Monthly Archives: May 2021
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RRW: Team Birell wins the Prague Battle of the Teams marathon
By David Monti, @ d9monti(c) Weekly Race Results 2021, all rights reserved (May 30th) – With 7152 points, the Birell team won the first Prague Battle ... -
Ex-VW boss pays 10 million euros Dieselgate damages – Business Insider
Former Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn is leaving after testifying in front of a German parliamentary committee on the car manufacturer’s emissions scandal in Berlin on January ... -
The Mexican economy could grow 6.5% in 2021, says the deputy finance minister
Bloomberg This time it’s different: outside of OPEC +, oil growth will stop (Bloomberg) – âThis time is differentâ is perhaps the most dangerous word in ... -
Porsche and Piech families weigh the direct share of possible IPO sources from Porsche
A Porsche Cayman GT4 car can be seen at the Brussels Motor Show, Belgium, January 9, 2020. REUTERS / Francois Lenoir / File Photo The Porsche ... -
Inside the industry: Tesla’s new approach is to kill rivals with kindness
Has anyone wondered why Ford CEO Jim Farley and Tesla’s Elon Musk are currently trying to kill each other with kindness? The pouring of warm words ... -
More options for charging electric vehicles will follow shortly
(Jon Zimney / 95.3 MNC) You should have many more ways to charge your electric car by the end of next year: Four years ago, Volkswagen ... -
South Africa’s draft Green Paper on New Energy Vehicles is a step in the right direction
In 2019 we wrote an article that set off the alarm that South Africa’s sluggishness in incentivizing the adoption of electric vehicles could result in missing ... -
Local conservation group concerned about wetland damage from the development of the Red Wolves Stadium
A local conservation group fears the construction of the East Ridge Red Wolves football stadium will permanently damage the wetlands in the South Chickamauga Creek watershed ... -
Border areas: Mexico recorded 692 commercial thefts of cargo in April
Border areas is a weekly overview of developments in the world of cross-border trucking and commercial traffic between the US and Mexico. This week: Mexico recorded ... -
Volkswagen ID.4 is the future of electric cars
It could be argued that the dramatic shift towards electric vehicles in recent years has been driven by Volkswagen. The “dirty diesel” scandal brought auto emissions ... -
Why orders for Ferraris, other luxury cars are at record high
Just like regular earners around the world, consumption fell the most in 2020, with sales by manufacturers of the most desirable cars falling by double digits, ... -
The VW Group will take over 34% of the BEV segment in April 2021
The European car market grew 261% year-on-year in April 2021 (to 1,029,008), but declined 23% compared to April 2019 and is still the second lowest in ... -
2021 Hyundai i30 N, Volkswagen Golf GTI, and Toyota GR Corolla: Why is Now the Time to Buy a Hot Hatch Before They Are Replaced by SUVs – Car News
Have a seat, hot hatch fans, we have good news and bad news to report. First, the good news: with the updated Hyundai i30 N and ... -
Shell Canada said the Dutch court ruling will not change its plans
A UBC professor says the Dutch judgment may be symbolic rather than practical. A court in the Netherlands on Wednesday issued a landmark ruling urging Dutch ... -
Xenia will add charging points for electric vehicles in the city center later this year
The New York Times Her high school said she was third in her grade. So she went to court. Dalee Sullivan looked straight into her computer ... -
