Volkswagen Announces New Electric Car-Sharing Service For Berlin
The service will arrive in 2019 with 1,500 e-Golf vehicles in Berlin and other major cities internationally.
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Volkswagen Deepens Ties To QuantumScape With New $100 Million Investment
Volkswagen announced this week it has invested $100 million into secretive solid state battery company QuantumScape. It hopes to have new batteries ready for production by 2025.
Volkswagen Doubles EV Battery Order To $48 Billion
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess told investors at the company’s annual meeting that his company has committed to buying $48 billion worth of batteries to power electric cars by 2025.
Europe Electric Car Sales In January — VW e-Golf Starts In The Lead
The European passenger plug-in car market started the 2018 season with almost 26,000 registrations, growing 36% compared to the same period last year, a promising start that unfortunately is being made for the most part thanks to growth in plug-in hybrids (+44% year over year). In fact, plug-in hybrids now represent more than half (53%) of deliveries.
Volkswagen Halts T6 Multivan Deliveries Due To Nitrogen Oxide Emissions Significantly Above Legal Limits
Volkswagen has, for the time being, halted deliveries of its T6 multivan to dealerships after it was detected that the diesel van was emitting nitrogen oxide levels well above legal limits. The company has now reported this fact to Germany’s auto industry watchdog, KBA.
Will Volkswagen Become #1 Electric Automaker Within 5–10 Years?
I know, I know — Volkswagen deceived the public and regulators for years with “defeat devices” that have resulted in innumerable premature deaths … and continue to cause harm today. I know, I know — Volkswagen is king of vaporware and has been pumping concept electric vehicles for ages that are still years away from potential production.
VW e-Golf Shines, StreetScooter Work Breaks Into Top 20 (Europe Electric Car Sales Report)
The European passenger plug-in vehicle (PEV) market seems to have reached a turning point, with October growing 56% in comparison to the same period last year, to over 27,000 units. This is the 5th month in the last 6 with +50% growth rates.
Volkswagen CEO: “Anything Tesla Can Do, We Can Surpass”
The CEO of the Volkswagen brand, Herbert Diess, recently added to the company’s growing anti-Tesla tradition with some interesting comments made at a press conference at the company’s global headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Norway’s Electric Car Love Favors Nissan LEAF, VW e-Golf, Tesla Model S, & BMW i3…
Norway is like a lab experiment for electric transport. Crushing the electric car market share of any other country, Norway’s 30% or so EV share has been reached after more or less following the exponential growth trend that you see in theoretical charts like this one:
1st UK Owner Of New Volkswagen e-Up! Gets His Car
A positive Volkswagen story from the Isle of Wight shares that the first buyer in the UK of the new Volkswagen e-Up! has now received the car. Sporting a range up to 99 miles* per charge, the zero-emissions car sits somewhere between the modern era’s “first-generation” EVs and “second-generation” EVs. It is perfect for daily trips. The joy of driving all-electric comes with a price at £20,780 (RRP OTR incl. Plug-in Car Grant).
