Volkswagen ID.4 receives the 2024 MotorWeek Drivers’ Choice Award

The Volkswagen ID.4 received a 2024 MotorWeek Drivers’ Choice award for Best EV (electric vehicle). It is the second time the VW ID.4 received a 2024 MotorWeek Drivers’ Choice award. It received its first MotorWeek Drivers’ Choice award in 2022. “When it arrived [in] 2021, the Volkswagen ID.4 SUV was just the start of all […]

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Volkwagen not shying away from lofty 25 EV goal

Volkswagen is still planning to launch 25 EVs in North America by 2030, but is well aware that things could change based on demand and market changes. “When I look at the data from January, the (EV) segment continues to grow,” Pablo Di Si, Head of VW North America, told Reuters today. However, Di Si also […]

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Majority of workers at Tennessee VW plant have signed up for the UAW

Following the United Automotive Workers’ (UAW) announcement of drives at several automakers with U.S. factories, a majority of workers at a key Volkswagen plant in Tennessee have signed up to join the union. The UAW says it has secured over 50 percent of workers at Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, according to a report on […]

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Volkswagen ID.4 gets access to Plug&Charge at Electrify America stations

The 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 will include Plug&Charge access at Electrify America stations starting in early 2024. VW ID.4 owners may activate the feature via the Electrify America app.  According to Volkswagen of America, its 2023 ID.4 Standard and S variants come with a three-year plan of 30-minute charging sessions at Electrify America DC fast chargers.  […]

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Volkswagen ID.4 with SK ON battery components eligible for full $7,500 tax credit in 2024

Volkswagen recently announced that VW Model Year (MY) 2023 and 2024 ID.4 units with SK On battery components qualify for the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) full $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles. The 2023 ID.4 starts with an MSRP of $38,995 for the Standard variant, which has a 62 kWh battery and an EPA-estimated […]

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Volkswagen America gets named one of the Top Employers for 2024

The Top Employers Institute certified Volkswagen Group America (VWGoA) as one of the Top Employers for 2024.  “We’re thrilled to be recognized for our commitment to exceptional human resources practices. At Volkswagen Group of America, we know that our employees are our greatest asset and that implementing a deliberate, people-first HR strategy is critical to […]

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Volkswagen and others look to solid-state EV batteries for increased range

A number of automakers are looking to build future electric vehicles (EVs) with solid-state batteries, which are expected to unlock increased energy density, faster charging, and crucially, longer driving ranges. With Tesla as the outlier in that it hasn’t announced any plans to develop solid-state batteries, automakers including Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda, and many more have […]

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Volkswagen sold around 394,000 battery-electric vehicles in 2023

German automaker Volkswagen has reported its full-year 2023 delivery numbers, featuring more deliveries of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) than ever before. Still, the company remains far off from the world’s top EV seller, though the company has emphasized that its products are heading in the right direction. In a press release shared on Tuesday, Volkswagen […]

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Volkswagen to offer ChatGPT in its vehicles starting this year

Volkswagen has announced plans to integrate the OpenAI-developed generative language model ChatGPT into its cars, as shared on Monday ahead of a major electronics conference. As the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is set to kick off in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday, Volkswagen has said in a press release that its cars will feature ChatGPT […]

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