Interview: VW exec kick-starts brand’s bid to become an EV leader
Jochen Sengpiehl, VW brand head of marketing, acknowledges Tesla’s lead but insists that VW will be there for the next generation of EV adopters.
Electric vehicles
Volkswagen plans 36,000 charging points for electric cars throughout Europe
Tesco is already part of the deal to increase charging infrastructure right across the EU and UK. German automakers getting pretty damn serious about electric. …
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BMW carries curved dash tradition into new electric generation
Munich’s finest have always been famous for their driver oriented dashboard designs. Now the famous curved dash will appear in a new guise in the …
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We don’t want to tell anyone what to do, says BMW
At AGM, company looks to multi-platform, multi-drivetrain future responding to the demands of different markets it operates. Within two years, the company will offer five …
Hope for GM workers as electric truck maker eyes Lordstown plant
The Detroit News reports the plant closed as part of restructuring could be sold to Workhorse, a little known Ohio manufacturer of hybrid trucks and …
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Daimler’s Tesla killer EQC 400 starts production at Bremen
Daimler announces the Mercedes-Benz EQC can be ordered in German showrooms from today starting at €71,281. “With the Mercedes-Benz EQC, we are entering a new …
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Jaguar, Audi EVs top World Car awards in New York
The Detroit News reports that electric cars dominated the 2019 World Car of the Year awards at the New York auto show, with Jaguar’s I-Pace …
Audi rekindles the spirit of the A2 with A1:ME concept
Audi gets adventurous with an electric autonomous city car concept that echoes the last really interesting Audi – the A2 launched twenty years ago. But …
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Jens Marquardt on the BMW i drivetrain in Formula E.
BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt talks about the BMW i drivetrain’s key role in Formula E and looks back at the six races of Season …
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Daimler confirms Smart joint venture with Geely
Manufacture of next generation all-electric Smart brand cars will switch to all -new facility in China, sales to begin in 2022. Plans include new B-segment …
BMWi goes ice testing in Sweden for three next gen electric vehicles
BMWi division is preparing to launch its next generation of solely electrically powered models. Three of the brand’s electric models are currently going through winter …
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