2023 VW Passat will be transformed into a liftback and will offer diesel power in Europe?
Traditional family cars have lost significant ground due to crossovers and SUVs, but Volkswagen has already announced that it will not abandon the Passat in Europe. ... -
Volkswagen Atlas SUV among the fastest-selling vehicles in Chattanooga last month, poll shows
The Volkswagen Atlas was one of the fastest-selling new vehicles in Chattanooga last month. Along with three other SUVs and a pickup truck, a new survey ... -
Minnesota sees new round of funding for the switch from industrial electric vehicles
ST. PAUL – Minnesota regulators are offering more Volkswagen benchmark funds than ever to swap gas guzzlers for electric vehicles. The state environmental protection agency this ... -
Suspicious vehicle ID in the shooting of the 6-year-old on Autobahn 55
Authorities have identified the suspect’s vehicle, which was involved in a street race on Freeway 55 in Orange last week that fatally shot a 6-year-old boy. ... -
Using Rochester parking meters costs more
Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) – Parking at metering sites in Rochester for the next week will cost more. And some of the increases will be ... -
This is a 500 hp fully electric Porsche 964
Porsche set the record, claiming its 911 may be one of the last cars in the world to be electrified. But that doesn’t prevent anyone from ... -
Stellantis is considering investing in battery manufacturing in Italy
The Italian government is in talks with Stellantis, the automaker created through the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Group, to invest in the production ... -
Game-changing LiDAR sensors for safer self-driving cars
Photo credit: metamorworks / Shutterstock.com A US-based self-driving car developer, partially owned by Ford Motors and Volkswagen, could shift the focus to the burgeoning and turbulent ... -
Fast Lane: Rent an Electric Audi, Electric Ferrari to Launch in 2025, Motoring News & Top Stories
Dynamic bentayga Bentley has released a slightly more dynamic variant of its Bentayga SUV. The Bentayga S is powered by the same 542 hp 4-liter twin-turbo ... -
Insight – Time to Buy a Lamborghini?
For those in pursuit of cryptocurrency wealth, asking, âWhen Lambo?â Long ago became a popular way to refer to that blessed day when you are finally ... -
Rumor mill offers: Lamborghini, Paytm, Eurowag
Law360 (May 27, 2021, 2:41 p.m. EDT) – The deal rumor mill is often overflowing with transactions that are supposedly about to be inked, but with ... -
Lambo bid tests Volkswagen’s electrical confidence – breaking views
Lambo bid tests Volkswagen’s electrical confidence – breaking views X. We have updated our terms of use.Please read our new privacy policy before proceeding. ⚠ Breakingviews.com ... -
2023 Volkswagen Passat grows in size and will keep the diesel engine?
The glory days of the Volkswagen Passat are long gone as the surge in crossovers and SUVs has severely affected demand for the midsize sedan. It ... -
The Supreme Court rules against Mitsubishi on fuel economy
snapshot The customer’s 2016 Triton used more fuel than the 2008 model, even though the efficiency sticker stated otherwise Industry associations say there is a difference ... -
Wayne’s Electron Garage converts classic cars into electric vehicles in Scotland
Wayne’s Electron Garage, currently the only one of its kind in Scotland, converts classic vehicles into electric vehicles. The Herald of Scotland shared Wayne’s history and ... -
Ford expects 40% of global sales to be generated with electric vehicles by 2030
Ford previously announced plans to spend $ 22 billion on electrification efforts and recently announced plans to build two new battery factories in a joint venture ... -
VW shows how 95 percent of the valuable EV battery materials can be recovered
At a plant in Salzgitter, Volkswagen is carrying out a process for recycling electric vehicle batteries in which up to 95 percent of the lithium, nickel, ... -
Edmunds: Five Fuel-Efficient Used Car Picks Under $ 25,000 | Michigan News
According to the US Energy Information Administration, gasoline prices have increased by an average of more than a dollar in the past 12 months. Used car ... -
Tesla: Burry’s next big short
