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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 […]

Volkswagen WeShare launched in Berlin as full-electric service

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen launches WeShare all-electric car sharing service

June 28, 2019 Anand Gupta

Making good on plans revealed last year to debut an EV-exclusive car sharing service, Volkswagen is actually launching its fleet for customers – debuting WeShare, a new shared service similar to Car2Go or GM’s Maven, but featuring only all-electric vehicles. Initially, WeShare will be available only in Berlin, where it’s launching today with 1,500 Volkswagen […]

Lithium Ion Batteries

Volkswagen leads €886 million investment in Northvolt to power Europe with its gigafactory for lithium-ion batteries

June 14, 2019 Anand Gupta

The future will require sustainable batteries to store renewable energy, and lots of them. Stockholm-based Northvolt has taken the lead, and has just announced a capital raise of €886 million to build Europe’s first gigafactory for lithium-ion battery cells, Northvolt Ett, in Skellefteå, Sweden. This comes just a month after securing a €350 million loan […]

EV Charging

Volkswagen Will Install EV Chargers In A Very Unusual Place

June 10, 2019 Anand Gupta

When you’re done shopping, your car will be fully charged. Tesla’s Supercharger network has quickly become the world’s most extensive pieces of EV charging infrastructure and continues to improve with more locations and faster-charging technology. But with Volkswagen planning its own onslaught of electric vehicles, the German automaker will be investing huge sums into a charging network of […]

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen Continues To Ramp Up Its Electric Car Push

May 16, 2019 Anand Gupta

Talking about making electric cars is easy. Making electric cars is hard. Ever since Volkswagen announced it was getting into the EV game, plenty of skeptics have wondered aloud whether it was serious or just blowing smoke. They had every right to be suspicious. Time and again, the company made bold pronouncements that didn’t ever […]

Lithium Ion Batteries

Volkswagen To Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries In Salzgitter

May 13, 2019 Anand Gupta

An initial recycling capacity will be roughly 1,200 tons of EV batteries per year, equal to the batteries from about 3,000 cars. Volkswagen intends to comprehensively deal with lithium-ion batteries in its electric cars, after their capacity fades to the level not sustainable for use in cars anymore (usually expected at 10-15 years). The scale of […]

EV Charging

Tesla Thanks VW

May 10, 2019 Anand Gupta

Today was another exciting day for the electric drive aficionados. Volkswagen presented its ID. sub-brand to the world, with the first model, the ID.3, ready for reservation. The times that VW was short for VaporWare are over. My colleagues are covering everything there is to say about today’s announcement from a VW perspective. This article […]

Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen Unveils the ID.3. And Just Like That, Tesla Has Another Competitor.

May 10, 2019 Anand Gupta

We already knew Volkswagen had ambitious electric-car plans. Today they took a big step forward as the company revealed the first vehicle in its new line of electric cars: a four-door hatchback called the ID.3. The back story. My colleague Al Root covered Volkswagen’s (ticker: VOW. Germany) capital markets day in March, noting the company’s […]

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