In an official press release, Volkswagen disclosed that the demand for electric vehicles in Germany is increasing. The company makes this conclusion based on the orders for its own BEVs and PHEVs. For example, every second order for the up! model series is for the fully electric version - around 20,000 orders have been received. The GTE versions of the current Passat generation have also become increasingly more...

30 March 2020

Volkswagen has concluded the first phase and is now starting with the second phase of its TRANSFORM 2025+ strategy. This phase is about bringing electric vehicles for the masses on the roads. The ID.3, the first all-electric car based on the new MEB electric platform, is set to be delivered to customers starting this summer. The brand's first all-electric SUV, the ID.4, will follow afterward. By 2022, the brand will...

18 March 2020

After confirming that the series-production version of the ID.CROZZ will be named ID.4 and shining some light on its launch schedule, Volkswagen is now providing some more details about the vehicle itself. The production version of Volkswagen's first all-electric SUV will go on sale within the next 12 months. This is the second MEB-based model from the brand and the first to go on sale in America. The pre-production...

5 March 2020

Volkswagen has now confirmed that what has been so far known as the ID.CROZZ will be named ID.4 in the form of a series production SUV. It will be launched this year. The model will have a range of up to 500 km depending on the drive package. The ID.4 will initially be launched with rear-wheel drive, while an electric all-wheel-drive version will be added to the portfolio at a later date. "Just like the ID.3, the...

3 March 2020

Volkswagen and "Volkswagen und Audi Partnerverband" will deploy a new sales model for the all-electric ID. family in Germany that will come into effect in April. How does it work? Local VW dealers will act as agents. They will be responsible for the acquisition, sales consultation, organizing test drives, transaction processing and vehicle handover in coordination with Volkswagen. They will not deal with vehicle...

20 February 2020

Volkswagen and E.ON have presented the prototype of a new, flexible ultra-fast charging station, which will be unveiled in Essen. This new tech will make possible the creation of a dense public network of ultra-fast e-vehicle charging stations much faster than expected before. E.ON has already detected interested in this solution on behalf of municipal utilities and local authorities as well as from filling stations...

11 February 2020