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 -
The Rivian-Volkswagen Partnership Will Go Even Further Than We Expected Rivian and Volkswagen are racing to bring next-generation software and electrical architecture to mass-market electric vehicles. By Suvrat Kothari Software - Nov 12 2025 -
Volkswagen Has A China Problem. And It Can’t Fix It Alone The German giant has turned to local partners to help it develop EVs specifically for China, where its current models are struggling. By Andrei Nedelea News - Nov 11 2025 -
EV Sales Are Slowing. Now The Auto Industry Is Banking On A Self-Driving Boom Automakers are banking on an AV comeback. Plus: Tesla's door handle mess gets worse, and even Toyota can't escape tariff pain. By Rob Stumpf Critical Materials - Nov 4 2025 -
Tesla Claims The Cybercab Is Coming In Eight Months—No Steering Wheel, No Pedals Plus, automakers beg the Trump administration not to tax their robots, and Volkswagen has data about how people are buying its EVs. By Rob Stumpf Critical Materials - Oct 23 2025 -
The Problem With Plug-In Hybrids That Keeps Happening Pollution regulators had high hopes for plug-in hybrid cars. There's just one problem: many owners don't plug them in. By Suvrat Kothari Climate - Oct 16 2025 -
Many Volkswagen EVs Don’t Have Battery Preconditioning. Now, There’s A Solution There’s some light tinkering involved, and it’s not exactly elegant. But it works, which could be a huge win this winter. By Iulian Dnistran Aftermarket / Tuning - Oct 5 2025 -
