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2024 Polestar 3 review: Electric SUV goes above and beyond Tesla Model Y

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Would a large-ish car company actually attempt to kill off the world’s most respected motoring journalists, and if it did, would it only take out the ones who’d said nice things about Tesla? Hence its perfect 50-50 weight balance and a centre of gravity that matches the height of what they achieved in the original Polestar 1 sedan.

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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Our new lean structure will enable us to develop the considerable potential of our Company, its brands and employees to great effect. He has been Head of the Design Department at Porsche AG since 2004 and was also given responsibility for styling the 2007 Porsche Cayenne, the Panamera and the 918 Spyder.

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Bosch Investing 400M Annually on Powertrain Electrification; Anticipates EVs and PHEVs to Gain 3% Global Market Share by 2020

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Following the market launch of Bosch parallel full-hybrid technology ( earlier post ) in the Porsche Cayenne S and Volkswagen Touareg hybrids, the company is increasingly investing in the development of powertrain technologies for all-electric vehicles. Source: Bosch. Click to enlarge.

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EPA issues a second notice of violation to Volkswagen alleging emissions cheating in MY 2014-2016 3.0L diesels

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The NOV alleges that the VW Group companies developed and installed a software defeat device—specifically, code in the electronic control module (ECM)—in certain VW, Audi and Porsche light duty diesel vehicles equipped with 6-cylinder, 3.0-liter The company was working with the agencies to continue the certification process, he added.

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