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VW will start testing its Argo AI-powered self-driving vans in Germany this summer

Volkswagen will start testing its new autonomous vehicles in Germany this summer, the company announced Wednesday. The German automaker’s electric ID Buzz vans will use hardware and software developed by Argo AI, a Pittsburgh-based startup that is backed by Ford and VW. The aim is to launch a commercial delivery and micro-transit service in Germany… Read more

Volkswagen is being investigated for its ‘Voltswagen’ stunt

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Volkswagen’s “Voltswagen” debacle to see how the stunt affected the automaker’s stock price, and whether it broke any securities laws, according to Der Spiegel. The faux rebranding took place on March 29th, when Volkswagen’s American subsidiary “accidentally” published a draft press release about changing its… Read more

Ford takes its first step toward producing its own electric car batteries

Ford announced the launch of a new battery development center in Michigan, the first step toward taking on some of the burden of building its own battery cells for electric cars in-house. The new “global battery center of excellence” will be called Ford Ion Park and will be based in Southeast Michigan. Ford said the… Read more

Skoda Enyaq iV 80 review: Smooth operator

(Pocket-lint) – Flick your eyes over the Skoda Enyaq fast enough and, shocker, you might kind-of mistake it for a Tesla Model X from certain angles. No, there’s no crazy gullwing doors here. No, there’s not quite as much real-world range either (it’s not far off, on paper, at least). But, heck, the Skoda doesn’t… Read more

The Q4 E-Tron is Audi’s best shot yet at selling a lot of EVs

Images: Audi Filed under: Electric Cars Built on Volkswagen’s EV tech Audi is taking wider aim at the growing market for electric vehicles with two new compact EVs: the Q4 E-Tron and the Q4 Sportback E-Tron. Revealed on Wednesday and due out later this year, the two electric SUVs are far more affordable than the… Read more

Skoda Octavia iV plug-in hybrid review: A step into the future?

(Pocket-lint) – Electrification is the future. Policy makers as well as car makers have asserted that. So while the revolution’s wheels begin to turn, there’s a good interim point to jump in – a hybrid plug-in, such as this, the Skoda Octavia iV. The “iV” part of the equation is what tells you this is… Read more

Volkswagen is really rebranding as ‘Voltswagen’ in the US

Volkswagen is changing the name of its American brand to Voltswagen, in a not-so-subtle nod to the German automaker’s multibillion-dollar effort to become the biggest electric vehicle manufacturer in the world. The company was apparently planning to make the announcement at the end of April but accidentally published a press release about the name change… Read more

Volkswagen offers new details about its adorable ID Buzz electric microbus

Volkswagen clarified some new details about the release of the ID Buzz, the electric microbus that we first saw in concept form way back in 2017. In an interview with Car and Driver, VW’s head of commercial vehicles, Carsten Intra, confirmed previous reports that the ID Buzz’s release in the US was delayed from 2022… 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

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

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

#TGIQF – the news quiz for calendar week 3

Netflix reports record numbers, SpaceX buys oil construction platforms and VW invests in the future of electric cars. Test your knowledge of news in the news quiz! Good news for Netflix, heavy fines for Valve and other game companies – and a new model of the Raspberry Pi that costs just 4 euros. If you… Read more

VW ID.3 Pure: basic model for 21,925 euros

It didn’t quite work out, but the cause is likely to be primarily from politics: The basic model of the VW ID.3 should, as the group announced at the launch, be less than 30. 000 Cost euros. Now are 31.495 Euros, of which, however, a manufacturer’s share of 3570 euros and 6000 euros from the… 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