The Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak racer did the run in a staggering 43.05 seconds, a new electric car hill climb record Big moves are the norm for Volkswagen these days. As the company tries to clear its name from the dieselgate controversy, more eco-fr…
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Volkswagen e-Golf In Very Limited Supply In U.S.
Sales of the Volkswagen e-Golf in the U.S. decreased from a stable few hundred a month to less than 100 recently. That’s likely due to supplies shrinking to no more than 10 units nationwide, according to Cars Direct. Just 776 e-Golfs were sold in…
Wolfsburg Turns 80, Gets 12 Mobile Chargers From Volkswagen
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Wolfsburg, Volkswagen handed an electrifying gift to the city of Wolfsburg – 12 special mobile charging stations. The city of Wolfsburg is the site of the Group’s headquarters and huge production facili…
Volkswagen Announces New Electric Car Sharing Program
Volkswagen announced a “zero-emission” car-sharing service with only all-electric models on the the WE/We customer platform. The new service will be launched in 2019 in Germany, which seems to be correlated with the introduction of the I.D. hatchback &…
U.S. Plug-In Electric Car Sales Rise In June 2018
June plug-in sales keep the tide rising. Q2 2018 carves a spot in history as being the most productive quarter to date for U.S. plug-in electric car sales, surpassing last quarter and Q4 2017. An estimated grand total of 69,641 electric cars were sold …
Siemens CEO Says German Automakers Must Take Control Of EV Revolution
Siemens AG CEO Joe Kaeser issued a stark warning to Germany’s carmakers It seems the negativity surrounding the German car industry is getting deeper. In a recent bout with reporters, Siemens AG CEO, Joe Kaeser, issued a stark warning to the industry: …
Volkswagen I.D. R To Seek Goodwood Record Now Too
The all-time hill climb record might also be within reach. There’s another hill Volkswagen intends to climb, and just like it did at Pikes Peak a few weeks back with its electric I.D. R, the automaker is looking to set a record. This time the hill in q…
Volkswagen Expands E-Mobility Engagement in China
Volkswagen Group China today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., Ltd. (JAC) and SEAT in Berlin, in the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. The three groups will toget…
Volkswagen Announces New BEV Platform For China
Volkswagen set to establish a new China R&D center with a focus on developing electric vehicles For Volkswagen Group China, expanding into this vast market is a high priority. With the rise of China’s purchasing power, the ever stricter local…
Seat coming to China with VW gearing up for growth
Volkswagen’s Spanish subsidiary Seat will enter China by hooking onto the JAC Volkswagen joint venture. Together the three plan to establish a R&D centre for electric vehicles. Development is to culminate in a dedicated electric car platform for China and beyond in 2021. The new MoU signed by Seat, JAC and Volkswagen specifies a R&D […]
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