Volkswagen And Northvolt Form European Battery Union

Volkswagen and Northvolt to lead the European Battery Union Volkswagen announced a new consortium – European Battery Union (EBU) – formed with Swedish battery company Northvolt, to bring together research activities on electric car batteries. Together with other European industry partners, EBU will cover the entire battery value stream – from raw materials through cell […]

German carmaking giants agree on strategy

According to company insiders, the heads of VW, BMW and Daimler have agreed on a common approach towards electric mobility during a telephone conversation following Volkswagen’s recent demands. The trio are apparently in agreement that the future belongs to battery electric mobility. In the coming decade, battery electric mobility will be the only technology to […]

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New rumors about a VW and Ford alliance

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Rumours of an extensive cooperation between VW and Ford in the fields of electric mobility and self-driving vehicles are now becoming more concrete: The extended cooperation is to be made public next Tuesday at the Detroit Motor Show. Reuters reported the news with reference to two people privy to the companies’ plans. It is now […]

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VW Plans To Build 1 Million Electric Cars In China Yearly By 2025

Big dreams for EVs in China. On December 11, Volkswagen showed its three new PHEV members, the Touareg PHEV, the Magotan GTE Concept and the Tayron GTE Concept. In 2018, VW brand introduced no less than nine new models and launched the “Move Forward” initiative. In the coming 12 months, the brand’s NEV models will […]

Final Update: December 2018 U.S. Plug-In EV Sales Report Card

December U.S. plug-in EV sales will climb again, but how high? December 2018 will mark the 39th month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles. Each month InsideEVs tracks all the plug-in EV sales/deliveries for the United States by automaker. The last five consecutive months are now the top five best-selling months of all time. We have no doubt December will […]

December 2018 U.S. Plug-In EV Sales Report Card

December U.S. plug-in EV sales will climb again, but how high? December 2018 will mark the 39th month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles. Each month InsideEVs tracks all the plug-in EV sales/deliveries for the United States by automaker. The last five consecutive months are now the top five best-selling months of all time. We have no doubt December will […]

December 2018 EV Sales: What To Expect? (Plus Tesla / GM Estimates)

Wow, what a year it has been! December 2018 will mark the 39th month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles. Each month, InsideEVs tracks all the plug-in EV sales/deliveries for the United States by automaker. The last five consecutive months are now the top five best-selling months of all time. We have no doubt December will make the list, but […]

December 2018 EV Sales: What To Expect? (Plus Tesla / GM Estimates)

Wow, what a year it has been! December 2018 will mark the 39th month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles. Each month, InsideEVs tracks all the plug-in EV sales/deliveries for the United States by automaker. The last five consecutive months are now the top five best-selling months of all time. We have no doubt December will make the list, but […]