Volkswagen’s All-Electric Vehicle Deliveries Jumped by 97% in 2021
Volkswagen on Wednesday announced global delivery numbers for the year 2021. The German automaker handed over more than 263,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to customers …
Volkswagen to Reveal its ‘ID Buzz’ Electric Van on March 9, Says CEO
The Volkswagen ID Buzz electric vehicle (EV) is expected to hit U.S. markets in 2023, and as of this week, a reveal date for the …
Volkswagen Confirms ‘ID California’ Electric Camper
According to Roadshow by CNet, Volkswagen officially confirmed a camper version of its upcoming ID Buzz electric microbus in a press release dated Thursday, December …
Volkswagen CEO Deiss to Remain Following Internal Power Struggle: Report
An internal dispute taking place between leadership at Volkswagen has been put to rest, as shared by an anonymous source who is close to the …
Volkswagen Poaches Apple’s Global Battery Chief to Work in Germany
Apple has hired Soonho Ahn from Samsung SDI Co. back in late 2019 to lead the iPhone maker’s global battery developments, and now the latter …
Volkswagen ID.5 Electric SUV Pre-Orders Now Live in Germany
After debuting the Volkswagen ID.4 earlier this year, the European automaker has officially unveiled its next vehicle in the ID lineup, the ID.5. Volkswagen has …
Volkswagen Ramps Up Energy and Charging Division to Rival Tesla
Volkswagen is planning to invest in the power and charging infrastructure to help convince drivers to switch to electric vehicles (EVs), in addition to doubling …
Tesla ‘Sets New Benchmarks’ For Electric Vehicles, Says VW CEO
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess unveiled Elon Musk as a surprise guest earlier this month at a meeting to inspire fellow executives. Now, he’s sending more …
Volkswagen, Huawei Said to Partner for Autonomous Driving Tech, Claims Report
Earlier this year, Huawei and Baidu poured $19 billion USD into electric vehicles (EVs) and self-driving technology, and now Huawei is set to partner with …
Volkswagen CEO Reportedly Warns of 30,000 Job Losses in Shift to Electric Vehicles
With plans to stop selling gas cars in Europe by 2035, Volkswagen is already working its way to transition to electric vehicles (EVs) – though …
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin Will Increase Competition in Germany, Says VW CEO
On Friday, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said that Tesla’s arrival in Europe with the planned opening of its Berlin Gigafactory by the end of this …
Elon Musk ‘Changing the World With His Ventures’, Says VW CEO
It’s hard to pin down exactly how the head of Volkswagen feels about Tesla, with statements earlier this year saying that the company hopes to …
Volkswagen ID.4 Owners to Get Free Charging at Electrify Canada Stations
Following Electrify America’s announcement that it will double its electric vehicle (EV) charging network in Canada and the U.S. by the end of 2025, the …
German Police Department to Get 215 Volkswagen ID.3 Patrol Cars
Image credit: Volkswagen A number of police departments around the world are making moves to go electric, and one new German department now joins them …
VW CEO Details Advantages of Tesla’s Supercharger Network
After a rather unsavory experience with charger availability when he took the all-electric ID.3 out on a summer road trip, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess criticized …