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Tata Avinya

The new concept of the Indian company Tata Motors, Avinya, with an extremely short suspension points to the “electric” ambitions of this company. The name comes from the Sanskrit language and means “innovation” and is really appropriate because the car hints at novelties that arrive a little later in this decade.

The shape of the Avinya is more of a minivan than a crossover. Thin headlights illustrate Dad’s logo, and instead of standard side mirrors there are cameras. The straight line of the roof points to a spacious interior that provides plenty of legroom thanks to the extended wheelbase as the wheels are moved to the corners of the vehicle. Unlike most vehicles, the Avinya does not have a central screen. The screen is located on the steering wheel.

The car is equipped with large rims reminiscent of those from the Volkswagen ID.3 model. It also looks reminiscent of Audi’s E-Tron concepts and production models. The company did not release many details, but revealed that it will have a battery that will charge in less than 30 minutes and provide a range of at least 500 kilometers.

The first production car should arrive by 2025, and will be based on Tata’s new GEN 3 platform for electric cars.

Source: Tata Motors

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Ford F-150 Lightning is an electric pickup

A century ago, the American company Ford produced tractors in a factory complex located in Dearborn, Michigan. Today, in the same factory, the production of the electric pickup truck, F-150 Lightning, started. With this model, Ford is trying to change people’s opinion about electric vehicles, but also about Ford as a brand.

That they succeeded in their intentions is shown by the fact that Ford has received over 200,000 orders so far. It is not yet known when we will see the car on the roads, but we shouldn’t have to wait long. Ford’s plan for next year is to produce over 140,000 copies of this model, which, based on the number of orders received, would have a great impact on competition.

Ford is not a leader in the production of electric pickups, but their model will be different and significantly cheaper than the competition. According to the information announced by the American company, 3/4 of the orders come from people who are buying a Ford car for the first time.

Source: Ford

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Porsche and Audi cooperation in the Japanese market

After outstanding sales results in the first quarter of the year, Porsche and Audi have established cooperation in the Japanese charging station market. Under the name Premium Charging Alliance, German companies are expanding a network of 150 kW stations that will be available from the second half of this year, when their vehicles will have 102 charging stations available.

On this occasion, Porsche Japan CEO Michael Kirsch said: “Japan shows a lot of commitment to develop the public charging network, however, we believe the charging speed itself is not quite fast enough.”

Porsche and Audi cooperation in the Japanese market

As a leader in fast charging, Porsche strives to enable Porsche car owners to have more charging stations available: “With the Premium Charging Alliance, we aim to join forces with other companies that also provide fast charging, meaning our customers spend less time charging their cars, finding more suitable locations and making driving electric vehicles more convenient,” said Kirsch. For example, a powerful 150 kW charging system allows Porsche Taycan to charge 80 percent of the battery in just 24 minutes.

At the moment, there are 50 fast charging units in Japan, of which 37 units in 33 Porsche centers, 12 units in seven city locations and one unit in the Porsche Experience Center.

Source: Porsche