation sector by 50% by 2050 while meeting future mobility needs. We’re at a fascinating time in the transportation industry.

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JULY 24, 2018

For the production of electric motors, Audi Hungaria installed the innovative production equipment and islands within just one year. A new winding and inserting center at Audi Hungaria makes it possible to wind the optimal amount of enameled copper wire particularly compactly and then insert it into the casing. At the plant in Gy?r,

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JANUARY 4, 2016

Silvercar , a new car rental company which only offers silver Audis, announced its largest capital raise to date with a $28-million Series C equity issuance led by Audi. In addition to the immediate financial impact, Audi North America President Scott Keogh will be joining Silvercar’s Board of Directors.

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MAY 30, 2017

From October 4 to 6, 2017 the Audi Production division in Ingolstadt is holding its second Smart Factory Hackathon. They will have 25 hours to do so, as a reminder of Audi’s 25 th hour—the extra hour that drivers will gain in the future with autonomous cars. Interested students and young professionals can apply immediately.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

The Volkswagen Group rolled out a new diesel swapping program in Germany. Environmental incentives for scrappage of Euro-1 to Euro-4 diesel vehicles of any make are again being offered by some of the Group’s brands throughout Germany. Independent studies (e.g.

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JUNE 20, 2017

The Volkswagen Group and its partner city, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, have submitted a bid to host the 2021 ITS World Congress. To this end, intelligent mobility solutions for both personal mobility and freight transport are to be brought together in an integrated approach. CROZZ show car. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 16, 2014

The Audi Group has calculated its corporate carbon footprint and is the first premium automobile manufacturer to be certified according to the international standard ISO 14064. Audi made a detailed assessment of emissions in all automobile lifecycle phases; experts of DEKRA Certification GmbH and DEKRA Certification Inc.

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DECEMBER 4, 2015

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. Dr. Hackenberg is being replaced by Dr. Stefan Knirsch, Head of Powertrain at Audi since 2013. Stefan Knirsch, Head of Powertrain at Audi since 2013.

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OCTOBER 4, 2018

In California, public and private stakeholders in the transportation sector launched a new organization— Veloz —to accelerate the adoption of EVs. Veloz members include: Automakers, including GM, BMW Group, Honda, Nissan, Kia, Subaru, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Ford.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

During his concluding remarks at the Group Night event, Volkswagen Group Chairman Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles).

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

We believe that 5G technology has great potential for innovation, from the use of intelligent robots and driverless transportation systems to networked control of plant and machinery in real time up to wireless software flashing of manufactured vehicles. —Beate Hofer, CIO of the Volkswagen Group. square-kilometer plant site.

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You think of it being a moderately sized brand within the Volkswagen Group stable. (Or, However, the fact is, Škoda Auto does produce a lot of batteries for various Volkswagen Group vehicles — more than 500,000 to […] When you think of Škoda, you don’t think of it being a battery giant. Or, at least, I do.)

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

AUDI AG and the BMW Group, along with Hydro and Rexam, have joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) to help develop a global standard for sustainable aluminum. The last group focuses on the chain of custody (CoC) to ensure accountability and credibility of the standard.

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MARCH 4, 2014

In remarks before the opening of the Geneva Motora Show, Volkswagen Group Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Dr. Winterkorn said that a plug-in hybrid version of the Volkswagen Passat would join the Group’s range of low-CO 2 vehicles “soon.”. l/100 km combine) or the Audi A3 TDI ultra (3.2 —Prof.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Volkswagen Group has big ambitions of becoming the top selling electric vehicle producer in the world. But the good news is that it’s sprinting toward that goal, and it’s already #1 in Europe and #4 in the USA. China’s the largest BEV market in the world — larger than the rest of the world combined […].

