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Audi's Innovative Quick Charging Hub: Chill In A Swanky Lounge Or Test Drive an E-Tron

Audi’s Innovative Quick Charging Hub: Chill In A Swanky Lounge Or Test Drive an E-Tron

This is a pilot project that Audi is running in the German city of Nuremberg and is infact open to EV owners from any brand

Audi recently unveiled its very own charging lounge concept. It is currently opening the first of them to the public at a very visible location, i.e at the Nuremberg Exhibition Center in Germany.

Audi is testing this new charging model in action for the first time with this pilot location. The fast-charging station features reservable high-power charging bays, along with a lounge area with a vending machine that will serve customers as they put some juice back into their EVs.

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Volvo Becomes Victim Of Cyber Attack, Confirms R&D Data Has Been Stolen

Volvo Becomes Victim Of Cyber Attack, Confirms R&D Data Has Been Stolen

How will this affect Volvo’s operations?

As we live in an ever-digitalized world, cybercrimes will continue to grow. Even large companies with supposedly strong cybersecurity can be a victim of this growing problem. Volvo is the latest automaker to suffer from a cyberattack, and it recently released a press statement confirming the incident.

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Porsche Adds New Classic Colors To Its Paint-To-Sample Program

Porsche Adds New Classic Colors To Its Paint-To-Sample Program

Porsche takes exclusivity to the next level. Over 160 new colors available, with some classic ones making a comeback

Porsche is a car manufacturer that prides itself not only with first-class engineering, but also exclusivity. Porsche Exclusive Manifaktur has recognized the increased demand for custom colors, in recent years and has introduced the new Paint to Sample and Paint to Sample Plus options. After Porsche’s Sonderwunsch program, this is the next step in exclusivity for the German carmaker.

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Your EV Can Now Look Like It Has a V-8 Under The Hood

Your EV Can Now Look Like It Has a V-8 Under The Hood

An electric motor that looks like V-8. Ultimate nostalgia or ultimate absurdity?

It’s obvious that EVs are becoming more and more mainstream and this even extends to project cars and various builds. Of course, an electric motor is not as exciting to look at as a powerful internal combustion engine, which is why Canadian company, Webb Motorworks has developed a way for the buzzing powerplants to look like a classic V-8 engine.

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Frank Stephenson Re-imagines The Interior Of Next Generation Cars

Frank Stephenson Re-imagines The Interior Of Next Generation Cars

Corning Gorilla Glass, the same stuff used on iPhones could make its way into your cars interior

Renowned automotive designer Frank Stephenson has tied up with Corning, a company behind some of the most innovative and state of the art glass technology in the industry today, to discuss what the future of interior design on cars might look like.

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The Porsche IPO Isn't happening Just Yet

The Porsche IPO Isn’t happening Just Yet

Porsche’s IPO plans have been put on the back burner for now, however, should it be offered in the future, the German Marques valuation might exceed that of its parent VW

If there’s one brand that’s catapulted EV ambitions within the Volkswagen Group, it has to be Porsche. While Audi may have been the first to bring their e-Tron to market, it wasn’t until the Taycan came along that several brands within the VW Group started making the shift to electric mobility.

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Your Next BMW Might Be Lacking A Very Common Feature

Your Next BMW Might Be Lacking A Very Common Feature

There’s no stopping the consequences of the global chip shortage, and even BMW is not immune to this.

Remember the previous versions of BMW iDrive whose screens can only be controlled through the rotary knob controller? Well, it seems the old-school iDrive is making an unofficial comeback due to a shortage of chips.

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At 1627 pounds, the Vazirani Ekonk is the Lightest EV Cver

At 1627 pounds, the Vazirani Ekonk is the Lightest EV Cver

The revolutionary EV concept car from India, takes inspiration from nature and actually breathes

The EV revolution has given rise to countless new automotive brands the world over, be it Tesla, Rivian or Lucid in the United States, Rimac in Europe, or Nio in China, the list really is a long one. Vazirani Automotive, based in India, also wants a slice of that pie.

They showed off the stunning Shul electric hypercar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed back in 2018. The automaker is now following up with a new all-electric concept car, dubbed the Ekonk, which apparently has the ability to breathe. The concept carries a unique design and is extremely lightweight by EV standards. The revolutionary cooling technology addresses one of the biggest challenges that face modern EVs; Weight.

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Someone Is Building A Real-Life CyberPunk 2077 Quadra V-Tech

Someone Is Building A Real-Life CyberPunk 2077 Quadra V-Tech

The Quadra Turbo R V-Tech from Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to life in an ambitious project

Cyberpunk 2077 came out in December 2020 and quickly got a lot of flak for its numerous bugs and broken promises. Be it as it may, the game offered a very unique perspective on what cars would look like in the dystopian future. But for some, playing the game isn’t enough, which is exactly what we see on the YouTube channel Burning Wrenches, where the host has an affinity for fabricating stuff. One of its creations is a real-life replica of the Quadra V-Tech, featured in the game.

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'Factorial Energy' is One Of The Fore Runners In Solid State Battery Technology

’Factorial Energy’ is One Of The Fore Runners In Solid State Battery Technology

We interview the company’s CEO, Siyu Huang, who gives us an insight on where the rapidly growing EV industry is headed

The mobility industry as we know is about to change forever and for the better. We are right now at an inflection point when the entire Auto industry is undergoing a paradigm shift with electric vehicles. The big five of the industry, are investing pretty heavily, towards industrialization and the future of battery technology. Pretty much every major automaker has plans to go electric or introduce some form of the hybrid powertrain to their current product lineup. A recent post by Wall Street Journal says that automakers plan to boost sales of new E.V.s to 40% - 50% by 2030.

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Tesla Model Y Prices Keep Going Up, But Hey, At Least You Can Breathe Safe In a Bioweapon Attack

Tesla Model Y Prices Keep Going Up, But Hey, At Least You Can Breathe Safe In a Bioweapon Attack

Tesla’s massive HEPA air filter is now standard on the U.S.-market Model Y and so is “bioweapon defense mode.”

It’s been some five years since Tesla first showcased its bioweapon defense mode in the Tesla Model X. From that point on, it was an available option for the Model X and Model S, and eventually became standard equipment as of July 2018. Now, you can add the Tesla Model Y to the list, as it is now on the list of cars that come standard with the big HEPA air filter and the bioweapon defense mode.

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The Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Might Be Expensive, But Its Engine Will Be Hand-Built AMG Style

The Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Might Be Expensive, But Its Engine Will Be Hand-Built AMG Style

Each CT5-V will basically tell you who built its engine

AMG’s engines have been at the forefront of high-performance for as long as we can remember. The way these engines are built plays a huge role in building and maintaining their status in the car world: each engine is assembled by one technician, under AMG’s “One man, one engine” philosophy. If recent reports are true, Cadillac wants to take the same approach with the CT5-V Blackwing.

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