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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 readingVolkswagen’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 readingLast 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 readingYesterday, 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 readingWhen 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 readingVolkswagen 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 readingRecently 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 readingOver 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 readingVolkswagen 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 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 readingAny 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 readingVolkswagen 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 readingVolkswagen 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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