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Volkswagen ID 4 review: electric chill

Sometimes you just want an electric car with decent range, low-key technology, and not much else Once upon a time, affordable electric compact SUVs were very hard to come by. There were plenty of cheap electric hatchbacks and a whole mess of luxury sedans and SUVs, but you’d have to cough up $50,000 or more… Read more

VW’s next electric SUV, the ID 5 coupe, will go into production in 2021

Volkswagen confirmed that its next electric vehicle, the ID 5, will start production in Germany in the second half of 2021. The first pilot series of the ID 5 has already started production, the automaker confirmed in a recent tweet. The ID 5 will be a coupe version of the ID 4 compact SUV, which… Read more

Jaguar i-Pace review: The all-electric SUV king

(Pocket-lint) – It was back in 2018 when Jaguar debuted its great future hope – the i-Pace all-electric SUV. As the first of the mainstream premium brands to take the fight to Tesla – specifically as an alternative to the Model X – Jag didn’t just hobble into the fight, it came swinging the punches…. Read more

Audi reveals its Porsche-powered E-Tron GT

Images: Audi Starting at a cool $100,000 Audi has announced the E-Tron GT, an expensive new high-performance electric sedan built on technology developed for Porsche’s first EV, the Taycan. Due out this spring in Europe, the E-Tron GT will start at €99,800 with a top-spec RS version starting at €138,200. It will then come stateside… Read more

Volkswagen strategy: Trinity electric car comes in 2026

Volkswagen is still struggling with the aftermath of the parallel introduction of two platforms. The giant has imposed a tight pace of development, which is a challenge even with the enormous resources of this group. The pressure is unlikely to ease because, on the one hand, Volkswagen has to make the current modular kits for… Read more

Volkswagen boss joins Twitter with a jab at Elon Musk

Volkswagen Group boss Herbert Diess joined twitter Wednesday, and his first tweet was a light trolling of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. “Hello @Twitter! I’m here to make an impact with @VWGroup, especially on political issues,” Diess wrote. “And, of course, to get some of your market shares, @elonmusk – after all, our ID.3 and e-tron… Read more

Micro-chips: Auto industry laments supply bottlenecks

Europe’s carmakers remain vulnerable – even if many of the destroyed supply chains have only just been repaired after the Corona crash. But an indispensable group of components is missing more and more frequently: semiconductor modules, the heart of all electronic systems and microchips. Some auto production lines have to close again because supplies are… Read more

Audi is building electric car factory in China with partner FAW

Audi is founding a new company in China with its local partner FAW for the construction of battery-electric luxury cars. The first Audi models on the Premium Platform Electric (“PPE”, currently based on the Audi e-tron and the Porsche Taycan) developed jointly with Porsche are to be 2024 in Changchun in northeast China roll off… Read more

Audi, BMW, Ford: the smartphone will be the key to open the car

BMW announced a new version of its existing functionality Digital Key for iPhone . Drivers will be able with Digital Key Plus to open the car and start the engine without physically take the smartphone out of their pockets . Digital Key, in fact, uses the ultra-wideband (UWB) technology of the chips U1 introduced by… Read more

Volkswagen: sales of electric cars increased by more than 200%

All brands contributed to growth who work within the Volkswagen Group. by Rosario Grasso published 15 January 2021 , at 20: 21 in the Technology channel Volkswagen The 2020 was a turning point year for the Volkswagen Group , as also evidenced by the figure for sales of electrified cars, in increase of 214% compared… Read more

Brief information: car production, Facebook, DisplayPort 2.0, file sharing

Bottleneck in chip production slows down car production The shortage of electronic chips for cars causes manufacturers and Suppliers for growing problems. Now Audi will also send approximately 10 in the coming week. 000 Employees in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm on short-time work. In December, Volkswagen reported bottlenecks in semiconductors and applied for short-time work for… Read more

CO2 reduction: Renault, Hyundai and Mercedes are ahead

The 2020 cars newly registered in Germany emit significantly less CO 2 . Their carbon dioxide emissions fell on average by 10 percent compared to 2019, but there are big differences depending on the brand, as from on Friday (15. Jan . 2021) published data of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). If one only… Read more

Bottleneck in chip production is slowing down car production

The lack of electronic chips for cars is causing growing problems for manufacturers and suppliers. Now Audi will also send approximately 000. 000 Employees in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm on short-time work. Volkswagen had already reported bottlenecks in semiconductors in December, “now it has overtaken us too,” said an Audi spokeswoman on Thursday. Volkswagen applied for… Read more

BMW becomes the latest automaker to shut down its subscription service

BMW is suspending its two-year-old car subscription service, The Verge has learned. Access by BMW was launched in 2018 in Nashville as a pilot project to test out whether customers would want to have access to a fleet of fancy cars but not necessarily own one. But recent requests to sign up have been met… Read more

Sparkling doldrums: The auto industry at the Consumer Electronic Show 2021

Due to the Covid – 19 – pandemic decided the organizers of the CES 2021 already last summer, the most important electronics fair in the world this time not in the US – Gamblers’ paradise Las Vegas, but relocate to the Internet. However, as technology-savvy as the regular audience may be, the CES remains a… Read more