VW Works to Preserve Civil Rights Legacy of Esau and Janie B. Jenkins
You may not know the story of Esau and Janie B. Jenkins. Being honest, I didn’t know that much about it before I started working on this article. The Jenkins’…
Continue readingVolkswagen ID.R Smashes Tianmen Mountain Record
“China Challenge” mastered – Volkswagen’s fully-electric prototype sets new benchmark on Tianmen Mountain Romain Dumas conquers the 99 hairpins on the 10.906-kilometre “Big Gate Road” in less than 8 minutes…
Continue readingForbidden Fruit: 5 Great EVs You Can’t Buy in the US
Enrg.io is largely based in the United States. As such, we have access to some of the best electric cars in the world from Tesla, Nissan, and others– but we…
Continue readingVW to Test Self-Charging Autonomous EVs
As first reported by The Verge, Volkswagen will be teaming up with Stable Auto, a California startup, to test self-charging autonomous all-electric vehicles (EV’s). The effort will be conducted under…
Continue readingBentley Honey, a New Play on the New Flying B
Bentley is owned by Volkswagen. And– as Volkswagen is “turning over a new leaf” by putting a heavy emphasis on electrification, carbon neutral manufacturing, and corporate responsibility– so, too, must…
Continue readingEx Audi CEO Gets Criminally Charged for Diesel Cheat
Criminal charges were officially filed against former Audi CEO, Rupert Stadler, earlier today, for his role in the 2015 Volkswagen-Audi emissions cheating scandal that’s become known as “Dieselgate”. The public…
Continue readingVolkswagen Introduces New Line of E-Scooters
The Volkswagen Group is jumping into the e-scooter game. In an announcement on the company’s website earlier this month, Volkswagen delivered details on its plan to improve “micromobility” within cities….
Continue readingFord Will Use VW Tech to Build its Electric Cars
Ford may be pushing hard to develop electric cars for China, but its efforts to bring electric cars to its traditional markets in the US and Europe have, arguably, been…
Continue readingSEC Defends Defends Diesel Emissions Cheating Case Against VW
Back in March, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against VW and its former CEO, Martin Winterkorn, for defrauding U.S. investors by raising billions of dollars through the…
Continue readingVW Type 20 Concept Highlights 20 Years of Innovation
Get Plugged In In a hurry? Here are the major points in this post. Electric Microbus Concept Marries Old and New Technology VW is Renaming and Re-tasking its Technology Center…
Continue readingVW Says “Carbon Neutral” is the Only Way Forward
In the aftermath of VW’s multi-billion dollar diesel emissions cheating scandal that saw several executives face criminal charges and jail time, VW has been trying to reinvent itself as a…
Continue readingVolkswagen Secures EV Batteries Through 2023
Between its Volkswagen, Audi, and Seat brands, the Volkswagen Group has committed to building more than 300,000 electric vehicles in 2021. That’s a whole lot of electric cars from the…
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