Michael Burrys Scion Asset Management has purchased 800,000 Tesla put options valued at $ 534 million The electric vehicle giant faces two challenges for its long-term ... -
Review: 2021 Kia Niro EV is a budget-friendly electric champion and faces new competition
The 2021 Kia Niro EV. Photos by MATT BUBBERS / THE GLOBE AND MAIL For electric vehicle buyers on a budget, the Kia Niro EV was ... -
Victoria adopts road user tax for electric vehicle owners, industry is responding
The Victorian government is again criticized by the automotive industry after the introduction of a new road tax. 1 view 3 pictures Victorian owners of electric ... -
VW Golf GTD races BMW 1 Series and Skoda Octavia RS in the diesel showdown
Diesel performance cars never got as hot in the US as they did in Europe. In this video we can see what American drivers are missing ... -
Concerns about a possible 50c per liter will increase diesel prices by 2030
The price of a liter of diesel could rise by as much as 50 cents by 2030 if the EU plans to use international carbon markets ... -
Next Audi A4 due in 2023, more powerful RS4 for hybrid
The next Audi RS4 is to be offered in two versions: hybrid and fully electric. The next-generation Audi A4 sedan and Avant are expected to hit ... -
VW, Daimler and BMW join a new alliance for a cloud-based digital ecosystem
For Pacheco, it all depends on the Alliance’s ability to gradually demonstrate results. “The original concept and ambitions are very encouraging, but the alliance needs to ... -
US News Announces Best Memorial Day Car Deals for 2021 | Press room
Washington, DC – US News & World Report, the worldwide authority on rankings and consumer advice, today unveiled the best Memorial Day Car Deals for 2021. ... -
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is an all-electric car that could be good for America too
photo:: Hyundai If you survey the electric vehicle landscape in America at this point in history, your options are limited to the Volkswagen ID.4, Mustang Mach-E, ... -
Northport Police Blotter: Drunk driver almost hits other car
NORTHPORT, NY – Find out about some of the latest police incidents in the Northport Village area May 17-23. The Northport Police Department has released the ... -
Anything that has hysteria will ignite … Secret – Part II
Image: Brooklyn Nets visited Shanghai on October 7, 2019. Source: Twitter @NBA Our first entry in this series dealt with the Boeing 737 problem. This second ... -
Teen driving Volkswagen Golf 7 caught 200 km / h in 60 zone!
The teenager was caught in Cape Town in the early hours of Sunday morning. A 16-year-old teenager at the wheel of a Volkswagen Golf 7 was ... -
New electric smart SUV teased: price, specifications and release date
Smart just released teaser pictures of its first electric SUV. This new family-friendly smart could have a range of 200-300 miles when it goes on sale ... -
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation – MidDay Lottery Winning Numbers
Bloomberg Ex-Trump official at Binance.US faces uproar over the company’s siblings (Bloomberg) – The first challenge for the new Chief Executive Officer of Binance.US: tackling the ... -
What’s Going Right With General Motors?
In this episode of Industry Focus: Energy, Motley Fool contributor John Rosevear joins host Nick Sciple for a look at the week’s auto news. Topics include ... -
Elon Musk’s New Tesla Plant Runs Into Germany’s ‘Bureaucratic Hell’
Unexploded World War II bombs, protests over trees, water and animal habitats, union scrutiny and a labor review have hindered Teslaâs Berlin Gigafactory plansâbut the biggest ... -
How We Shop Now
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every phase of American life, and shopping is no exception. It has wrought changes in what we buy, how we ... -
One in Four Consumers Consider Buying an Electric Car, Study Finds
One in four consumers plan to buy an electrified car in the next five years – but high prices and range anxiety remain major concerns, according ... -
How Clean Is the U.S. Car Fleet Today?
MotorTrend in 2012 teamed with the world’s preeminent real-world on-road emissions testing companyâU.K.-based Emissions Analyticsâand began emissions-testing many vehicles that pass through our revolving test fleet. ... -
How will electric cars reshape the automotive industry?
