Tesla reigns as #2 EV maker in Norway as EVs overtake gas cars in market share

Tesla was the second-most popular EV brand in Norway in 2020 as electric cars overtook gas-cars in market share, surging to 54% of sales in the country. Norway has been a major focus of electric vehicle manufacturing due to the country’s overwhelming support of transitioning to sustainable passenger cars. Volkswagen AG and Tesla took the […]

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VW’s ID.4 launch set to replace the e-Golf

Sales of the VW ID.4 are scheduled to start in Germany and several other European countries in the first week of January, works council head Bernd Osterloh announced. Deliveries of the battery-electric SUV model are scheduled to begin in the first quarter and pre-orders are already being accepted. While the European launch is being prepared […]

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Volkswagen Group Components gives first glimpse of the mobile charging robot prototypes

Volkswagen Group Components gives us a first glimpse of the prototypes of its mobile charging robot. This is one of the visionary charging concepts that Volkswagen hopes will expand the charging infrastructure over the next few years. Its task: fully a…

Phasing out the e-Golf: Volkswagen prepares to launch the ID.3 at the Transparent Factory in Dresden

The Volkswagen e-Golf becomes a part of Volkswagen’s rich history: Today the last vehicle rolls off the production line at the Transparent Factory in Dresden. With the e-Golf in Urano Grey, a total of 50,401 vehicles have been manufactured in Dresden s…

Car review: VW ID.4 – the Tiguan theme’s electric variant

Much has been written about the VW ID.4, and now we can finally deliver our first-drive review as Christoph M. Schwarzer took the company’s “world-class car” for a tour on wintry curvy country roads in Germany. Our author finds Volkswagen’s electric SUV having better market prospects than the ID.3, not only because SUVs are popular […]

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VW’s largest plant to get EV makeover, setting up showdown with Tesla’s Giga Berlin

Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg, Germany production facility is being upgraded to make room for electric vehicle production, setting up a showdown with Giga Berlin in an epic battle of massive EV production facilities in Germany. An internal video conference with various VW team members and CEO Herbert Diess revealed the German automotive powerhouse would being planning for […]

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VW: New electric car flagship to be made in Wolfsburg

Volkswagen revealed more details concerning Monday’s announcement that it will turn its main plant in Wolfsburg into a model factory for the highly automated production of electric cars. This includes a new electric vehicle with improved battery technology and more modern software that is to be built at the plant in a few years. Group […]

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