Volkswagen

Robocars: is Apple planning a car project with Hyundai?

According to a report by the Bloomberg news agency, in which Hyundai confirmed talks between the two companies, the shares of the car maker on the Seoul Stock Exchange shot up by almost a quarter. Then Hyundai rowed back publicly: Various companies had asked for talks about the development of autonomous electric cars. The discussions… Read more

heise + | Electricity vs. fuel: who drives cheaper – VW ID.4 or Tiguan?

With the ID.4, VW is offering an electric car in the SUV segment for the first time – where it meets the bestseller Tiguan. We show which model is cheaper in the end. The Tiguan was recently the most successful VW globally. The ID.4 – here in the picture – now competes with it internally…. Read more

Record electric car sales in 2020, + 251.5%

Also in December the data show a ‘surge of 52% on the previous month. The 2020 was an absolutely atypical year due to the COVID pandemic – 19, with significant impacts also on the automobile market by Rosario Grasso published 07 January 2021 , at 12: 51 in the Technology channel The 2020 closes with… Read more

More than half of Norwegian new cars in 2020 were purely battery-electric

In Norway 141. 412 Newly registered cars. 76. 789 of which are purely battery-powered, that is 050 percent. This means that for the first time in Norway, more than half of all new cars are battery-electric. Added to this are 28. 905 Plug-in hybrids, the share of new cars with rechargeable batteries in Norway is… Read more

Opel parent company PSA: Shareholders welcome the merger with Fiat Chrysler to form Stellantis

The shareholders of the Opel parent company PSA have approved the merger with Fiat Chrysler (FCA) with an overwhelming majority. The company announced this after an extraordinary general meeting on Monday. Due to the restrictions in France due to the Covid – 19 – pandemic, there was no face-to-face event for the shareholders. “Historic moment”… Read more

Tesla fell just short of delivering 500,000 vehicles in 2020

Tesla fell just shy of hitting CEO Elon Musk’s goal of delivering 500,000 vehicles in 2020, the company announced Saturday, having shipped a record 499,550 throughout the year — or 99.91 percent. Tesla said the final tally could vary by as much as 0.5 percent, though, so it’s possible that it will eclipse the 500,000… Read more

Volkswagen unveiled a working prototype of a robot that will charge electric cars. It is similar to R2-D2

Volkswagen has presented a working prototype of a robot that will charge electric cars. The company came up with this idea at least a year ago, but only now VW showed its idea in practice, confirmed by the video below. The mobile loading robot looks like the Star Wars droid R2-D2. Not only in appearance,… Read more

Volkswagen's exhaust fraud: more than 25,000 individual lawsuits ended with settlement

The compensation payments by the Volkswagen Group to around 55. 000 Individual diesel plaintiffs were settled in almost half of all cases at the turn of the year. As the dpa learned from the company, in the separate proceedings outside of the large sample comparison, “a total of 25. 000 “Agreements concluded. In these cases,… Read more

Volkswagen: the robot that recharges cars is (almost) reality

The first idea was shown a year ago, now the German company seems to want to get serious with the creation of a very special charging solution of Andrea Bai published on 29 December 2020 , at 11: 21 in the Technology channel Volkswagen The German car manufacturer Volkswagen claimed to have built a prototype… Read more

Osterloh: Volkswagen focuses on the new IT department

The newly created board department for software at Volkswagen is intended to accelerate the integration of systems in cars and all platforms in the group equally. “In terms of content, industrial and vehicle IT must first be represented together,” said works council boss Bernd Osterloh on 29. Dec. 2020 of the German Press Agency. “IT… Read more

heise + | Iron Age: How LFP cells are changing the battery market for electric cars

An iron phosphate cell is comparatively large and heavy. Nevertheless, Tesla and Volkswagen want to advance this development, and for good reasons. The BYD models D1 (in the picture) and the premium sedan Han are delivered with LFP cells. These are built directly into the outer crash shell. This is called Cell-to-Pack (CtP). BYD itself… Read more

Volkswagen: stop the production of the electric Golf to make room for the ID.3

Volkswagen has confirmed that the production of The electric e-Golf at the Dresden factory was discontinued. The production lines from now on will be dedicated to the new ID.3 of Rosario Grasso published on 24 December 2020 , at 11: 31 in the Technology channel Volkswagen Volkswagen will focus on the project ID.3 , dedicating… Read more

heise + | Digital Identity: Race to dominate digital identity verification

In the market for secure digital identities, private providers are competing with the state: Verimi and Yes want to replace the electronic identity card. Digital Identity: Race for the dominance of digital identity verification Models from the north Digital storage and acceptance Three services for digital identification Together against Google and Apple Article in c’t… Read more

EU approves mega merger of PSA and Fiat Chrysler, subject to conditions

The EU no longer has any antitrust concerns about the planned mega merger between the Opel parent company PSA and Fiat Chrysler (FCA). However, the prospect of approval is tied to obligations, as the EU Commission announced. The takeover will create the fourth-largest car company in the world. The crux of light commercial vehicles “We… Read more

Stephan Weil: VW can turn things around, suppliers in danger

In the opinion of Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Stephan Weil, the quickest possible switch to electric vehicles for manufacturers and suppliers will become a question of fate for the German auto industry until 2030. “The pressure, within ten years between 60 and 65 Converting percent of sales to an electromobile basis is huge, “said the… Read more