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Audi showcased its Audi Urban Intelligent Assist (AUIA) research ( earlier post ), highlighting the technologies and approaches it is taking to make the challenges of navigating the chaotic roadways of the world’s megacities less stressful, safer and more efficient a generation from now.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. VWGoA) has officially joined the LIFT (Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow) institute as a Silver Member to advance the group’s research into lightweight metals, therefore reducing the weight of future vehicles. Hagen Seifert, Head of Materials, Audi AG.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The Volkswagen Group will support Hamburg and ITS Germany in 2021 for hosting the World Congress for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) as a main partner and chair of the Host Organizing Committee. For the implementation of these projects, the Volkswagen Group will be calling on the broad-based competence of its brands.

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Giving a big boost to Chinese smart EV startup XPENG, and also of course getting something for itself, Volkswagen Group announced today that it is investing approximately $700 million (USD) into XPENG, providing a capital increase, and in exchange getting 4.99% of the company’s shares at US$15 per ADS.

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The Audi A6 Avant e-tron will carry on the company's sporty wagon tradition.

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JUNE 16, 2015

Among its many other changes, the hybrid Audi R18 e-tron quattro that placed third at the Le Mans 24 Hours this past weekend featured a new generation of the Gyrodrive flywheel hybrid energy storage system, developed by GKN in collaboration with Audi Sport. —Jörg Zander, Audi Sport’s Head of Engineering. Earlier post.)

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JULY 29, 2014

UK transport operator Go-Ahead Group has ordered 500 electric flywheel Gyrodrive systems from GKN Hybrid Power for use in buses. The Gyrodrive Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) system (featured in Audi’s LeMans-winning R18 e-tron quattro) harvests braking energy normally lost as heat. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MAY 31, 2013

Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) has expanded its automotive research initiatives with the contribution of $1.7 In addition to the research partnership, Volkswagen Group announced the appointment of Prof. Volkswagen Group''s latest contribution comes after an initial investment of $5.75 million to Stanford University.

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JUNE 8, 2016

Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has given the go-ahead for the modification of around 1.1 million more Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Audi vehicles. million Group vehicles for the modification to correct the diesel emissions cheating issue. liter TDI engines. liter TDI engines.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Audi is developing a new modular assembly principle intended as the enabler of the post-production line assembly era. Audi anticipates modular assembly will deliver productivity benefits of at least 20%. For Audi, these are the driverless transport systems (DTS), which began testing at Ingolstadt in 2015. Earlier post.

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JUNE 2, 2016

One week after the Volkswagen Group announced a US$300-million strategic investment in global ride hailing provider Gett ( earlier post ), the two companies laid the cornerstone for their strategic partnership at a kick-off event at the DRIVE Volkswagen Group Forum in Berlin. —Ole Harms.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

With most of the rest of the German automakers doing the same thing, this leaves Volkswagen Group (owners of not only VW, but also Porsche, Audi, and others) as […] In a recent press release, BMW revealed that, like much of the rest of the industry, it’s going to adopt the NACS plug in North America.

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JULY 14, 2021

Volkswagen Group executives laid out the basics of the new Group strategy “NEW AUTO – Mobility for Generations to Come”, which will see the Group realign from being a from vehicle manufacturer to a leading, global software-driven mobility provider. — Markus Duesmann, CEO of Audi.

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MAY 4, 2020

At ŠKODA’s headquarters in Mladá Boleslav, assembly of high-voltage traction batteries for Volkswagen Group plug-in hybrid models has recommenced as planned. At the Mladá Boleslav site, we produce high-voltage traction batteries used in plug-in hybrids from various Group brands. ŠKODA AUTO has resumed production at its Czech plants.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

The National Safety Council and Audi of America will serve as inaugural co-chairs of PAVE. The group will sponsor hands-on workshops in partnership with SAE International to give consumers the ability to see, touch and feel developing AV technology. American Public Transportation Association. Audi of America.

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As VinFast announced its plan to open more than 50 stores across France, Germany, and Netherland at EVS35, the Audi Environmental Foundation went into the third project phase with nonprofit startup Nunam on electric rickshaws. Battery modules from Audi e-tron test vehicles are electrifying rickshaws in India. Their target group: women.

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