Porsche and its partner Customcells, specialist in specialty (unusual) lithium-ion batteries, have announced the launch of high-performance battery cells at the Weissach Development Center. The auto giant owns 83.75% of the shares in the joint venture. The new joint venture, called the Cellforce Group, is headquartered in Tübingen. The same city is being considered as… More
Explaining the refusal to release the 1115-horsepower Model S Plaid + electric car in favor of just Plaid (without a plus at the end), Tesla said that Plaid turned out to be quite fast. How much? Some interesting details of this five-door continue to come to light after the presentation. So, the maximum speed of… More
The full debut of the novelty will take place in a few weeks. The first crossover has recently appeared in the line of “charged” N-models of Hyundai, and the premiere of the first N-sedan is planned very soon. In the USA and a number of other countries it will be called Hyundai Elantra N, and… More
German automaker Volkswagen plans to launch the updated, second generation Lamando four-door coupe on sale. This model was first introduced back in 2014 in China. In the model lineup, Lamando sits below the VW Passat. Despite the fact that the manufacturer considers Volkswagen Lamado to be a compartment version, the car body has a classic… More
Canoo CEO Tony Aquila, at a meeting with investors, announced the start of production of electric vehicles in 2022 for the markets of Europe and the United States (but not China). The construction of Canoo’s own auto plant in Oklahoma (mega microfactory) is entering the third phase of Gamma, so the VDL Group will act… More
In the first tests, the novelty was able to break several world records for production cars Perhaps the main novelty of this year – Tesla Model S Plaid in the very first tests of motortrend.com was able to surpass several world records. Recently, the manufacturer announced that Plaid will be able to accelerate to 100… More
The ZGH Group held a briefing in Malaysia for the local media, where its chief engineer Kent Bovellan spoke about the modular architecture of SEA (Sustainable Experience Architecture). It turned out that five platforms have been developed: SEA1 (for large models of segments D, E, F), SEA2 (for classes from B to D), SEA-E (aka… More
It is believed that lithium-ion batteries are harmful to the environment due to the impossibility of recycling. In fact, even during the development phase, the BMW Group engineers are thinking about how to dispose of batteries. There are two main methods for recycling batteries. In the first case, the process begins with disassembling the battery… More
Audi will present the last ICE car in its history in 2026. The chairman of the board of directors and chief engineer of Audi, Markus Düsmann, at a meeting with top managers and representatives of the trade union, said that in 2026 the company should fully complete the development of cars with internal combustion engines…. More
We managed to discuss the new Suzuki GSX-S950 2021 motorcycle, and now let’s take a closer look at the base Suzuki GSX-S1000 model, which has been slightly updated. First, let’s note an important fact. The 2021 Suzuki GSX-S1000 is based on the 2008 Suzuki GSX-R1000 chassis and motor, which is now Euro5 compliant. The redesigned… More