Volkswagen is working hard these days to get away from all the emissions problems that they have been embroiled in. Recently, three of the VW Group were charged with collusion over more emissions related issues - other than the main testing scandal. So to refocus the market, the company has showcased an electric microbus and they have also now shown an electric dune … [Read more...]
German Manufacturers Charged with Collusion
Well this is a damaging blow to the “vorsprung durch technik” aka progress through technology line spun by one German manufacturer. The EU has expanded on the VW Group emissions testing scandal by laying more charges against VW, Audi and Porsche along with BMW and Mercedes-Benz, in other words, pretty much all of Germany’s mainstream manufacturers! In the original issue, … [Read more...]
Audi Q4 e-tron Concept
Audi has shown its Q4 e-tron concept that they would like to be the entry level electric vehicle. It is basically a small SUV, in the mould of a Jaguar i-pace or a Tesla Model 3. It will be powered by two electric motors producing the equivalent of 225kW and like other electric cars recently announced, it will be an all-wheel-drive unit thanks to one motor at each end of the … [Read more...]
The Mercedes-Benz Concept EQV
Motoring Weekly has written about the plans that Mercedes-Benz has to go electric with their EQ Series of vehicles. They have stated that they would like to get to 25% sales of their fleet being from the EQ range by 2025. They have also said that they want their EQ vehicles to look different from other Mercedes-Benz models which seems to be a strange idea. What is wrong with … [Read more...]
Wilhelm Maybach
With the renewal of the Maybach name as another sub-brand under Daimler-Benz, we thought it would be good to highlight just how important the Maybach name is to the automotive industry. In fact the names Daimler and Maybach have been connected for over a century in one form or another. Wilhelm Maybach was born in 1846 in a small town in southern Germany, which later became … [Read more...]