BEVs reach 22% market share! Thanks to a number of factors (new, cheaper and/or better models, record high gas prices, mass arrival of Chinese models, etc.), EVs have risen to record highs in Europe, with over half a million plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in March, 349,000 of them … [continued]
Familiar name, new era – with timelessly clear design, efficient drive, many innovations and excellent value for money Maximum versatility – the new ID. Polo will impress in future with three output levels (85 kW, 99 kW, 155 kW), two battery sizes and a range of up to 454 km Compact but spacious – thanks to the new … [continued]
Vattenfall, Energy Bank, and Volkswagen are collaborating on a new bidirectional EV charger project in Sweden. Vattenfall is Sweden’s state-owned power company. Two hundred bidirectional EV chargers will be installed in the country — these chargers can transmit electricity to electric vehicles and from electric vehicles back to the grid. … [continued]
While other legacy automakers have shied away from talking about electric vehicles in their PR lately, Volkswagen Group is still giving them a strong focus. In the company’s global quarterly report published this week, it seemed that they accounted for half the text. Here are the highlights. The opening quote … [continued]
The Vatican adopts Elli Mobility’s charging card and digital fleet management platform to manage its growing electric vehicle fleet Access to more than 1 million public charging points across Europe Central digital platform enables management of charging processes, energy consumption and billing More than 2,500 companies already rely on Elli … [continued]
New design – the new vehicle front end and enhanced light design give the ID.3 Neo the new ID. family face New interior – the new and high-quality interior has been consistently designed for more comfort and intuitive operation New drive system – increased efficiency enables ranges of up to 630 km (WLTP) New technologies … [continued]
Another self-driving vehicle development crossed the wires this past week. MOIA America, LLC, which is part of Volkswagen Group, is partnering with Uber on self-driving vehicle deployment in Los Angeles. In the testing phase, they plan to have 100 autonomous ID. Buzz vehicles rolling around the streets of the city. Naturally, … [continued]
We have another electric vehicle casualty from the Republican/Trump war on clean electric vehicles. I wish we had more positive news on electric cars in the US, but that is not the era we’re in. Since the Trump administration and Republican Party removed US EV incentives, most electric vehicle models … [continued]
With its largest-ever product campaign for electric vehicles, the Volkswagen Group is consistently implementing its “In China, for China” strategy—starting with “Auto China 2026” in Beijing. Under the motto “Rise Up”, the Volkswagen Group will present ten models from four brands at its Media Night on April 21, while also … [continued]
The joint venture “Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies” (RV Tech) has successfully completed the winter tests of its production-intent zonal architecture for the first generation of software‑defined vehicles (SDVs). Over the course of several months of testing in Phoenix (USA) and Arjeplog (Sweden), a joint team from Volkswagen, Audi, Scout, … [continued]
