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VW Begins Electrifying China with Their Range of EV and Hybrid Vehicles

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“The Volkswagen Group is once again assuming a pioneering role in China and launching the biggest initiative for e-mobility in China’s automotive history.” Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, announced at the Auto China motor show in Beijing. The initiative gets underway with the launch this year of the Volkswagen brand’s electric up! […]

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Rallye Monte-Carlo ZENN - Renault ZOE - Photo credit: GREG

Renault’s ZOE Storms to Victory in Monte-Carlo ZENN Rallye

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And the winner is… Renault ZOE! The Rallye Monte-Carlo ZENN (Zero Emission, No Noise) has now concluded and saw victory in this category by the French electric car. Complete with poor visibility and typical mountain downpours, the rallye was full of surprises which the ZOE completed with zest to celebrate its international competition debut with

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CeBIT 2014 in Hanover, Dr. Angela Merkel, David Cameron, Stephan Weil and Prof. Dieter Kempf join Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn

VW’s Winterkorn speaks about a New Era of Automotive Digitalisation at CeBIT 2014

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The automobile is approaching a new era of digitalisation which will have fundamental impact on the mobility of the future. The Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, said at the opening ceremony of CeBIT 2014 in Hanover: “The two ground-breaking inventions, the automobile and the computer, are moving

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1,000 Free Green Miles for VW e-up! Owners, courtesy of Ecotricity

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On sale now, the Volkswagen e-up! offers a quieter alternative to their award winning up! city car. Available from 24 e-Retailers, the e-up! offers a five door, four-seat high spec. car producing zero emissions at the tail pipe. In addition, Volkswagen have teamed up with Ecotricity, the world’s first ‘green electricity’ company, to provide an

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VW e-up! electric car around Stockholm

Volkswagen Makes Some Noise for the New e-up! Electric Car

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In this video entitled “The streets sound different. e-mobility by Volkswagen.” Volkswagen have tried to add sound to a so-called silent vehicle by putting a vocalist and beatbox artist, Fatih Sahin, with a set of speakers and microphone to give a ‘conventional’ soundtrack to the electric e-up!. As is often stated by both marketing teams

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VW e-up! electric car

Volkswagen Launch e-Solutions Finance for e-up! Electric Car

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Volkswagen are now offering their new electric up!, dubbed the e-up!, from £199/month. The car’s price is a not insignificant £19,250 after the Governments current Plug-in Car Grant of £5,000 is taken away from the true price VW are asking; £24,250. Deliveries are expected to commence at the end of January so although still not

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Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn at IAA 2013

Volkswagen Commences Race to Become Leader in Electric Mobility

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The Volkswagen Group has set its sights on global market leadership in electric mobility. With Renault-Nissan currently leading the way in the field of electric mobility, Volkswagen are starting a battle that can only be good for the consumer. With both Renault and Nissan electric models already on sale, including the top selling Nissan Leaf,

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