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13 Oct, 4 tweets, 1 min read
A former Porsche engineer responsible for the Taycan leaked that the battery has a problem with charging power at and below 7.5 kW

It happens that the battery is damaged, and as a result, Porsche has already scrapped a number of Taycan vehicles

Repair is not an option
He explained that they made a mistake in the development of Taycan's charging management system

Several battery fires of the Taycan, as well as the E-tron GT (same platform), could be related to this fatal error

If you own a Taycan make sure it's not charged at 7.5kw or below
Porsche has silently exchanged the Taycans according to my source when the issue happened but it never leaked and was not reported about from the media before

If true then it's a severe safety issue the authorities should go after @BMVI
It's unclear to me based on the limited information I received if a battery imbalance is causing the issue or if just the fast charging capability is negatively impacted

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14 Oct
VW CEO Herbert Dies Speech Wednesday at the Global Leadership summit

Only Top Execs % Board Members are present

"We in this room have to deliver and make sure that VW is a powerful & successful group by the end of the decade. I am very happy with my team. It's my dream team...
... the best in the auto industry. I would like to thank you all. Why is the boss so nervous all the time, though? Often so pushy and hard? Because I'm worried." It is a "crucial time for the company" right now, with many good decisions having been made...
Diess continued,

"In the old world, we are invincible and successful. But in the new world, that's not guaranteed."
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VW CEO Diess has demanded according to Handelsblatt in a Supervisory Meeting to cut 30,000 jobs
'He spoke about his concern for the future of the company. Costs were not right against the competition. Diess described how he had already experienced the crash of a site once before'
The reason for this is among other things the reorganization and electrification of the Group

According to the Handelsblatt, the supervisory board members were caught off guard by Diess' statement - and subsequently protested "vigorously"

30k is 15% of VW Brand

VW will shrink
Wile 30,000 lay-offs for VW may sound a lot it is likely just the first step in a downwards spiral
handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/au…
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Stay tuned for Part 2

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Diess stated that compared to Tesla and Chinese manufacturers VW is too expensive, slow and with low productivity not competitive
Now it is a matter of taking up the "fight against Grünheide" Diess said according to BI sources

If everything remains as it is, Diess insists, VW will no longer be competitive

Diess "We have a great responsibility for this site. We have to embrace the new competition."
CEO Brandstätter stated

'It is urgently necessary that a new course is set in Wolfsburg. Future competition with Tesla's new Gigafactory will be brutal. The electric car pioneer sets new standards in car production (...)'
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"In the future, the combustion engine will no longer play a major role in brand communication. We have to convince people that electromobility is the right way to go."

How about changing the company instead of the communication?
When asked about the Audi Motto "Vorsprung durch Technik" (ahead through technology)

Wortmann replied "We have thought about if we want to keep it"
The Audi Marketing head continued

"But the claim is 50 years old, historically charged. Now we're adapting that in marketing. It used to be about higher, faster, further. Today it's about sustainability and contributing to society. Technology is about solving problems."
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200 meters? 🤨
The assistant is intended for the last few meters into or out of tight parking spaces or on the lot Image
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