January 12th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Ford may be teaming up with Volkswagen to bring a new "baby" Mustang Mach-E electric SUV to market. The new car reportedly will be based on the MEB chassis.
January 6th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
People who attended an event for ID.3 reservation holders in Denmark last week were greeted with some bad news. Deliveries will be delayed at least until August.
January 2nd, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Below is a Volkswagen press release from early December. We don't typically publish straight press releases, but I figured this one could be a useful point of reference in years to come. There isn't an enormous amount of information here, but there is a basic explanation of how the VW ID.3's battery system is set up, including certain key specs and figures. Read on if you are curious
December 22nd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Reports in the German press say Volkswagen is having "massive difficulties" with the software used in its ID.3 electric cars. And the electric minibus will be called the ID.7 and arrive in 2022.
December 14th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Volkswagen's market research shows Americans have little interest in a 5-door passenger car like the ID.3 but plenty of interest in SUVs. So the first electric car from the company for the US will be the ID. Crozz
November 29th, 2019 | by Cynthia Shahan
The Volkswagen Golf is one of the most popular mass-market cars in the world, and the question now is whether the Volkswagen ID.3 will democratize all-electric cars at a similar scale. However, in at least some places, prices are higher than expected
November 22nd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
To keep growing its market share, VW says it will invest $4 billion in its China operations in 2020 with 40% of that dedicated to electric car production at its factories in Anting and Foshan
November 19th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess told investors this week the ID.3 electric car costs 40% less to manufacture than the E-Golf.
November 6th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
The Volkswagen factory in Zwickau is well on the way to becoming the largest electric car manufacturing facility in Europe.
November 4th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
At the launch ceremony for the Volkswagen ID.3 in Zwickau, Germany, the company showed it is dead serious about being a leader of the electric car revolution.
November 3rd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Monday, November 4 is the date series production of the Volkswagen ID.3 electric car is scheduled to begin. German chancellor Angela Merkel will be on hand along with a clutch of notable dignitaries -- including me!
October 10th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
When it goes on sale, the Volkswagen ID. 3 will feature an interactive LED light bar that will facilitate communication between the driver and the car. Presumably it will be included in other ID. branded cars as well.
September 20th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
Following up on my article comparing the Volkswagen ID.3 with the Volkswagen Golf on a 5 year cost of ownership basis, below are comparisons of the ID.3 against a few other top selling compact cars — the Skoda Octavia, Skoda Octavia Sport Edition, Renault Megane Life, Renault Megane GT Line, Peugeot 308 Access, and Peugeot 308
September 19th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
For this analysis, I'm comparing the Volkswagen ID.3 to the lowest trim Volkswagen Golf and the highest trim Golf, but not adding any options/extras. The ID.3 likely has top-of-the-line technology, so even the base ID.3 should probably be compared to higher-trim versions of the Volkswagen Golf. Consider this an unfair handicap for the incumbents
September 11th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
We still don't have much info on the Volkswagen ID.3, but we have a little bit to go on regarding price and range. The base version of the ID.3 is supposed to be under €30,000. I'm assuming that means just under, so will round up to €30,000. The "up to" (idealistic) WLTP range on that trim is 330 km (205 miles). How do these figures compare to the Nissan LEAF and Hyundai Kona
September 9th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
Some years ago, Volkswagen Group discovered that the only legitimate way forward in the auto world was electrification. (Who knows what triggered that realization?) From that point on, from everything I've seen in the past few years, part of the company has been working hard to develop high-quality, competitive electric vehicles. The new ID.3 is proof of that
July 11th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Volkswagen has begun making pre-production versions of its ID.3 electric car ahead of full production, which is scheduled for the middle of 2020.
May 10th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Think nobody wants to buy an electric car? Think again. Volkswagen booked more than 10,000 reservations for its new ID. 3, the electric car that is scheduled to go into production later this year.
May 8th, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Earlier today, Volkswagen held a press conference and livestream in preparation for the launch of the new all-electric ID.3 hatchback. Although we didn't learn very much new information, VW came across as very serious, and one or two interesting points stood out to me. Reservations are open now (at least, in some European markets). These are for the initial 30,000 customers of the "ID.3 1st" launch editions
February 19th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Elon Musk may be a showman and a visionary, but he is unfit to be a CEO. His run-ins with the SEC, intemperate tweets, and a catalogue of missed deadlines show that he does not have the character or the competence to run a major public company
February 18th, 2020 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Tesla is in talks with battery producer CATL to supply lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) cells for the Shanghai-made Tesla Model 3, according to a report by Reuters
February 18th, 2020 | by Jose Pontes
The German plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market started the year on fire, jumping 128% year over year (YoY), to a record 16,131 registrations. That smashed the previous record (12,026 units) set last October, so it seems the German locomotive has (finally) been set in motion
February 16th, 2020 | by Alex Voigt
Every nation of this world will do its best to protect its industry for the good of the country's economy and its people. Politicians are elected to make sure industries and jobs are doing well, to stabilize income, and to reduce risk. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this protection. Unfortunately, politics can, by trying its very best to support its industry, destroy it without even realizing what's happening. This has happened before, and there is a large risk that it's happening today in the largest automotive producing countries, like Germany, Japan, and the
