Volkswagen Unveils All New Drive Unit For ID. Cars, CEO Promises Profitability For ID.2
Volkswagen says it has developed a new more powerful and more efficient motor and drive system for its electric cars.
Volkswagen MEB Platform
Volkswagen Develops More Efficient Drivetrain Components For Electric Cars
Volkswagen says it has developed a pulse inverter internally that improves powertrain efficiency by 20%. That’s a really big deal.
Volkswagen Reveals Plans For Wolfsburg Factory
Volkswagen continues to ponder what course It wants to take to the electric car future under new CEO Oliver Blume.
Volkswagen Pivots To MEB+ Platform — 700 Km Range, 200 kW Charging
It isn’t easy going green. Volkswagen Group began producing electric cars based on its modular e-chassis, named MEB, in 2019. That platform is flexible enough to be the basis for small city cars, SUVs like the ID.4, and vans like the ID. Buzz. But despite its flexibility, the company was … [continued]
Volkswagen Battery Modules Power Fast Charging Park, Sales Up 27% Year Over Year
Volkswagen electric car sales were up strongly year on year in the first half of 2022, despite supply chain issues.
Norway’s Plugin EV Share Above 90% Again In January — BEVs At Record 84%
Norway, the global leader in electric vehicle adoption, saw plugin electrics take 90.5% share of the auto market in January 2022, up from 80.7% year-on-year. Full electrics alone took a record 83.7% share, with combustion-only vehicles at a new low of 4.9% share. Overall auto sales were down almost 23% … [continued]
Germany’s Plugin EV Share Jumps Above 30% — An Unstoppable Force
Germany, the world’s 5th largest auto market, and Europe’s largest, saw plugin electric vehicles take 30.4% of new sales in October, up almost 1.75× year-on-year. Full electrics grew mostly strongly, up over 2× YoY, taking 17.1% share. The overall auto market was down some 36% from 2019 levels, at 178,683 … [continued]
Norway Remains Near 90% Plugin EV Share, Even With Tesla Off Duty In October
Norway, the world’s leading country in electric vehicle adoption, saw plugin EV market share in October at an impressive 89.3%, up from 79.1% a year ago. Controlling for Tesla’s absence (usual at the start of a quarter), this was in fact Norway’s highest ever month for plugin share. Diesel, petrol … [continued]
Norway’s EVs Break Through The 90% Barrier — Tesla Takes Top Two Trophies
Norway’s plugin electric vehicle market share in September broke new ground, hitting 91.5% with full electrics alone taking 77.5% share. Diesels lost more than half their share year-on-year, falling to just 2.3%, with petrol and plugless hybrids not faring much better. Overall auto market volume was 17992 units, slightly above … [continued]
Tesla Model Y Bestseller In Norway — Plugin EV Share Hits Record High 88%
Norway, the undisputed leader in electric vehicle adoption, saw a new record high plugin share of 87.7% in August 2021, up inexorably from 70.2% in August 2020. Full electrics alone took 72% of the market, meanwhile Diesels fell to a record low 3.2%. The overall auto market was up some … [continued]
