Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 01:00:33 +0000
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess shared some thoughts on lidar in a recent Reddit Q&A session. Diess answered a variety of questions that were focused on software, electrification, and autonomy. When asked about his thoughts on lidar technology, he said that it was essential in achieving Level 3 autonomy. “Lidar technology is still expensive, but today […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 01:00:33 +0000
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess shared some thoughts on lidar in a recent Reddit Q&A session. Diess answered a variety of questions that were focused on software, electrification, and autonomy. When asked about his thoughts on lidar technology, he said that it was essential in achieving Level 3 autonomy. “Lidar technology is still expensive, but today […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:00:31 +0000
Germany’s PEV passenger car market started the year with a small increase over the same month last year, with the almost 40,000 units registered in January representing an 8% increase in sales. The main culprits for the lukewarm performance were the PHEVs, which were down 8% YoY. Meanwhile, BEVs grew 28%, to 20,892 units, with […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:55:06 +0000
The ID. Life concept is no more. What’s next for Volkswagen in the electric urban car segment?
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:40:33 +0000
After almost 2 years away, the Volkswagen e-Up! is back.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:53:17 +0000
German automakers and their fans are fond of talking smack about Tesla, or at least planning to overtake the US company. Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess famously said in January 2020 that he and his company were “pretty optimistic that we can still keep up with Tesla and probably overtake them at some point.” Make […]
Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:05:59 +0000
From transmissions to axles to whole cars, Magna has got your EV ambitions covered!
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:05:17 +0000
Over-the-air updates will bring many new features to the Volkswagen ID.4 this summer.
Credit to Author: EV News Today| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 04:57:23 +0000
The day is done but the EV news has not all been covered yet. Below are various press releases and other EV news items that you may have missed and may like to read. Jump in! EVs smart officially unveils name for its new generation of all-electric vehicles Hyundai announces battery enhancements and specification changes […]
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 03:48:58 +0000
Dacia Spring is #1! While the overall auto market fell off a cliff in January (-19% YoY), the French plugin passenger car market hit the accelerator, all thanks to pure electrics (BEVs) jumping 58%, to 10,217 registrations. Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) dropped 3% YoY, to 7,934 units, allowing pure electrics to have 56% of plugin sales. […]