VW ID.R Set to Defend Goodwood FOS Title
Volkswagen’s ID.R electric race car continues to re-write the rules of what electric cars are supposed to be capable of. In the last few years, the car has set records…
Continue readingVideo: Watch the VW ID.R Blast the Nürburgring Record
Last week, Volkswagen dropped acclaimed racing driver Romain Dumas behind the wheel of the ID.R– one of the most powerful electric race cars ever built. Once he was trapped in,…
Continue readingVW Embraces EVs; will “Atone for its mistakes”
Yesterday, auto giant Volkswagen launched its self-proclaimed “new direction” in the American market with a press release titled “From ‘Think Small’ to “Drive Bigger,’ Volkswagen embraces a new purpose.” This…
Continue readingVW Targets EV Record at Nürburgring
When Volkswagen took its awesome-looking, super swoopy ID. R electric race car to Pike’s Peak last year, everyone kind of figured it would win. They spent a bajillion dollars, though–…
Continue readingRumormill: KTM Wants to Buy Ducati
Volkswagen executives have been trying to sell off their captive motorcycle brand, Ducati, since the fallout from their diesel emissions scandal started to come down. Thus far, VW’s board of…
Continue readingNew Report Says 97% of Auto Mechanics Can’t Work on Electric Cars
Recently published studies from the UK’s Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) revealed that as many as 97% of active auto mechanics aren’t qualified to work on electric cars. Worse,…
Continue readingElectric Car Sharing Set to Launch in Sacramento
Over one hundred EVs are being deployed in a car sharing initiative brought to Sacramento by Envoy and Electrify America. 142 Volkswagen e-Golf electric cars will be available in the…
Continue readingWill VW Build its New Electric Cars in Ford Factories?
Volkswagen has doubled down on electric vehicles in the years following its multi-billion dollar “Dieselgate” emissions cheating scandal. That renewed commitment to replace its gas-powered fleet with low and zero-emission…
Continue readingVolkswagen Ramps Up its E-mobility Program
Volkswagen is spending more than $40 billion to get past its dieselgate scandal. Slick electric products like the Volkswagen ID Buzz (read: new-age Microbus) are going to be the customer-facing…
Continue readingUS Appeals Court: $10 Billion VW Settlement Stands
Any hope VW had of avoiding a $10.03 billion payout to owners of its emissions-cheating diesel cars were dashed Monday, when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a number…
Continue readingElectric VW Shatters All-time Pike’s Peak Record
Volkswagen and the I.D. R Pikes Peak have made history at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), breaking the previous record for electric vehicles, sure– but also beating the…
Continue readingExtreme Downforce of the Volkswagen IDR Pike’s Peak Electric Racecar
Volkswagen has high hopes for its all-electric I.D. R hillclimb race car. With plans to hit the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb, VW hopes a win at that prestigious event with…
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