Volkswagen to stop building on fossil fuel engines from 2026

Volkswagen has strengthened their new stand for e-mobility when their chief strategist for the VW brand, Michael Jost, announced the end of all combustion engines for the carmaker. The ICE, no matter if petrol or diesel, will not be developed any longer after 2026. The news came as a surprise to the crowd gathered at […]

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Final Update: November 2018 U.S. Plug-In EV Sales Report Card

November U.S. plug-in EV sales will climb again, but how high? November 2018 will mark the 38th month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles. Each month InsideEVs tracks all plug-in EV sales/deliveries for the United States by automaker. The last four consecutive months are now the top four best-selling months of all time. In addition, March 2018 completes the list, […]

Volkswagen Says Last Generation Of Combustion Engine Will Be 2026

The information was revealed on by Volkswagen’s strategy chief Michael Jost. It showcases a clear-cut direction in which the German carmaker will be headed in the forthcoming years. In the wake of the publicity damaging dieselgate scandal, plaguing Volkswagen ever since it came public in 2015., the German carmaker devised a brand new strategy who’s core item is […]

UPDATE 4: November 2018 EV Sales: What To Expect? (Plus Early Sales Reports)

Does anybody doubt that November 2018 will be another chart-topping month? November 2018 will mark the 38th month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles. *UPDATE 4: Volkswagen dials it up with 230 e-Golf deliveries in the U.S. this November. In addition, BMW has posted its numbers. The automaker sold a total of 2,314 plug-ins in […]

VW reveals €20,000 electric car as long range e-Up

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Volkswagen announced in November they were working on a 20,000 euro EV in Polo-size. It turns out, said model will not utilise the new MEB platform. Instead the VW e-Up will receive an upgrade in form of a bigger battery and may build the base for a whole range of cheap EVs. Still this is […]

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VW I.D. BUZZ CARGO, I.D. R & Cargo e-Bike Show Up In LA

Awaiting the first production I.D. model, VW shows us bikes, concept vans and a racer. Volkswagen’s biggest electric star at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show is the concept I.D. BUZZ CARGO in a special support vehicle edition for the I.D. R Pikes Peak racer. It’s strongly probable that the German manufacturer will produce (from 2022) […]

VW, JAC & Seat Sign New E-Mobility Deal In China

The first electric Seat in China is expected in 2021 Volkswagen Group China, Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., Ltd (JAC) and Seat announced a new Memorandum of Understanding about e-mobility in China. The deal envisions the development of a battery electric platform for the Chinese market in the new R&D center that should be ready […]

Exclusive: VW’s $21,000 Future EV Is Actually A Next-Gen e-Up!

Probably not the car you were expecting. Volkswagen recently created a bit of stir when Bloomberg reported that the German auto manufacturer would be launching a $21,000 (18,000 euros) Tesla competitor. We covered the story here also, and were wondering what Volkswagen had up its sleeves, since its current EV roadmap of I.D. vehicles didn’t include such a […]

VW Teams With Tesco & Pod Point To Install 2,400 Charging Stalls In UK

The new project will expand the national charging network by 14% Volkswagen and Tesco announced a big charging infrastructure project in the UK where more than 2,400 charging bays are to be installed at 600 Tesco stores. The number of new charging points represent about 14% of the total number today and the timeframe for the project […]

Volkswagen, Tesco and Pod Point partner for UK’s largest retail network of EV chargers

Volkswagen and Tesco announced the development of the largest UK retail EV charging network, powered by Pod Point. The world’s largest vehicle manufacturer and the UK’s largest fuel retailer will roll out more than 2,400 EV charging bays across 600 Tes…