2012-09-26 12:11:25 - UnitedPictures.COM

Praxisversuch: Rollwiderstand „zum Anfassen“

Gerade in Zeiten hoher Spritpreise ist vermehrt von rollwiderstandsarmen Reifen die Rede, die durchaus das Zeug dazu haben, den Verbrauch des Fahrzeugs zu beeinflussen. Doch Rollwiderstand lässt sich für Otto Normalverbraucher schlecht messen und fühlen. Wir wollten es genauer wissen und starteten einen Praxisversuch. more

2012-03-21 17:43:21 - UnitedPictures.COM

VW and NABU Promote „Green Fleets“

The commitment of the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union Germany (NABU) and VW Leasing in order to increase the climate-friendly fleet of vehicles on our streets as soon as possible has now been awarded the prize "Selected Landmark 2012". Especially the leasing company's "environmental programme for a sustainable fleet management" had convinced the jury of the annual competition "365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas". more

2011-12-15 16:25:35 - UnitedPictures.COM

Goodyear Dunlop Workshop

More and more electronical safety-systems are meant to make motoring safer. The tyre manufacturer demonstrated during the workshop that thebest system become useless if too flat profile and/or bad materials create to little grip between road and car. more

2011-11-03 14:41:23 - UnitedPictures.COM

Quicar - The Shared Golf

Presenting a system of its own Volkswagen starts car-sharing in Hannover: 200 Golf BlueMotion for 6 Euro for the first 30 minutes followed by 20 cents per minute. Fuel includes. Highlight for the students in town: The most sold car in Germany is already rentable aged 18. more

2010-09-09 15:49:44 - UnitedPictures.COM

Peugeot iOn – The Electric Lion

The Peugeot iOn is the first European full electric car to be with the dealers' in December. But not for sale. The French intend to lease the 64 PS for-doorer with a range of 130 km at a leasing-rate of less than 500 Euros. Only next year there will be bigger quantities of the electric lion baby to be sold to fleet operators. more

2010-08-24 17:17:19 - UnitedPictures.COM

Toyota Auris – The First Compact Hybrid

Beginning Seotember 18th 2010 Toyota starts marketing in Germany the second Hybrid next to the Prius: The Auris. „This is not just an ordinary premiere but a milestone for the company!“ phrased a Toyota spokesman. Why it is the Auris being combined with the Prius powertrain is quite reasonable: Due to high traffic attendence compact cars have a much better awareness and therefore create the image of a brand. more

2010-07-07 13:31:52 - UnitedPictures.COM

Prius Plug-In-Hybrid im DB-CarSharing

Deutsche Bahn and Toyota started a field trial in Berlin offering electromobility within the carsharing, the customer-friendly rent-a-car-system of Deutsche Bahn. Toyota supplies 18 Prius with plug-in-technology to this test. "With these electro cars Die Bahn amends its range by another future oriented and ecological sensible solution for mobility," said Rolf Lübke, chairman of the board of the DB FuhrparkService GmbH, when starting the trial. more

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