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VW’s CIO Looks For Ways To Catch Up With Tesla

The Accidental Successful CIO

They are the German company who makes cars – remember the Beetle from the 1960’s? Well, they are still around and they still make cars. The person with the CIO job has been studying the car market and has seen the rise of Tesla in the electric car space. VW would like to enter this market also.

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Audi reveals its Porsche-powered E-Tron GT

The Verge

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. For all of that money, buyers will get the most performance that Audi has squeezed out of an electric car to date. Images: Audi.

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The Hongqi S9 is the start of a new chapter in China’s automotive story

The Verge

China’s original state-owned automaker, First Automobile Works (FAW), has revealed the first electric vehicle that’s part of the government’s massive Belt and Road project. The car was first teased in February , but the two companies gave it a proper debut at Auto Shanghai 2021 this week.

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VW’s ID Life concept teases a truly affordable electric car

The Verge

One of Volkswagen’s latest concept cars teases what will eventually be the most affordable entry in its lineup of ID-branded electric vehicles. A lot can happen in the next four years, but those specs are actually better than the current base model of the ID 3, VW’s current entry-level, Golf-style electric vehicle.

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Lucid Motors says its electric sedan can hit a quarter-mile in under 10 seconds, smashing Tesla’s record

The Verge

Lucid Motors has been making a lot of bold claims in the lead-up to the September 9th unveiling of its first all-electric sedan, the Lucid Air: longest range , fastest charge , biggest battery. Not just one of the fastest-accelerating electric cars, mind you. One of the fastest-accelerating cars, period. liter V8 engine.

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The Mercedes-Benz EQE is a more approachable luxury electric car

The Verge

If you liked Mercedes-Benz’s flagship electric sedan , the EQS, but grimaced at its six-figure price tag (or don’t feel you need its sundry bells and whistles), the German automaker has a new vehicle on the way that may be of interest. Images: Mercedes-Benz. While the EQE is 3.5

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Porsche acquires a majority stake in high-end electric bike maker Greyp

The Verge

Croatian electric bike manufacturer Greyp Bikes has a new majority shareholder: Porsche. The sports car manufacturer’s venture capital arm, Porsche Ventures, has held a stake of around 10 percent in the e-bike company since 2018. The company sells its bikes in Europe and recently launched its US operations based in San Pedro, Calif.

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