The electrification strategy of the Volkswagen Group China is rapidly gaining pace in the world’s biggest market for e-mobility. The Group’s first factory specifically designed for the MEB platform is now commencing construction in Anting. The first mo…
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SAIC-VW building factory for MEB BEVs
Volkswagen and their joint venture partner SAIC has begun constructing a factory in China for battery electric vehicles based on the new Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB). The factory will take up operation in October 2020, and cost about $2.5 billion to build. The partners then intend to manufacture up to 300,000 MEB electric vehicles […]
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SAIC Volkswagen Building New Plug-In Electric Car Plant In China
A $2.5 billion New Energy Vehicle plant is under construction. The partnership between Volkswagen AG and SAIC Motor Corp is progressing as the joint venture company SAIC Volkswagen has just started building a 17 billion yuan ($2.5 billion) plant for New Energy Vehicles in Anting, Shanghai. The new facility is expected to be able to produce […]
Electrify America Signs Deal For “Interoperable” EV Charging
Throw away all your EV charging network cards. The new thing is “interoperability.” Electrify America, the Volkswagen subsidiary, announced today that it signed a deal that effectively creates a combined network of 12,500 interoperable electric car charging stations. The term “interoperable” doesn’t exactly roll off your tongue, but it’s critical to transforming today’s patchwork of […]
Skoda Vision E Electric Will Be Offered In SUV Form
Skoda Vision E to spawn as SUV and coupe. Skoda intends to make use of the Volkswagen’s MEB platform in new electric models based on the Vision E concept from 2017. As it turns out, the production version will be available in two body styles: SUV and coupe. Market launch is expected in late 2021, after […]
VW CEO Warns Against Possible Auto Industry Crash Due To EVs
We really can’t say we’re surprised by this. It seems each day the Volkswagen story changes. The automaker has been advertising its dive into electric vehicles for years and still has little to show for it. The Dieselgate scandal shed additional light on the automaker’s efforts, as well as the speed at which it was […]
Burdened German Automakers Struggle To Design Profitable Tesla Competitors
CONFLICTED GERMAN AUTOMAKERS ARGUE ABOUT HOW TO PRODUCE A ‘TESLA KILLER’ It’s no secret that the legacy automakers are making the transition to electric vehicles only reluctantly, in response to regulatory pressure from governments and to competitive pressure from Tesla. Contrary to what many seem to believe, Big Auto’s reluctance to embrace EVs is not merely […]
VW Says Its Electric Cars Will Be Priced Comparably To Diesel
Volkswagen aims to make “electric vehicles for millions, not millionaires.” Volkswagen is on the offensive. The German carmaker is both trying to move into the electric era, but also, to clean up their name after the dieselgate scandal both filled up the headlines and hurt the company financially. And according to recent statements coming from Wolfsburg, […]
2021 Skoda Octavia RS To Go Plug-In Hybrid
Electrification is expected to take power beyond the current model’s 242 hp. Skoda’s agenda for the upcoming years involves an assortment of electrified models, kicking off with the Superb facelift due next year with a plug-in hybrid powertrain. The Kodiaq large SUV is next line to get the PHEV treatment after being RS-ified, with pure electric models slated […]
Volkswagen Hits Electric Car Speed Bump, Delays I.D. Hatch Launch
Volkswagen MEB-based EVs are delayed. It seems that mass-production of Volkswagen‘s MEB-based electric cars is already delayed by at least a few months, as the company now states market launch in 2020, from the previous projection of late 2019 (likely November), according to media reports. Production of the first model, Volkswagen I.D. hatchback in Zwickau, Germany still […]
