Dr Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Volkswagen Brand Board of Management, said: “The Volkswagen Brand will be investing 6 billion euros in electric mobility over the next five years. Our task is to make modern technology available to many people. This is especially important in times of technological transformation. One thing is clear: The Golf […]
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Volkswagen’s latest electric concept has been unveiled at the Auto Shanghai 2017 car show and continues the line of I.D branded EVs that the company hopes to play a major role. The latest concept is a smart, in more than one way, CUV that’s clearly been designed with fashion in mind. CUV stands for, “Crossover
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As each year passes, motor shows are becoming filled with evermore electrified concepts for us to delight in. This year at Geneva, there are more than ever with companies from Bentley to Vanda displaying electric vehicles. Audi Q8 Sport Concept Demonstrating Audi’s idea of a dynamic yet efficient SUV of tomorrow, the latest Q8 Sport
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The Volkswagen Group is joining the eRoaming platform Hubject GmbH as a shareholder. With the strategic investment in the Berlin-based company, Europe’s largest car maker will push ahead with the digital interconnection of charging stations for electric vehicles starting in early 2017, as well as the expansion and internationalisation of Hubject GmbH together with the
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While electric cars are still in their infancy, some car makers have famously gone it alone with regards to charging infrastructure, building a network of rapid chargers for their own kind. Other networks, like Ecotricity’s Electric Highway in the UK have been built with a more flexible and open approach, willing and able to accommodate
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For a while now, Volkswagen has lurked somewhere at the back of the class with their electric vehicle line-up. The e-up! was commonly considered too expensive, while the e-Golf offered little over the Nissan Leaf and suffered from less adopted CCS infrastructure. When launched, it’s 118-mile official NEDC range wasn’t significant enough to put it
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During the Center for Automotive Research’s annual Management Briefing Seminars, Dr. Matthias Erb, Chief Engineering Officer North American Region, Volkswagen, presented BUDD-e, Volkswagen’s electric microbus concept during the Car of Tomorrow session. Having debuted at CES 2016 (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, BUDD-e is the first concept car developed by the Volkswagen Group that
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The newly revised Volkswagen up! has been launched with subtle design alterations. So what’s new? A new bonnet, LED running lights and a broader range of colours will add appeal, while interior personalisation options mean the up! can be customised to an individual’s taste. However, as yet there are no details about the new e-up!
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Nissan’s Geneva 2016 stand has their IDS Concept on show, which demonstrates the company’s vision for autonomous driving technology. Although the car is not new, Nissan’s directive is perhaps a little more aligned with partner company Renault’s, since the two announced a collaboration between their respective engineering departments so that, “two heads are better than one”, and there are no unnecessary duplications of investment and time. Resultantly, the company aims to get autonomous tech on the road sooner than you might think, albeit in a limited capacity. 2020 is the year when you can expect to finally take your hands away from the wheel altogether…
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The WAVE (World Advanced Vehicle Expedition) Trophy 2016 details have been announced, which sees participants from all over the world undertake a 1,000 mile journey across three European countries in electric vehicles.
The 2016 WAVE Trophy will start in Bremerhaven (Northern Germany) on 11th June and travel south…
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