EV is reshaping the entire automotive industry. / CFP EV is reshaping the entire automotive industry. / CFP Reducing the cost of batteries to generate revenue ... -
The new VW Multivan MPV best-seller launching this year with plug in hybrid drive system for the first time
20.05.2021: New Multivan eHybrid able to run on electric power with zero on-road emissions New Multivan with plug-in hybrid drive system starts whenever possible in emission-free ... -
Volkswagen Tiguan 2021 review | CarsGuide
First there was the Beetle, then there was the Golf. Now for the first time in history, Volkswagen is most associated with its mid-size SUV, the ... -
Bank of England targets greener corporate bond portfolio
The Bank of England on Friday presented plans to align its £ 20 billion ($ 28.4 billion) of corporate bonds in sterling with the government’s goals ... -
Volkswagen applies the agency sales model to the Group’s brands
The Volkswagen Group wishes to extend the known agency model of ID.3 and ID.4 in sales to other brands of the Group. Skoda, Audi, Cupra and ... -
Hot Volkswagen ID.X electric concept unveiled
Ralf Brandstätter Linkedin Not even a month after the ID.4 GTX was revealed, the VW CEO unveiled an electric concept on his LinkedIn page. The ID.X ... -
Auto finance market to reach USD 385.42 billion by
Pune, India, May 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – According to the report, Automotive finance market size is expected to increase from $ 245.62 billion in 2021 ... -
BYD to start delivering electric vehicles to Norway by Q3 TechNode
BYD will begin delivering its electric crossovers to Norway in the third quarter of this year, the company said on Wednesday, the latest example of a ... -
Fast Lane: New VW Golf, GTI and New Refurbished Jaguar E-Pace Arrive, Automotive News
New Golf, GTI is coming The eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf is here, with two variants on offer. A Golf 1.5 eTSI – in three trim levels – ... -
Volkswagen India extends service and warranty period until June 30, 2021
– Volkswagen has extended the validity of the standard warranty, warranty extension and regular service – The company will also extend the validity of RSA services ... -
Volkswagen CEO Elon Musk Agrees Against Hydrogen Cars
Volkswagen chief Herbert Diess has criticized hydrogen cars, saying these vehicles have not been proven to be environmentally friendly. His remarks found support from Tesla CEO ... -
Volkswagen T7 Multivan PHEV teased ahead of world debut
Volkswagen T7 Multivan PHEV teased ahead of world debut The electric mobility space is becoming more and more relevant to every car maker every day and ... -
Live Markets, Friday May 21, 2021
Gains in the tech and healthcare sectors helped the Australian market stay ahead on Friday and drove the market’s weak weekly gain. The ASX 200 added ... -
New Ford company to build 2 electric vehicle battery factories
Ford is forming a joint venture that will build two North American factories to manufacture batteries for about 600,000 electric vehicles per year by the middle ... -
All you need to know
The Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace has received a full update for the 2022 model year and it looks quite refreshed and new, thanks to all the styling ... -
Mercedes BMW Tesla Volkswagen Group Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi Jaguar – The Courier
Polaris Market Research provides in-depth analysis on the whole Electric vehicle market position and latest trends. The Polaris market research report provides Market statistics including product ... -
Lamborghini splurges $ 2.4 billion to electrify its supercars
Lamborghini is the latest supercar maker to switch from screaming V-12 combustion engines to electric. The Italian brand Volkswagen said on Tuesday that by 2024 it ... -
VW ID.4 becomes first production electric car to complete 1,350 km off-road race
A specially prepared version of Volkswagen’s hugely popular ID.4 electric SUV completed the National Off-Road Racing Association’s (NORRA) Mexican 1000 Race in Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, the ... -
Clear Volkswagen Taigun Images Reveal Interesting Details
Share Tweet Share Share E-mail The prototype of the next Volkswagen Taigun was recently spotted in testing without any camouflage in the country. The mid-size SUV ... -
Europe rises with US data, futures contracts down, Milan + 0.6%
