14 Family EVs Faced This Freezing Highway Simulation. One Was A Clear Winner The EVs had to travel 361 miles under identical but simulated conditions, and a 300 kW fast charger was available at all times. By Iulian Dnistran Range / Efficiency - Jan 26 -
The Volkswagen ID.4 Is Getting A New Name—And It’s One You Already Know Volkswagen’s best-selling car in the U.S. will lend its name to the ID.4 later this year, when the EV gets a comprehensive facelift. By Iulian Dnistran News - Jan 26 -
The Latest Challenge Facing EV Companies: What To Name The Cars The days of guesswork in car showrooms are numbered as automakers drop their confusing, Wi-Fi password-like EV names. By Suvrat Kothari Weird - Jan 24 -
Tesla’s Robot Dreams Hit Reality As Musk Warns Production Will Be 'Agonizingly Slow’ Plus, a new bill would claw back funding for EV chargers and Scout's direct-to-consumer sales plans spark another lawsuit. By Rob Stumpf Critical Materials - Jan 22 -
Volkswagen Beats Tesla To Become Europe's Top EV Brand In 2025 The Model Y was Tesla’s best-seller in Europe, but it wasn’t enough to fend off Volkswagen on the constructors’ list. By Iulian Dnistran Europe - Jan 22 -
Europe's Most Popular Plug-In Hybrid Last Year Was This BYD In its first full year on sale in Europe, BYD’s PHEV crossover outsold fan favorites like the Volkswagen Tiguan and Volvo XC60. By Iulian Dnistran Sales - Jan 21 -
Germany's New EV Subsidies Apply To Extended-Range EVs And Chinese Brands Germany is reviving its EV subsidy program, and this time both Chinese-built and extended-range EVs will be eligible for incentives. By Rob Stumpf News - Jan 20 -
The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Is A Hit–Just Not In The U.S. The electric minivan didn’t do great in the U.S., but its performance globally has been rock solid. By Iulian Dnistran Sales - Jan 16 -
Trump Is Ready For Chinese EVs: 'Let China Come In' Plus, three automakers named most innovative in EVs and Ford explains its $19.5 billion writedown. By Rob Stumpf News - Jan 15 -
Surprise: This Was Germany's Best-Selling EV In 2025 It’s a Volkswagen, but it’s likely not the one you are thinking about. By Andrei Nedelea News - Jan 13 -
Republicans Are Finally Warming Up To Electric Cars Plus, Ram boss says EVs "will take over" and Europe offers China a way out of tariffs. By Rob Stumpf News - Jan 13 -
Not Just Buttons: Volkswagen's Latest EV Goes Retro With A 'Tape Deck' Rejoice, aging millennials and Gen Z cassette enthusiasts: the new Volkswagen ID. Polo packs lots of salutes to 20th-century tech. By Patrick George Design - Jan 4 -
Volkswagen Declares That Buttons Are Back For Electric Cars Goodbye, annoying window controls. Hello, proper physical controls everywhere. By Iulian Dnistran Official - Jan 3 -
Kia’s PV5 Makes The VW ID. Buzz Look Excessive Kia’s new van-based electric people carrier might have just the right blend of style, practicality and pricing to become a winner. By Andrei Nedelea Buying Tips - Dec 23 2025 -
Volkswagen ID. Polo Prototype Drive: 'Volkswagen Is Back' With This Compact EV Volkswagen’s important new electric city car takes a turn for the traditional and it’s all the better for it. By Andrei Nedelea News - Dec 21 2025 -
The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Won't Get A 2026 Model The retro electric van had been in the works for years. Now it's taking a break after one model year. By Tim Levin News - Dec 19 2025 -
Ford's EV Retreat Comes With A $19.5 Billion Price Tag Plus, China ratchets down new car pricing and Hyundai's leadership reshuffle brings an ex-Porsche engineer to the forefront. By Rob Stumpf Critical Materials - Dec 16 2025 -
‘A Bastion For Yesterday’s Technology’: Why The EU's Gas-Ban Retreat Could Backfire A lifeline for Europe's automakers, or "a wake-up call for the industry?" Plus, new data on what America's fuel economy cutback really means. By Patrick George Critical Materials - Dec 15 2025 -
The Volkswagen ID. Polo Is A 280-Mile, Sub-$30,000 EV For The Masses The all-new electric subcompact hatchback will be available with LFP and NMC batteries made in Europe. By Iulian Dnistran Official - Dec 15 2025 -
Europe Is Stuck Between Gas-Car Bans And China’s EV Takeover Today on Critical Materials: the EU's EV mandate explained, EVs are selling 18% slower and Uber pulls back EV incentives. By Rob Stumpf Critical Materials - Dec 11 2025 -
BYD Is Speedrunning Its Takeover Of Europe Plus, Tesla to squeeze China out of its U.S. supply chain and the Germans are in too deep. By Rob Stumpf Critical Materials - Nov 18 2025 -
The Global Nissan-Honda Merger Failed. But A U.S. Partnership Is Very Much Alive Plus, Volkswagen is delaying its Audi plant in the U.S. and the country’s raw lithium production is getting a boost. By Suvrat Kothari Critical Materials - Nov 14 2025 -
Volkswagen Adds Smartwatch Support For U.S. Vehicles EV owners can check the charging status and unlock their vehicle from their wrist. By Iulian Dnistran Technology - Nov 14 2025 -
Toyota's $10 Billion U.S. Investment Means It Could Export Cars Back To Japan Plus, Xiaomi is becoming a giant and Rivian's joint venture with VW could soon extend to gas cars. By Rob Stumpf News - Nov 13 2025 -
