Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:05:13 +0000
Volkswagen says it has developed a new more powerful and more efficient motor and drive system for its electric cars.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:05:33 +0000
Volkswagen says it has developed a pulse inverter internally that improves powertrain efficiency by 20%. That’s a really big deal.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022 13:56:24 +0000
Volkswagen continues to ponder what course It wants to take to the electric car future under new CEO Oliver Blume.
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:30:31 +0000
It isn’t easy going green. Volkswagen Group began producing electric cars based on its modular e-chassis, named MEB, in 2019. That platform is flexible enough to be the basis for small city cars, SUVs like the ID.4, and vans like the ID. Buzz. But despite its flexibility, the company was busy developing other platforms custom […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 01:41:48 +0000
Volkswagen electric car sales were up strongly year on year in the first half of 2022, despite supply chain issues.
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:17:59 +0000
Norway, the global leader in electric vehicle adoption, saw plugin electrics take 90.5% share of the auto market in January 2022, up from 80.7% year-on-year. Full electrics alone took a record 83.7% share, with combustion-only vehicles at a new low of 4.9% share. Overall auto sales were down almost 23% year-on-year, to 7,959 units, in […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 04:30:00 +0000
Below is a Volkswagen press release from early December. We don’t typically publish straight press releases, but I figured this one could be a useful point of reference in years to come. There isn’t an enormous amount of information here, but there is a basic explanation of how the VW ID.3’s battery system is set up, including certain key specs and figures. Read on if you are curious
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 04:35:13 +0000
Volkswagen is consolidating all vehicle operating system development into one new division. The new ethernet connected system will replace the CAN bus used in most new cars today.