Stock market: Europe increases with US data, futures contracts down, Milan + 0.6% (ANSA) – Milan, May 20 – Major European stock markets improve after mixed ... -
ALTABANCORP INVESTOR ALERT by Former Louisiana Attorney General: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigating Price and Process Adequacy in Proposed Sale of Altabancorp
Bloomberg Chinese goods in Sea of ââRed as global rout spreads east (Bloomberg) – The global commodities rout has spread to China, iron ore, coal and ... -
These car nameplates may be abandoned
With the constant development of new car models, some are inevitably killed. Usually cars are stopped due to a lack of sales, and therefore interest, so ... -
The Volkswagen Taos Basecamp Concept is equipped to tackle difficult terrain
The Volkswagen Concept Taos Basecamp looks ready to take on the outdoors, thanks to the trinkets that VW’s American arm threw into the compact SUV. The ... -
Woman arrested at southern border with $ 1.5 million of heroin hidden inside Volkswagen Jetta
Click here for updates on this story PHARR, Texas (KTVT) – A 28-year-old woman from Edinburgh, Texas was arrested at the US-Mexico border with $ 1,500,000 ... -
Ford, GM and Volkswagen help Elon Musk realize his secret Tesla master plan
Ford is in the spotlight this week with the unveiling of its new F-150 Lightning electric pickup. It promises to be an impressive electric vehicle with ... -
The SUV jumps to the front of the peloton
The era of the SUV is upon us and the Volkswagen Tiguan proves it. Australians used to jump into small sedans more than any other vehicle, ... -
VW CEO suggests fuel cell technology isn’t the answer, no
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess was bashing hydrogen vehicles on Twitter this week in an attempt to convince German chancellor candidates not to embrace the technology. ... -
Bourne Police Newspapers – May 14-19, 2021 | Bourne details and documents
Here are excerpts from Bourne’s police records dated Friday May 14 through Wednesday May 19. Friday May 14 An arrest was made on Meetinghouse Lane at ... -
Three electric buses added to HOP routes, recharging local Boulder bus service
Community members will now see three zero-emission HOP electric buses roaming the streets of Boulder, as the buses have officially been put into service on local ... -
Daimler Truck Profit Push keeps shares ahead of split
Daimler AG’s sprawling truck unit outlined plans to turn its unmatched global scale into better financial results before its fallout from Mercedes-Benz luxury cars later this ... -
Volkswagen shares offer ‘compelling entry point’, says Citi
Text size New Volkswagen ID.4 (right) and ID.3 (left) electric cars on display at the automotive tower storage facility of German automaker Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, northern ... -
2022 Volkswagen Golf R wipes out Golf R Mk7.5 in drag race
2021 is a new high point for the German hot hatch. Proof of this, Carwow staged a drag race between the all-new Golf R Mk8 and ... -
Ford F-150 Lightning 2022, Acura TLX Type S 2021, VW ID.X concept: today’s car news
Ford’s battery-powered electric F-150 Lightning has been revealed, and with a starting price of less than $ 40,000. That’s not bad considering that even the base ... -
Taos Basecamp turns VW’s smallest crossover into a rugged adventure platform
See the full image gallery >> After grooming an Atlas for off-grid camping in 2019, Volkswagen keeps the theme robust with a concept named Taos Basecamp ... -
Volkswagen ID.4 vs Ford Mustang Mach-E – Comparison of rivals
The Volkswagen ID.4 and the Ford Mustang Mach-E are important models for their respective manufacturers, giving both a foothold in the growing and increasingly competitive electric ... -
Ford Motor and SK Innovation Announce North American EV Battery Joint Venture
A visitor is reflected as he takes photos of a new Ford Aspire car at its launch in New Delhi, India on October 4, 2018. Photo ... -
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Notifies Volkswagen AG Shareholders of Class Action and Encourages Shareholders to Contact Firm
New York, New York – (Newsfile Corp. – May 20, 2021) – Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC informs investors that a class action lawsuit has been ... -
Volkswagen Golf GTD (Mk8) review
The GTD is probably the least relevant of all Volkswagen’s GT-something these days. It wasn’t too long ago that it was Britain’s best-selling Golf, but nowadays ...