Volkswagen is resurrecting its iconic Westfalia van with the upcoming all-electric ID.BUZZ heavily inspired by the 1950s Type 2 Microbus. In a new promotional video, VW gives us a glimpse of how wonderful van life will be with the ID.BUZZ. The all-electric van will have an RWD version with an 83 kWh hour battery, 200 miles of range and 268 hp of power. A high-end version of the ID.BUZZ will offer an AWD drivetrain...

10 May 2019

Within the first 24 hours of its introduction, the VW ID.3 has received more than 10,000 registrations. Potential customers can register for an early production slot for the ID.3 online by paying a deposit of €1,000. Pre-booking in Europe was launched yesterday and is available for the special edition of the model dubbed ID.3 1st. It will be produced in 30,000 vehicles and will have three versions. The pre-booking...

9 May 2019

In less than two hours Volkswagen will hold a press conference introducing its new generation of all-electric vehicles under the ID. family. The press conference will be live streamed from Berlin and will start at 13:00 CEST. You can watch it from the video below - it will be available upon the start of the show. The main star will be the Volkswagen ID.3. This model is expected to have three versions. The most basic...

8 May 2019

In an interview, Frank Bloome, head of Volkswagen's Center of Excellence for Battery Cells, gives some insight into the company's batteries that will power its upcoming BEVs. For starters, he shares that the new vehicles are built around the battery (the MEB platform) and this allows for lots of power to be stored, hence Volkswagen BEVs can achieve ranges of up to 550 km. Mr Bloome continues saying that VW...

29 April 2019

At the "Brand SUV Night" in the run-up to Auto Shanghai 2019, Volkswagen has presented the ID. ROOMZZ concept. This all-electric multivariable SUV of the five-metre class is suitable for both family and business requirements alike. It will be presented to the public at Auto Shanghai 2019 from April 18 to April 26. The production version of the car will be first available in China in 2021. "This SUV is a monolith...

14 April 2019

Volkswagen has signed a memorandum of understanding with China-based Ganfeng Lithium. The agreement states that Ganfeng will supply lithium to Volkswagen and its suppliers for the next 10 years. With this, the company secures access to an important share of the available raw materials for battery production. The global lithium demand is expected to more than double by 2023. The two companies will also cooperate in...

5 April 2019