Volkswagen has a credibility problem. Following last year’s diesel emissions cheating scandal, various company execs have made a mixture of fluffy, unbelievable, and seemingly dishonest comments. The company claims to be pursuing electric vehicle technologies, but it seems to be far behind leaders in the field, and even the leaders leave … [continued]
Battery pack upgrades are coming to some of Volkswagen’s plug-in electric models in early 2017, going by comments made recently by Volkswagen CEO Matthias Müller. He also stated, “We are now bringing in January a Golf with a genuine range of 300 kilometers to the market.” The CEO also revealed that … [continued]
The upcoming Paris Motor Show will play host to the unveiling of a new Volkswagen MEB platform electric vehicle with a range of “up to” 600 kilometers (~373 miles) per full charge, according to recent reports. This long-range electric vehicle (EV) will reportedly reveal something about the company’s first MEB … [continued]
This article is being simultaneously published on CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and EV Sales. It is also being added to our Electric Car Sales page. The European EV market had more than 13,000 registrations last month, down 4% over July 2015. The slowdown in sales are more visible on the BEV side, … [continued]
Volkswagen has entered into talks with the Germany-based solar energy firm SMA Solar about a potential energy storage business collaboration, according to recent reports. Talks are still in the early phase, though, so it may be that nothing comes out of them. When questioned recently on the matter, an SMA … [continued]
The Volkswagen e-Golf will be getting a battery-pack size upgrade in the near-future, according to recent reports. The model’s lithium-ion battery-pack capacity will be increased from 24.2 kilowatt-hours (kWh) to 35.8 kWh, reportedly. This will translate to an increase in range, leading to a total (real-world) range of around 200 … [continued]
Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller has taken to the airwaves again to emphasize the company’s refocus on electric cars, as well as “mobility services” like carsharing, ridesharing, etc. This is not the first time Mueller and other Volkswagen execs have indicated that they would shift toward an ambitious, leading (… potentially) launch into electrification … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. An issue with “oversensitive” diagnostics in the high-voltage battery management system of 2015 and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golfs has led Volkswagen of America to issue a recall for 5,561 affected vehicles, according to reports. The issue involves the diagnostics system classifying brief internal electrical current peaks … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. The Dutch municipality of The Hague is looking for a few good people to lease an e-Golf electric car for a year. 20 lucky people will get a more favorable lease rate plus 10,000 kilometers of free electricity during the year. But there’s a catch. They have to … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. As part of the company’s continuing response to its infamous diesel emissions scandal, Volkswagen will reportedly be transitioning to the use of flat battery packs for its long-range electric vehicles — following (slowly) in the footsteps of companies such as Tesla, Nissan, and BMW. The … [continued]
