Electric car batteries could be used to stabilise the energy grid by charging the battery in times of excess supply and selling electricity back to the grid at times when supplies of electricity from wind and solar power are low BERLIN: Volkswagen’s expansion in electric cars will open up new business opportunities in storing and […]
Volkswagen Dreams Up Robot That Brings Charger to Your Parked EV
EV sales have really picked up in the last few years, but there are still a few drawbacks that keep them off some car buyers’ shopping lists. One of those is that it’s not always easy to find a charger. Volkswagen is working on a solution to that very issue: a robot that brings the […]
Volkswagen raises 2025 electric car production forecast, sells 250,000 in six years
The Volkswagen brand expects to produce 1.5 million electric cars in 2025. It targets reaching one million electric cars by the end of 2023, two years earlier than previously predicted. Over the next few years, Volkswagen intends to gain a leadership position in the global e-mobility space and is planning an investment of 33 billion […]
Volkswagen starts factory production of electric car it says is ‘accessible to millions’
A ceremony held at Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant was attended by CEO Herbert Diess and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Some of the automotive industry’s major players are now making moves in the electric vehicle sector. The Volkswagen Group officially started series production of its ID.3 electric car Monday, with the German auto giant aiming to become […]
Volkswagen and software expert has·to·be cooperate to expand charging infrastructure
Group subsidiary Elli acquires minority stake in leading software provider for the operation of electrical charging stations Partnership for easy, standardized and convenient charging has·to·be software is already being used to connect Volkswagen’s charging infrastructure to the Group’s own charging infrastructure WOLFSBURG : Volkswagen is increasing its commitment to charging infrastructures and will work closely […]
Electric vehicle plan aspirational, but non-viable: Volkswagen
CHENNAI: Automaker Volkswagen said it has no immediate plan to launch any e-vehicle (EVs) in India, as it makes no sense to be part of India’s electrification plan with no supporting infrastructure. “E-mobility is purely an aspirational and political plan in India. There are no enough charging stations across the nation, which makes it a […]
Europe Set to Race Past US in Battery Manufacturing
Europe’s battery manufacturing capacity is on the cusp of dramatic growth, though much of the investment and know-how are coming from Asian companies. A slew of recent announcements has left Europe poised to overtake North America in terms of battery manufacturing capacity by 2023, analyst figures show. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) expects European nameplate […]
Volkswagen launches WeShare all-electric car sharing service
Making good on plans revealed last year to debut an EV-exclusive car sharing service, Volkswagen is actually launching its fleet for customers – debuting WeShare, a new shared service similar to Car2Go or GM’s Maven, but featuring only all-electric vehicles. Initially, WeShare will be available only in Berlin, where it’s launching today with 1,500 Volkswagen […]
Volkswagen leads €886 million investment in Northvolt to power Europe with its gigafactory for lithium-ion batteries
The future will require sustainable batteries to store renewable energy, and lots of them. Stockholm-based Northvolt has taken the lead, and has just announced a capital raise of €886 million to build Europe’s first gigafactory for lithium-ion battery cells, Northvolt Ett, in Skellefteå, Sweden. This comes just a month after securing a €350 million loan […]
Volkswagen Will Install EV Chargers In A Very Unusual Place
When you’re done shopping, your car will be fully charged. Tesla’s Supercharger network has quickly become the world’s most extensive pieces of EV charging infrastructure and continues to improve with more locations and faster-charging technology. But with Volkswagen planning its own onslaught of electric vehicles, the German automaker will be investing huge sums into a charging network of […]
