Audi Q4 e-tron is 2022 Green Car of the Year

The all-new 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N electrified sports vehicle was presented to the North American media at a pre-show event for AutoMobility LA. IONIQ 5 N represents the N brand's electrification vision and a fresh opportunity for performance enthusiasts to satisfy their driving passion on the road and track. IONIQ 5 N is the first electrified iteration of the Hyundai N brand, with future electrified N models to...

17 November 2023

Audi commences manufacture of electric motors for the Premium Platform Electric (PPE). The newly developed electric motors will be used for the first time in the Audi Q6 e-tron series. Production of the first fully electric Audi model is scheduled to start at the Ingolstadt headquarters at the end of the year with the PPE-based model. Among other provisions, the company has set up its own battery assembly facility...

8 November 2023

Lucid Group announced that all of its vehicles built with the current Combined Charging System (CCS) will be able to charge at stations in the Tesla Supercharger network by using an adapter in 2025. In addition, Lucid will integrate the North American Charging Standard (NACS) into future vehicles in 2025. "Adopting NACS is an important next step to providing our customers with expanded access to reliable and...

7 November 2023

Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that its parent company, Subaru Corporation, reached an agreement with Tesla, Inc. to adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) for the charging ports of its battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to be launched in North America beginning in 2025. To provide customers with access to the extensive Tesla charging network, Subaru will adopt NACS ports on certain Subaru BEVs...

1 November 2023

Toyota and Lexus announced they have reached an agreement with Tesla to adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) on their battery electric vehicles (BEVs) beginning in 2025. In line with Toyota's vehicle electrification strategy that offers a plethora of options for electrified powertrains, Toyota and Lexus customers will have convenient access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across North America...

23 October 2023

The Volkswagen Group all-electric deliveries increased by 45% to 531,500 vehicles globally, raising the BEV share of total deliveries to 7.9% after 6.1% in the prior year period. In the third quarter alone, the BEV share climbed to 9.0% compared to 6.8 percent one year ago. From January to September, Europe remained the key growth driver with an increase of 61% to 341,100 vehicles. BEV deliveries jumped 74% to...

17 October 2023

Lucid Air Pure RWD was launched priced at USD 77,400 and comes with a driving range of up to 410 miles and very well equipped. Standard features include Apple CarPlay, a 34-inch curved Glass Cockpit display, heated front and rear seats and steering wheel, brilliant nighttime illumination from Lucid's patented Micro Lens Array LED headlights, the DreamDrive constellation of advanced driver assistance systems, and the...

7 October 2023

The new Audi Q6 e-tron model series interior has been reimagined to suit closer than ever the user's needs. For example, the three-dimensional, high-contrast design deliberately places elements in the foreground or background, creating a three-dimensional spatial architecture with aesthetics and ergonomics perfectly tuned to the occupants. The Audi Q6 e-tron is the first model series based on the newly developed...

4 September 2023

Lucid Motors announced that it will present the Lucid Air luxury electric sedan for the first time at the IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich and debut the limited-production Air Midnight Dream Edition on September 5, 2023. The Lucid Air Midnight Dream Edition is a new darkly styled configuration of the Lucid Air that has never before been produced. An Air Dream Edition with Lucid's sinister Stealth theme, it features...

1 September 2023

Last night Tesla introduced the new Model 3 - the first refresh of the car in six years. It will go on sale in October. Currently, the new Model 3 is listed on the European Tesla websites with a RWD Short Range version offering 554 km of range and a Dual Motor Long Range version with a range of 678 km. Whether there will be a Performance version is about to be seen. The price of the base version stays almost the...

1 September 2023

2024 Audi SQ8 e-tron and 2024 Audi SQ8 Sportback e-tron are anticipated to arrive in U.S. showrooms in the fourth quarter of 2023 providing improved acceleration, increased handling dynamics, and elevated traction capabilities thanks to its three-motor quattro drivetrain. Audi SQ8 e-tron - $89,800 MSRP Audi SQ8 Sportback e-tron - $92,600 MSRP Three electric motors power the new Audi SQ8 e-tron and Audi SQ8 Sportback...

3 August 2023

The Volkswagen Group is strengthening its position on the Chinese automotive market with cooperations between the VW brand and XPENG and between Audi and SAIC. The Group is thus forging ahead with its local electrification strategy. The aim is to swiftly tap into new customer and market segments, thereby systematically leveraging the potential of China’s dynamically growing e-mobility market. The VW brand has...

2 August 2023

Development of the first Audi model based on the new Premium Platform Electric (PPE) is on the home stretch. During test drives, selected media representatives are able to get behind the wheel of an Audi Q6 e-tron prototype personally and share their impressions with AUDI AG’s Technical Development team. To top off the event, the new lighting technologies in the Audi Q6 e-tron will also be unveiled. The Audi Q6...

26 July 2023

With second-generation digital OLED rear lights, the Audi Q6 e-tron is taking light design, range of functions, and road safety to a new level. Audi is gradually developing the technology into intelligent displays that can communicate with other road users by displaying information via the exterior lights – this is the new communication light. The active digital light signature is another world first making its...

26 July 2023