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The diesel-emissions scandal had forced Audi carmakers to implement new arrival of its e-tron Quattro battery-powered SUV. They do everything to bringing its all-electric e-tron Quattro and hydrogen fuel-cell h-tron Quattro models to the market. “Everybody is of course concerned about the aftereffects of the diesel crisis, and the thinking is that Audi has to show people we are serious about these kinds of cars.” Audi says in its release that the electric model will fit between the Q5 and Q7 models, suggesting that it could very well be called Q6, as originally rumored.It...
Tesla Model S isn’t exactly a car that one can rightfully describe as affordable, especially for $70,000. But an article posted by a customer titled How Elon Musk Stole My Car certainly suggests a real frustrating consumer experience. Marty Puranik, CEO of cloud computing firm Atlantic.net was looking at new cars, and was mildly interested in a Model S. He didn’t feel that the car was really worth the full price, but found that Tesla offered “inventory cars” at reduced prices. An inventory car is one used by the company, for test drives, loaners, showroom cars, etc...
The partnership is limited to manufacturing of fuel cells only; the companies will build their cars separately. The cost of developing advanced zero-emission powertrains for future vehicles is substantial, even for the world's largest carmakers. Especially in hydrogen fuel-cell research, the biggest auto companies are doubling and tripling up to share the costs.Each company will manufacture its own cars using their technology, however.Honda Motor will launch its Clarity mid-size sedan model for 2017; the first model will be powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, although later versions may inclu...
It turns out that Google's self-driving cars still need some human help, according to a report filed this week to meet new regulations for the California DMV on autonomous vehicles. The companies developing these vehicles are putting in more test miles than ever before to improve software capabilites and safety levels. Disengagements, and the reasons behind them, are a critical part of the test process. Of the seven self-driving vehicles makers that filed disengagement reports, there were a total of 2,894 disengagements logged during the period. The most disengagements occurred with G...
General Motors plans to invest $1 billion in three Michigan plants by 2030 as part of a new deal between the automaker and the Michigan Economic Growth Authority tax credit program.GM said it would be putting $356 million in operations in Flint, Saginaw and Grand Rapids, creating more than 50 jobs and helping to retain nearly 500 jobs in the state.The new investments according to GM will be:- $263 million for a future engine program at Flint Engine Operations. The investment retains 410 jobs at the plant.- $50 million for driveline components at Saginaw Metal Casting Operations. The investment...
