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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

Justice Department closes criminal probe of Ford emissions testing

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has closed a nearly two-year investigation into the process Ford uses to evaluate the emissions of its vehicles, the automaker disclosed in a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ford says it “cooperated fully” with the probe, but no action was taken. Ford originally disclosed the investigation… Read more

Rotel Michi S5 / P5

Our Verdict With the superb construction, elegant design and perfectly natural sound of the Michi P5 and S5 combo from Rotel, the only question left to ask is ‘how much?’ The pair offer awesomely low noise with huge output and do so in a gorgeous package. For Superb sound Prestige appearance Great built-in DAC Against… Read more

Refuel non-stop at the hydrogen filling station

Fuel cell electric vehicles can be filled with hydrogen in a few minutes. Initially, this could be the decisive advantage for some public service buses and, over the course of the decade, also for selected cars, compared to battery-electric drives. In California, however, owners of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV for short) recently had to… Read more

The GLA with electric drive: electric compact SUV Mercedes EQA 250

Mercedes-Benz presents the EQA, an electric compact SUV. In addition to the high demand for such cars, there is another reason for the design: With an already tall structure, it is easier to find space for the battery. Like the EQC 375 (test) originates from the GLC, the EQA shares the platform with the GLA…. Read more

Mercedes-Benz unveils EQA electric crossover with less than 300 miles of range

Mercedes-Benz threw back the curtain on the EQA crossover, its latest electric vehicle as part of a slate of new EVs that are being planned for the coming years. The compact SUV will have a range of less than 300 miles, a 66.5kWh battery pack, and a net list price of €39,950 ($48,442). The EQA,… Read more

Goodbye Mercedes, better Ferrari: eSports champion bets on the Cavallino

Two-time F1 Esports champion will race with the colors of the Ferrari Driver Academy Esports Team for the season 2021 by Rosario Grasso published 19 January 2021 , at 13: 01 in the Videogames channel F1 Brendon Leigh together with David Tonizza in the Team Ferrari of F1 Esports . As a result of this… Read more

Car market: 2020 with a record drop in new registrations in the EU

The year of the Covid – 19 – pandemic was the worst for the European car market since records began in 1990. Compared to the previous year, the number of new passenger car registrations fell in the year 2020 by almost 24 Percent to 9, 42 million vehicles, as the European industry association Acea announced… Read more

Former Daimler board member Jürgen Hubbert has died

Jürgen Hubbert is dead. The former Daimler board member died on Tuesday (12. Jan. 2015) at the age of 81 years in Sindelfingen. At Mercedes-Benz AG and later at Daimler-Benz and DaimlerChrysler AG, Hubbert was a member of the Board of Management for almost the entire time from 1989 to 2005 responsible for the popular… Read more

First exit in the BMW i4 electric car: A cornering star?

They, those responsible, were brave when they 2013 the technically exciting i3 on the market, which does not fit into the rest of the Bavarian range. We do not know whether the rather hesitant interest of the customers was the reason why the next attempt in the direction of electromobility was so much lead time…. 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

Spotify’s wireless Car Thing streaming accessory gets a step closer to launch

Home News (Image credit: FCC) Spotify’s in-car streaming device is being accredited by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) in the US, The Verge reports. The device – first announced back in 2019 – is a voice-activated personal assistant that you mount on your dashboard. It means you can control music streaming in your car just… 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

Seats plug-in hybrid Leon eHybrid in the test: A step towards the future

Now, please, with verve, so that no one overlooks the fact that Volkswagen is not neglecting the electrification of the volume models out of sheer enthusiasm for the modular electrical construction kit and its group-wide seedlings: To be absolutely sure in this regard, they have – by no means devoid of humor – the name… 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