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Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn

Volkswagen Paves the Way for Electric and Hybrid Drivetrain Research

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The Volkswagen Group is the world’s leading automotive company in the field of innovative drive technologies. This has been confirmed by a study comparing the development activities and innovation excellence of 20 international automotive groups recently published by the Centre of Automotive Management (CAM). The Volkswagen Group expanded its innovation lead compared with the previous […]

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Autumn Statement: How it Affects Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Owners

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After the weekend, allowing hype and opinions to have been expressed nationwide, we feel it’s worth taking a look at the pros and cons of the Autumn Statement made by George Osborne last Thursday the 5th December. Electric vehicles The Government is charging up its plans to increase public sector fleet penetration of electric vehicles

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Rio de Janeiro will now feature as one of the 10 host cities.

Rio Replaces Hong Kong in Updated Formula E Calendar Amongst Other Date Alterations

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Formula E Holdings, promoters of the new FIA Formula E Championship, has confirmed its 2014/2015 calendar featuring 10 city-centre events spanning four continents. The calendar was submitted to the FIA during its World Motor Sport Council in Paris, France, and will run from September 2014 to June 2015. Beijing will remain as the host venue

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Audi Motorsport WEC 2013 Bahrain

Final WEC 2013 Race Roundup – Audi, World Champions, Come Second in Bahrain

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Audi finished the year in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Bahrain in second place. The World Championship winning team* had to admit defeat only for the second time in eight races and can look back on a highly successful sporting season. Until shortly before the race’s midpoint, Audi Sport Team Joest was in

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Toyota Racing sign off with Bahrain victory

Toyota Win Last WEC of the Season in Bahrain and Look to the Future

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Toyota Racing secured their second win of the 2013 season with victory in the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Stéphane Sarrazin put in a commanding performance in the number 8 TS030 Hybrid at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday, taking the chequered flag more than a minute

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100 Self-Driving Volvo Cars to be Trialled Around Swedish City of Gothenburg

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Volvo Cars will play a leading role in the world’s first large-scale autonomous driving pilot project in which 100 self-driving Volvo cars will use public roads in everyday driving conditions around the Swedish city of Gothenburg. The ground-breaking project ‘Drive Me – Self-driving cars for sustainable mobility’ is a joint initiative between Volvo Car Group,

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