Volkswagen Group gets a lot of stick for not doing a better job of electrifying and leading the EV revolution. However, it’s doing better than most (or all?) other legacy automakers, especially in its home market of Europe. Of course, Volkswagen has been losing sales in China rapidly. Even auto … [continued]
CUPRA Raval, Volkswagen ID. Polo, Škoda Epiq and Volkswagen ID. Cross together for the first time at the Paris Motor Show.
Four entry-level electric models. Three brands. Almost 150,000 orders. Already a joint success story for affordable electric mobility. The Electric Urban Car Family (EUCF) is celebrating a milestone at this year’s Paris Motor Show: For the first time, all four models will be presented together. The CUPRA Raval, Volkswagen ID. … [continued]
New design, new interior, new name — in early 2027, the new ID. Tiguan will succeed the ID.4 and ID.5 — of which more than 950,000 units have been built At the level of the next class up — the ID. Tiguan’s interior impresses with a new display landscape including … [continued]
First all-electric GTI delivers 166 kW (226 PS), offers 290 Nm of torque, accelerates to 100 km/h in 6.8 seconds and reaches a top speed of 190 km/h With new “GTI” driving profile, front axle differential lock, adaptive DCC sports suspension, electric route planner and up to 431 km WLTP range … [continued]
BEVs jumped 51% YoY in an off-season month. BEVs remain in high demand in Europe, even in a holiday month, like August. This month, along with July, is unusual because in Europe, most makers and their models slow down their operations because of the holiday season, with the exceptions being … [continued]
True Volkswagen — following the ID. Polo and ID. Cross, Volkswagen is bringing its third major model name into the era of electromobility with the new ID. Tiguan New-generation electric SUV — with its completely new design, the ID. Tiguan has the visual presence of a vehicle from the next … [continued]
When the EU decided to put tariffs on electric cars manufactured in China two years ago, CleanTechnica contributor José Pontes pointed out that they only applied to battery electric cars. He predicted the policy would spur Chinese manufacturers to prioritize plug-in hybrids. His powers of prognostication have proven eerily prescient, as … [continued]
The German Car of the Year (GCOTY) jury has named the new ID. Polo the best small car of the year The all-electric Volkswagen secured first place in the highly competitive Budget category, impressing the panel with its design, driving pleasure, comfort, safety and innovation The ID. Polo achieved top … [continued]
GTI dynamics — thanks to a power output of 240 kW (326 PS), the ID.3 GTI accelerates to 100 km/h in 5.6 seconds and has an extremely high torque of 545 Nm GTI technologies — adaptive DCC sports chassis, direct progressive steering, Launch Control and a new GTI mode are on … [continued]
Part of me likes it and gets it, but part of me is super frustrated by what Volkswagen is doing here. The company has designed and unveiled the most efficient “near-production” electric car in the world. The “Most Efficiency,” as it is called, uses various design techniques and technologies in … [continued]
