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Volkswagen’s current electric car battery cell contains 65 per cent nickel, 15 per cent cobalt and 20 per cent manganese FRANKFURT: Volkswagen will raise the amount of nickel used in it electric car battery cells to 80 per cent in the next year from 65 per cent at present, Frank Blome, head of battery cells […]

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen Bets On Vehicle-To-Grid Technology, UL Approves First V2G Certification

March 16, 2020 Anand Gupta

Most people think using the electricity stored in the batteries of electric cars to stabilize the electrical grid is a silly idea. Elon Musk and Tesla say they have considered the idea and rejected it. Today, the only charging standard that theoretically supports vehicle to grid bi-directional charging is CHAdeMO, the charging protocol favored by […]

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen Plans to Use Electric Car Batteries to Compete with Power Firms

March 16, 2020 Anand Gupta

Electric car batteries could be used to stabilise the energy grid by charging the battery in times of excess supply, Volkswagen said. Volkswagen’s expansion in electric cars will open up new business opportunities in storing and managing energy, encroaching on business currently dominated by utilities and energy firms, chief strategist Michael Jost said on Thursday. […]

Electric Vehicles

VW plans to tap electric car batteries to compete with power firms

March 14, 2020 Anand Gupta

Electric car batteries could be used to stabilise the energy grid by charging the battery in times of excess supply and selling electricity back to the grid at times when supplies of electricity from wind and solar power are low BERLIN: Volkswagen’s expansion in electric cars will open up new business opportunities in storing and […]

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen Dreams Up Robot That Brings Charger to Your Parked EV

December 30, 2019 Anand Gupta

EV sales have really picked up in the last few years, but there are still a few drawbacks that keep them off some car buyers’ shopping lists. One of those is that it’s not always easy to find a charger. Volkswagen is working on a solution to that very issue: a robot that brings the […]

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen raises 2025 electric car production forecast, sells 250,000 in six years

December 28, 2019 Anand Gupta

The Volkswagen brand expects to produce 1.5 million electric cars in 2025. It targets reaching one million electric cars by the end of 2023, two years earlier than previously predicted. Over the next few years, Volkswagen intends to gain a leadership position in the global e-mobility space and is planning an investment of 33 billion […]

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen starts factory production of electric car it says is ‘accessible to millions’

November 5, 2019 Anand Gupta

A ceremony held at Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant was attended by CEO Herbert Diess and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Some of the automotive industry’s major players are now making moves in the electric vehicle sector. The Volkswagen Group officially started series production of its ID.3 electric car Monday, with the German auto giant aiming to become […]

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Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen and software expert has·to·be cooperate to expand charging infrastructure

August 2, 2019 Anand Gupta

Group subsidiary Elli acquires minority stake in leading software provider for the operation of electrical charging stations Partnership for easy, standardized and convenient charging has·to·be software is already being used to connect Volkswagen’s charging infrastructure to the Group’s own charging infrastructure WOLFSBURG : Volkswagen is increasing its commitment to charging infrastructures and will work closely […]

Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicle plan aspirational, but non-viable: Volkswagen

July 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

CHENNAI: Automaker Volkswagen said it has no immediate plan to launch any e-vehicle (EVs) in India, as it makes no sense to be part of India’s electrification plan with no supporting infrastructure. “E-mobility is purely an aspirational and political plan in India. There are no enough charging stations across the nation, which makes it a […]

Energy Storage

Europe Set to Race Past US in Battery Manufacturing

July 17, 2019 Anand Gupta

Europe’s battery manufacturing capacity is on the cusp of dramatic growth, though much of the investment and know-how are coming from Asian companies. A slew of recent announcements has left Europe poised to overtake North America in terms of battery manufacturing capacity by 2023, analyst figures show. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) expects European nameplate […]