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VW marks 20,000 pre-orders for their ID.3

June 5, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

According to sales manager Jürgen Stackmann, VW has meanwhile passed the 20,000 pre-orders mark for the ID.3. Starting in 2020, the ID.3 will also be included in the fleet of the electric car sharing service We Share. The pre-booking phase for the ID.3 has been running since May. Within a week of the launch event […]

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VW accepting pre-orders for the ID.3

May 8, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Today VW launched the pre-booking option in Europe for the first model of its new all-electric ID.3 family, the ID.3. The name was also officially confirmed for the first time on this occasion. Interested parties can now register for an early ID.3 production slot. The pre-order process requires online registration and a deposit of 1,000 […]

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VW considers launching as MEB contract manufacturer

April 29, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

After Volkswagen had recently announced the intention to open their MEB electrical construction kit to external manufacturers, it now looks as if the Group is also prepared to become a contract manufacturer of electric cars for competitors. This is the conclusion of a statement published in the German Automobilwoche by Thomas Ulbrich, Member of the […]

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VW announces longer range e-Up for IAA

April 25, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

According to sales director Jürgen Stackmann, VW will not only present the series version of the ID.3 at the IAA, but also the revised e-Up with a longer range and the series version of the fully electric SUV coupé model, which was introduced as a concept under the name ID. Crozz. The report indicates that […]

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VW ID.3 to cost 29,990 euros with a 48 kWh battery

April 24, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The basic version of the VW ID.3 is expected to run on a 48 kWh battery and will probably cost 29,990 euros, but is not yet ready for launch. A launch edition of Volkswagen’s first MEB electric car can be pre-ordered from 8 May onwards. The German automotive magazine Auto Motor & Sport has published […]

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Seat makes electrification plans public

March 27, 2019 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Seat has put its electrical strategy into concrete terms. The VW subsidiary plans to launch six electrified models on the market by the beginning of 2021. The electric versions of the Seat Mii and the Seat el-Born will be the first two all-electric models of the Spanish car brand. The two electric models will be […]

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Audi planning a compact electric SUV based on MEB

January 10, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

At the Dutch market launch of the Audi e-tron, the German company seemed to indicate plans for another electric model. This new model is apparently planned in addition to the already known or announced Audi e-tron, e-tron Sportback and e-tron GT. The new model is to be a compact SUV based on the MEB Group’s […]

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New rumors about a VW and Ford alliance

January 10, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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Rumours of an extensive cooperation between VW and Ford in the fields of electric mobility and self-driving vehicles are now becoming more concrete: The extended cooperation is to be made public next Tuesday at the Detroit Motor Show. Reuters reported the news with reference to two people privy to the companies’ plans. It is now […]

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VW taking orders for the ID. in 1st half of 2019

December 11, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

As things stand at present, VW will take advance orders for the ID. “in the first half of 2019”. As yet, nothing has been said about the size of the down payment required. Meanwhile, more than 30 CEOs of VWs most important suppliers recently came to Wolfsburg for the “MEB Supplier Event”. The ID. is […]

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VW to show its ID. Lounge and e-beach buggy in Shanghai

December 10, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

VW will be present its next e-model based on the MEB platform, the ID. Lounge, at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2019. A revival of the famous Meyers Manx beach buggy is also planned as an electric vehicle based on MEB. Autocar released the news, stating that the ID. Lounge, which is now the fifth […]

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