The Volkswagen ID.3 has taken a further two trophies home after success this week at the What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2021. This brings the tally of trophies the model has received so far in the UK to nine. What Car? named the ID.3 its ‘Small Elect…
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Tesla’s “Competition”: Why do you or don’t you support them?
The Tesla community is one of the more polarizing groups that exists in the world of cars. It appears that it is almost 50/50 in terms of whether supporters of Tesla are willing to lend their support to other manufacturers. Some aren’t willing to hear other companies out. While there isn’t an overwhelming push in […]
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Volkswagen adds EV makers to CO2 pool with SAIC
Volkswagen AG has opened its CO2 pool in the EU further at the end of last year to include more manufacturers. The new pooling partners all make electric vehicles. Take the Chinese newcomer Aiways, whose BEVs will now add to Volkswagen’s “efforts” in keeping in line with the EU emission regulations as the company drives […]
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Why winter isn’t a worry for modern electric vehicles like the Volkswagen ID.4 SUV
As winter takes hold in much of the United States, Americans’ interest in electric vehicles continues to warm up – driven by models such as the Volkswagen ID.4 SUV, due to hit dealers in a matter of weeks. But the season can spark questions among EV-cu…
Volkswagen Group delivered over 420,000 plug-in vehicles in 2020
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the Group’s e-offensive with a large number of new models met with keen interest from customers worldwide. The Volkswagen Group handed over 231,600 all-electric vehicles to customers globally in 2020, more than three time…
German carmakers increase electric car sales
German carmakers Porsche, Audi, VW and the BMW Group, have published sales figures for 2020. Although overall sales declined, their sales of electric cars and plug-in hybrids still saw a significant increase. In some cases, these now account for a double-digit share of total sales. Volkswagen tripled its electric sales in the year of the […]
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Volkswagen triples sales of all-electric vehicles in 2020
Volkswagen Passenger Cars has hit the ground running in the transition to electric mobility. “2020 was a turning point for Volkswagen and marked a breakthrough in electric mobility,” said Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars. Last year, …
This is how tightly meshed the German EV charging network is
Electromobility is growing rapidly in Germany. A key issue is the expansion of the EV charging network. To test its suitability for everyday use, multiple long-distance record-breaking driver Rainer Zietlow completed a marathon tour across Germany. Tog…
Volkswagen and Tesla boost Netherlands EV market share to 25% in 2020
Volkswagen’s ID.3 and Tesla’s Model 3 were the main contributors to the Netherlands moving their electric vehicle market share up 10% to 25% in 2020. In 2019, it sat at just 15%, and in 2018 it was only 6%. New sales figures out of the European country show that electric cars continue to become more […]
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Germany records 43,000 new BEV registrations in December
The KBA recorded over 43,000 new registrations of purely electric cars in Germany in December. Compared to the same month last year, electric cars thus increased by a full 660 per cent. According to the KBA’s current figures – detailed registration figures will be published on Friday – a total of 194,163 new electric cars […]
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