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 […]
Volkswagen To Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries In Salzgitter
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 […]
Tesla Thanks VW
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 […]
Volkswagen Unveils the ID.3. And Just Like That, Tesla Has Another Competitor.
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 […]
Volkswagen Investors Worry About Ambitious Electric Car Plans
Volkswagen’s share price jumped last week after its first quarter financial results showed it was performing better than some of its close rivals, but investors still worry about its inefficient governance, while its huge electric car program is a gamble that could go badly wrong. VW’s earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in the first […]
Here’s every electric vehicle on sale in the US for 2019 and its range
With more and more electric cars hitting the market these days, we decided to round up every one that you can buy in America and tell you how far it’ll go on a charge. Electric cars are becoming an increasingly common sight on American roads. And while just a few brands may dominate the news cycle, […]
VW to take on Tesla X in China from 2021 with electric SUV
Volkswagen plans to build a fully electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) for China from 2021, taking on the Chinese market leader Tesla’s Model X as the German carmaker ramps up production of zero emissions vehicles. SHANGHAI: Volkswagen plans to build a fully electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) for China from 2021, taking on the Chinese […]
Volkswagen subsidiary plans Charlotte charging station for electric vehicles
Charlotte is one of a handful of cities in North Carolina that will get new charging stations for electric vehicles this summer through Volkswagen subsidiary Electrify America. Electrify America already has five operating charging stations in the state. Those are in Asheville, Henderson, Raleigh, Rocky Mount and Wake Forest. It has plans to build additional […]
Tesla Model 3 = 60% Of US Electric Vehicle Market
Looking at pure electric vehicle sales in the United States, there’s one clear takeaway — the Tesla Model 3 dominates. The Tesla Model 3 has gotten tens of thousands more consumers per quarter to go electric than any previous electric model could. Other electric cars have their own appealing features — after all, they also […]
Volkswagen Group confirms six new models for 2019
– The newer models include India-bound vehicles as well. – The list includes Audi Q3 Sportback, Bentley Flying Spur, and Porsche Cayenne Coupe – An unnamed Volkswagen-badged five-seat crossover is also part of the plan. At the 2018 Annual Conference in Wolfsburg, the Volkswagen Group confirmed the arrival of at least six all new products in 2019. The list of […]