Tag: volkswagen
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The Station: Rivian rolls towards an IPO and Quantumscape makes a big battery hire
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello and welcome back to The Station, a weekly newsletter dedicated to all the ways people and packages move (today and in the future) from Point A to…
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Volkswagen launches ID.6 SUV in China, and only in China
Volkswagen has announced the launch of the new ID.6 all-electric SUV. The vehicle is a mainstay in the German automaker’s plan to infiltrate some of the Chinese electric vehicle market that has quickly established itself as one of the most competitive globally. Volkswagen’s ID.6 is catered specifically to the Chinese market, and the automaker has…
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Volkswagen ID.4 wins 2021’s World Car of the Year
Volkswagen has captured its first World Car of the Year award since 2013 when its popular Golf took the award back home to Germany. Now, the ID.4, Volkwagen’s first sport-utility vehicle to utilize the MEB platform, has captured the award once again, receiving the most votes from 93 international motor journalists across 24 countries. “The…
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Entry-Level VW ID.4 Pro Gets 10 More Miles Of Range Than Better-Equipped Models
If you’re willing to do with a little less luxury, you can get a little more range out of your Volkswagen ID.4 as the lowest-trim electric crossover just got an EPA estimated range of 260 miles per charge. That means that the ID.4 Pro, which starts at $39,995, gets 10 more miles of range than…
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VW Works Council Chair talks Herbert Diess and Tesla’s growing influence on German auto
Tesla is not yet producing electric vehicles at Gigafactory Berlin, but the EV maker’s presence is already being felt in Germany’s auto sector. According to sociologist Andreas Boes, director of the Munich Institute for Social Science Research (ISF), Tesla has practically become the “elephant in the room” during interviews with managers and experts from Germany’s…
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Volkswagen’s Tesla-inspired gameplan shoots stock upward for third straight day
Volkswagen stock (OTCMKTS: VWAGY) was sent soaring into growth territory once again on Wednesday morning during early trading hours. Its Tesla-inspired gameplan for cutting electric vehicle battery costs is contributing to more appeal from investors. On Monday, Volkswagen held its first-ever “Power Day” event, revealing its outline to cut battery costs, increase cell production across Europe,…
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Tesla Battery Day vs. Volkswagen Power Day: How Wall Street reacted
Tesla’s Battery Day and Volkswagen’s Power Day were two similar events that showed how the two automakers plan to combat electric vehicle prices within the next few years. Despite the similarities in the events, Wall Street reacted quite differently to both, with Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) seeing a minimal effect on its stock in the days…
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The 2021 Volkswagen ID. 4 ticks all the boxes, except one
Volkswagen, once a dabbler in electric vehicles, is now betting its future on the technology. And the new Volkswagen ID.4 — a five-passenger, fully electric crossover with a starting price of $33,995 (before federal or state incentives) — is its first global effort to make EVs a mainstream product and part of its larger goal…
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Volkswagen Promises One Major Over-The-Air Update Every Quarter For ID. Models
Volkswagen has announced that not only may the ID.3 and ID.4 get over-the-air upgrades, however, starting in summer 2021they’ll receive one every three months. “This will guarantee that all delivered ID. Versions will be kept in the exact identical software level as new cars during their whole life cycle,” said Thomas Ulbrich, the VW new…
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Volkswagen Boss Joins Twitter, Takes A Playful Dig At Elon Musk
Last Wednesday, Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess joined Twitter, and his first tweet was a jab at Elon Musk and Tesla. The tweet references how the group’s first mass-market electric vehicles outperformed those from Tesla and winning the first markets in Europe, all in their debut year. Hello @Twitter! I’m here to make an impact…