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Everything We Know Skoda Enyaq iV Electric Crossover: Everything We Know

Skoda Enyaq iV Electric Crossover: Everything We Know

Skoda Enyaq iV might be the most economical MEB-based crossover/SUV on the market in Europe.
By Mark Kane 10 May 2020
Design Volkswagen: It's 'Wrong' Not To Use Dedicated Platform For New EVs

Volkswagen: It's 'Wrong' Not To Use Dedicated Platform For New EVs

Volkswagen invested heavily in its flexible all-electric MEB platform and new BEV models.
By Mark Kane 07 May 2020
China VW China Shows Signs Of Business Recovery: MEB EVs Coming In 2020

VW China Shows Signs Of Business Recovery: MEB EVs Coming In 2020

Don't lose hope. According to VW, the situation in China is improving quickly. Within a few months, we hope to see the same elsewhere.
By Mark Kane 09 April 2020
General Volkswagen Shows Off 1-Speed Gearbox For MEB-Based EVs

Volkswagen Shows Off 1-Speed Gearbox For MEB-Based EVs

Volkswagen opts for a two-stage, single-speed transmission for electric motors with a maximum speed of 16,000 rpm.
By Mark Kane 26 February 2020
Official Volkswagen Group To Sell 28 Million BEVs By 2028

Volkswagen Group To Sell 28 Million BEVs By 2028

The plan is 3 million annually in 2025 and 28 million all-electric cars sold by 2028.
By Mark Kane 20 January 2020
Battery Tech Volkswagen: ID.3 Battery Pack In Brief

Volkswagen: ID.3 Battery Pack In Brief

Let's take a quick look at the Volkswagen ID.3 MEB-battery pack
By Mark Kane 10 December 2019
Industry Outlook VW Expects Price Parity Between Gas & Electric Cars In 2nd Wave Of MEB

VW Expects Price Parity Between Gas & Electric Cars In 2nd Wave Of MEB

According to Volkswagen, the first wave of MEB-models will be slightly more expensive than ICE counterparts.
By Mark Kane 04 December 2019
Races and Chases Volkswagen To Focus Motorsport Strategy On Electric: Gives Up On Gas

Volkswagen To Focus Motorsport Strategy On Electric: Gives Up On Gas

VW ID.R electric cars "will play a pioneering role beyond 2019" and MEB-based racing cars are coming.
By Mark Kane 23 November 2019
Manufacturing / Production Volkswagen ID.3 To Be 40% Cheaper To Build Than e-Golf

Volkswagen ID.3 To Be 40% Cheaper To Build Than e-Golf

Volkswagen invested a lot to produce electric cars cheaper than ever before.
By Mark Kane 18 November 2019
General VW ID.3 Electric Motor Is So Compact That It Fits In A Sports Bag

VW ID.3 Electric Motor Is So Compact That It Fits In A Sports Bag

From 2023 on, Volkswagen intends to produce 1.4 million of similar electric drive units annually.
By Mark Kane 14 November 2019
Manufacturing / Production Volkswagen ID.3 Electric Car Officially Enters Production

Volkswagen ID.3 Electric Car Officially Enters Production

First customer cars will be delivered in mid-2020
By Mark Kane 04 November 2019
Corporate / Financial Should VW Subsidize ID.4 EV In The U.S. To Make Up For Dieselgate?

Should VW Subsidize ID.4 EV In The U.S. To Make Up For Dieselgate?

According to an Automotive News writer, that would be the proper way to show contrition.
By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 17 October 2019
Spy Shots Škoda's First MEB-Based Test Mule Spotted In VW Tiguan Skin

Škoda's First MEB-Based Test Mule Spotted In VW Tiguan Skin

This is not a regular Volkswagen Tiguan. It's Škoda's test mule of first MEB-based EV (most likely ID.4 counterpart).
By Mark Kane 16 October 2019
Industry VW Wants MEB Platform To Set Electric Standard: Become Beetle Famous

VW Wants MEB Platform To Set Electric Standard: Become Beetle Famous

The new old logo says it all.
By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 11 September 2019
Manufacturing / Production Volkswagen ID.3 Production To Start In November

Volkswagen ID.3 Production To Start In November

Two months from now, VW will start making MEB-based electric cars in Zwickau, which is poised to become the largest EV plant in Europe.
By Mark Kane 09 September 2019
Concepts Volkswagen Shows Off ID. Buggy In California (w/Video)

Volkswagen Shows Off ID. Buggy In California (w/Video)

Volkswagen ID. Buggy meets original Meyers Manx at the beach in California
By Mark Kane 16 August 2019
Industry Volkswagen Compares Buying EVs To Traveling To The Moon

Volkswagen Compares Buying EVs To Traveling To The Moon

Especially now that it intends to sell them by the millions.
By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 18 July 2019
Manufacturing / Production Production Of Pre-Series Parts For Volkswagen ID.3 Now Underway

Production Of Pre-Series Parts For Volkswagen ID.3 Now Underway

Launching volume in-house production of core components like drive units and battery systems is proof of serious intentions.
By Mark Kane 11 July 2019
Industry VW Says It Has To Convince Suppliers on EVs

VW Says It Has To Convince Suppliers on EVs

At least to the scale the company wants to make them.
By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 09 July 2019
Industry What A Surprise! Ford And VW Will Share EV Platforms

What A Surprise! Ford And VW Will Share EV Platforms

Better said, VW will allow Ford to use the MEB platform.
By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 08 July 2019
Concepts VW May Have Plans For An All-Electric I.D. Shooting Brake

VW May Have Plans For An All-Electric I.D. Shooting Brake

VW appears to be further ramping up its potential all-electric offerings.
By Steven Loveday 16 May 2019
Manufacturing / Production Volkswagen Already Built More Than 200 Pre-Production ID.3

Volkswagen Already Built More Than 200 Pre-Production ID.3

A half-year ahead of the launch of series-production, the Zwickau plant produced more than 200 pre-production ID.3 electric cars.
By Mark Kane 10 May 2019
Battery Tech Volkswagen: Our Electric Car Batteries Last The Life Of The Car

Volkswagen: Our Electric Car Batteries Last The Life Of The Car

VW To Guarantee 70% Battery Capacity For 8 Years Or 160,000 km
By Mark Kane 30 April 2019
Volkswagen I.D. ROOMZZ: Photos & Videos From Shanghai

Volkswagen I.D. ROOMZZ: Photos & Videos From Shanghai

With I.D. ROOMZZ, Volkswagen shows us the biggest vehicle built on the all-electric MEB platform - a full size five-meter long electric SUV, with three rows of seats.
By Mark Kane 16 April 2019
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