After years of strong sales and steady growth, the premium-car segment is cruising into a bumpy stretch of road. Our research identified five overarching trends that will upend the auto industry in the coming years and force OEMs to respond with decisive action: Divergence across the triad: China, Europe, and the United States. Premium automakers historically have developed models for a global market. However, our …
more The automaker is facing an interesting challenger in the sector — Audi has announced it will unveil its all-electric concept SUV at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt next month. The vehicle’s specs show it may be a better bang for the buck when compared to Tesla’s Model S sedan. The SUV will, on a single charge, be able to travel up to 310 miles. …
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Electric car maker Tesla has forged a partnership with home rental service Airbnb Inc. to set up charging stations for owners of its vehicles. Tesla, in an e-mailed statement to various news outlets, said it planned to construct free stations at 30 “high-end” Airbnb properties on the West Coast. Airbnb, which is based out of San Francisco, said it plans to partner with Tesla to …
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Electric cars are a useful tool for fighting sweaty city summers, according to a study published on Thursday. Switching from vehicles powered by fossil fuels to plug-in equivalents would ease a phenomenon called urban heat island, it said. The term describes what happens when city temperatures are driven higher by heat from traffic and air conditioners and by warmth, stored during the day in roads …
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An electric vehicle charging station, also called EV charging station, electric recharging point, charging point, charge point and EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment), is an element in an infrastructure that supplies electric energy for the recharging of plug-in electric vehicles, including all-electric cars, neighborhood electric vehicles and plug- in hybrids. As plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicle ownership is expanding, there is a …
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