Volkswagen

Electric truck: VW truck subsidiary Traton and Hino cooperate

The VW commercial vehicle holding Traton and its Japanese partner Hino want to develop electric trucks together in the future. To this end, the companies have signed a corresponding agreement, as Volkswagen announced on Wednesday (27. October 2020) in Munich. “The next important step in electrification” “This new joint venture with our strong partner Hino… Read more

Electric cars in Europe: number of newly registered plug-in hybrids tripled

146. 000 Plug-in hybrids (PHEV) were newly registered in the five largest Western European car markets plus five other European countries in the third quarter of this year. That means an increase of 279 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The management consultancy Strategy & analyzed this in a study that… Read more

Volkswagen boss Diess finds the car purchase bonuses sufficient

Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess now finds new car purchase bonuses unnecessary, as he told the Financial Times : “Unless we are faced with a second lockdown or another economic downturn, I would argue that there is no need for a new purchase premium. There were quite a few incentives out there for electric cars and… Read more

Schaeffler Board of Management: Electric cars will increase CO2 emissions by 2030

The increasing spread of electric cars will increase CO 2 emissions for the first time in these ten years. This is assumed by Uwe Wagner, Chief Research Officer at the automotive supplier Schaeffler. Don’t miss any news! With our daily newsletter you will receive every morning all the news from heise online of the past… Read more

VW subsidiary Traton offers Navistar desired price for acquisition

The Volkswagen commercial vehicle subsidiary Traton and the US truck manufacturer Navistar have reached an agreement in principle on the takeover. Traton will “by way of a merger all shares of Navistar that are not already held by Traton, at a price of 44, 50 Acquire US dollars per Navistar share, “says a press release…. Read more

Uber boss sees passenger transport law as outdated and environmentally harmful

“Germany still has a lot to do in passenger transport law,” said Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi in an interview. The obligation to return rental cars between two trips “fell out of time”. It leads to unnecessary empty trips and is pointless in a country that attaches so much importance to environmental protection. Don’t miss any… Read more

heise + | Electricity vs. Fuel: Who drives cheaper – VW ID.3 or Golf 8?

VW’s ID.3 should not cost more than a Golf TDI. We’ll show whether that’s right with a view to purchase and maintenance and whether the Golf Hybrid is an alternative. (Image: Volkswagen) Electricity vs. Fuel: Who drives cheaper – VW ID.3 or Golf 8? Purchase Maintenance Loss of value Conclusion Table of cost comparisons For… Read more

Mégane eVision: this is how the Renault electric cars of the future will be

To the 95% the electric cars of the Renault Group will follow the aesthetic principles of this concept by Rosario Grasso published 17 October 2020 , at 10: 31 in the Technology channel Renault Mégane eVision is a concept just shown by Renault to indicate the route that will follow with its next electric vehicles… Read more

The electric cars are here, or are they? | c't uplink # 34.9

For whom is an e-car worthwhile? Is there already a second-hand market and what actually makes a Tesla? We ask ourselves questions like these in c’t uplink this week. The reason for the topic was a short test of the Volkswagen ID.3 in the current c’t. As the owner of a Nissan Leaf, Sven Hansen… Read more

Electric cars are almost as cheap to maintain as petrol and diesel

Maintaining an electric car in the small and compact class is monthly 10 Euros more expensive than the maintenance of a diesel and 21 Euros more expensive than that of a gasoline engine. This is what the car leasing specialist Leaseplan has calculated for its latest “Car Cost Index”. Are in the middle class segment… Read more

Presentation of the Renault Megane Evision: Small electric vehicle with a lot of power

Renault presents the Megane Evision study. Despite the name, it has nothing to do with the current Mégane, but is on a new platform that was only developed for e-cars. At 4, 01 meters in length, it is much shorter than the Mégane, promising with a wheelbase of 2, 77 meters but a very generous… Read more

Greens want climate-neutral road traffic “well before” 2050

In the opinion of the Greens, the proportion of renewable energies in road traffic should be up to 2030 to 30 percent and “well before” the year 2050 on 100 percent increase. This emerges from a resolution by the party’s parliamentary group on its fuel strategy. They want to “implement these goals also through the… Read more

The Greens are calling for emissions tests to be expanded

Stephan Kühn, currently still the transport policy spokesman for the Greens in the Bundestag, has spoken out in favor of significantly expanding emissions tests. The tests of the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) would represent only a fraction of all registered vehicles, said Kühn. He also advocated transferring emissions tests from the KBA to an independent authority. The… Read more

This is Sony’s Spatial Reality Display, and you can buy one for $5,000 in November

Two days ago, I received a giant heavy metal wedge from Sony. The largest side contained a camera, and a 15.6-inch 4K screen. I plugged it into a powerful gaming computer, and fired up the first demo. A tiny, intricately detailed Volkswagen Atlas materialized in front of my face — and when I pressed a… Read more

Skoda Superb iV Estate plug-in hybrid review: The name doesn’t lie

(Pocket-lint) – There was a time when the Skoda name and badge would see people turn up their noses. But the Czech marque, under Volkswagen Group, has fully earned its stripes and turned the tables. Indeed, the company’s modern cars are so proud of the name that it’s spelled out in full across the rear… Read more