Originally published on EV Obsession. Context & commentary: As you well know, Volkswagen got its shoes knocked off last year when researchers in West Virginia discovered that Volkswagen had been massively cheating diesel emissions tests. The company has repeatedly indicated that it would shift its focus to electric vehicles in … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Volkswagen Group is considering the sale of some of its assets and brands as part of a refocusing of the group’s core focus, according to recent reports. Presumably, such an asset sale would also help the group raise the funds necessary for the paying of … [continued]
(Left to right, the people in the video are: Viktor Irle, Roland Irle, José Pontes, me, and Julian Cox.) As part of the first Cleantech Revolution Tour conference, we had an EV panel discussion with several EV experts — José Pontes of EV Sales and cofounder of EV Volumes; Roland & Viktor Irle, cofounders … [continued]
Editor’s Note: In this episode of Cleantech Talk, Matthew and I chat about Tesla’s unique 18650 batteries, Tesla manufacturing and manufacturing in general, robots, Volkswagen’s gigafactory plans, and more. Enjoy! –Zach Shahan Welcome, everyone, to a belated set of show notes for this Cleantech Talk episode! While we strive for … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Plug-in hybrids appear to be gaining significant market share in Norway, possibly at the expense of all-electric vehicles, going by the May 2016 sales figures recently compiled by the EV Sales blog. Year-on-year sales growth for plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) during May 2016 in Norway was … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. As part of a new partnership with Westminster City Council and Volkswagen UK, Zipcar’s London fleet will now include 50 brand-new Volkswagen Golf GTE plug-in hybrids, according to an email sent to CleanTechnica and EV Obsession. The new Volkswagen Golf GTE plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) can … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Hmm, what could have happened for Volkswagen to fall off of a “top 10 automotive brands” list and be replaced by Tesla? Such a huge mystery! The list I’m referring to is BrandZ (h/t Sebastian Blanco). And, honestly, the biggest surprise for me is that Tesla wasn’t already … [continued]
We cover electric car news obsessively and enthusiastically. In fact, it’s quite hard for us to keep to 10 or fewer electric car stories a day. Nonetheless, there are some key underlying themes that don’t tend to change much, so I thought it might be worthwhile to step away from the news … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The Volkswagen BUDD-e concept car was awarded the Interior Design of the Year Award at the recent Automotive Interiors Expo 2016 show in Stuttgart, Germany, according to reports. The Volkswagen BUDD-e concept was first introduced only a few months ago — at the CES show … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Reminder: Monthly US EV sales reports are now published here — the current month’s report as well as reports from previous months (but just one previous month so far). Chevy Volt rose to #1 again, after many, many months trailing other popular electric vehicle models on … [continued]
