Volkswagen

Vergecast: The Snyder Cut, Samsung Unpacked 2021, and this week in EVs

Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast The Vergecast, where we discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering our biggest stories. This week, co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn chat with Verge reporter Julia Alexander about the long-awaited release of the Zack Snyder version of Justice League on HBO… Read more

Audi shows off the Q4 E-Tron’s new augmented reality display

Audi has revealed the interior of its next EV, the Q4 E-Tron, which serves up mostly modern SUV vibes and features a few new technologies making their way into Audi’s vehicles. The centerpiece of what Audi debuted on Tuesday is a new augmented reality heads-up display in front of the driver, which offers a wider… Read more

Ford delays thousands of Mustang Mach-E SUV deliveries

Ford has finally shed some light on the scale of the delays it’s experiencing in rolling out its first mass-market electric car, the Mustang Mach-E SUV. After the company announced on Wednesday that it shipped 3,739 Mustang Mach-Es in February — the first full month of deliveries — it told The Verge in a statement… Read more

Volkswagen ID 4 review: electric chill

Sometimes you just want an electric car with decent range, low-key technology, and not much else Once upon a time, affordable electric compact SUVs were very hard to come by. There were plenty of cheap electric hatchbacks and a whole mess of luxury sedans and SUVs, but you’d have to cough up $50,000 or more… Read more

Hyundai’s electric Ioniq 5 crossover could be the ultimate camping companion

With two-way charging, the Ioniq 5 could supply power for a full range of electrical devices Hyundai unveiled the all-new Ioniq 5, an electric midsize SUV with nearly 300 miles of range and a two-way charging feature that is sure to make this a popular EV for outdoor activities. The Ioniq 5, which will go… Read more

VW’s next electric SUV, the ID 5 coupe, will go into production in 2021

Volkswagen confirmed that its next electric vehicle, the ID 5, will start production in Germany in the second half of 2021. The first pilot series of the ID 5 has already started production, the automaker confirmed in a recent tweet. The ID 5 will be a coupe version of the ID 4 compact SUV, which… Read more

Reddit’s lead GameStop hypebeast is being sued for his role in the stock surge

“Roaring Kitty,” also known as u/DeepFuckingValue on Reddit and Keith Patrick Gill in real life, is now the target of a lawsuit (which you can view below) that claims he manipulated the market to increase GameStop’s stock price. The lawsuit claims that he created a “fake persona” of an investment newbie, while actually having several… Read more

Toyota will debut its first mass-market EVs in the US this year

Toyota will finally introduce its first mass-market all-electric vehicles in the United States later this year, the world’s leading automaker announced Wednesday, though it offered no further details about vehicle type or pricing. Toyota has previously said it’s developing an electric SUV on a new flexible platform that can power multiple EVs, following in the… Read more

Audi reveals its Porsche-powered E-Tron GT

Images: Audi Starting at a cool $100,000 Audi has announced the E-Tron GT, an expensive new high-performance electric sedan built on technology developed for Porsche’s first EV, the Taycan. Due out this spring in Europe, the E-Tron GT will start at €99,800 with a top-spec RS version starting at €138,200. It will then come stateside… Read more

Toyota teams up with Aurora and Denso on robotaxi development

It’s 2021 and we’re still finding unique ways to pair up to develop self-driving cars. The latest is between Toyota, AV startup Aurora, and auto part supplier Denso. The three companies will join forces to develop a fleet of robotaxis, with the first hitting the road by the end of this year. It’s a big… Read more

Justice Department closes criminal probe of Ford emissions testing

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has closed a nearly two-year investigation into the process Ford uses to evaluate the emissions of its vehicles, the automaker disclosed in a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ford says it “cooperated fully” with the probe, but no action was taken. Ford originally disclosed the investigation… Read more

The GameStop stock roller coaster has come to the dip

It hasn’t been a good day for WallStreetBets, as GameStop’s stock has plummeted today. AMC, the community’s other bet, dropped as well. But unlike previous dips, the stocks don’t appear to be rallying. Prices stayed low for the entire trading day, something that hasn’t happened since WallStreetBets became a household name one week ago. When… Read more

Google’s using AI to plan electric car trips because EV charging is still a nightmare

Google announced today a new feature for electric vehicle owners that uses artificial intelligence to sort through thousands of public charging stations while finding the best route. The level of technology needed to make this type of route planning functional is a pretty clear indication of what an unholy mess EV charging in America is… Read more

Volkswagen just missed CO2 targets

The Volkswagen Group slightly missed the European Union’s fleet targets for carbon dioxide emissions (CO 2 ) last year. In the pool formed with smaller manufacturers for CO 2 billing, the average emissions of newly sold cars were 99, 8 grams per kilometer driven and thus 0.5 grams above the weight-specific target value, as Volkswagen… Read more

Volkswagen strategy: Trinity electric car comes in 2026

Volkswagen is still struggling with the aftermath of the parallel introduction of two platforms. The giant has imposed a tight pace of development, which is a challenge even with the enormous resources of this group. The pressure is unlikely to ease because, on the one hand, Volkswagen has to make the current modular kits for… Read more