VW Archives - Renew Economy

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Model 3 leads Europe EV sales as electric and hybrid cars overtake diesel
Tesla, Volkswagen and Renault lead landmark moment in Europe auto industry in September which saw more electrified vehicles sold than diesel-fuelled.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 4, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen ID.3 leads record electric vehicle sales in most successful EV market
Norway breaks through another electric vehicle market milestone, passing 60% market share in September thanks to the arrival of the ID.3.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 6, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Volkswagen reveals electric version of classic 1966 Kombi bus
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles unveils e-Bulli electric bus, bringing T1 Samba into electric era to celebrate the classic Kombi’s 70th anniversary.
Bridie Schmidt

Mar 25, 2020

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VW rolls first electric ID.3 off new production line, looks to global domination
New era begins for Volkswagen as first all-electric ID.3 hatchback rolls off factory floor at Zwickau on same day as Germany hikes electric vehicle subsidies, and the carmaker looks to make EVs in the China and the US.
Bridie Schmidt

Nov 8, 2019

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VW’s electric car push gathers speed with 20,000 ID.3 orders
Can VW deliver on its electric car dreams? 20,000 pre-orders and an electric Mii are a decent starting point.
Bridie Schmidt

Jun 7, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Dumas, VW sets new EV speed record at Goodwood
French professional auto driver sets an all new record for electric cars at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK.
Bridie Schmidt

Jul 17, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

VW promises new electric car model “virtually every month”
VW Group details ambitious electric vehicle production plans, as it works to launch new EVs on almost monthly basis – starting next year. GM also plans 20 EV models by 2023.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 15, 2018

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Commentary

VW plans 30 electric vehicle models after sales battered by diesel scandal
VW promises more than 30 new electric vehicle models, and major push into “e-mobility”, including ride sharing and autonomous vehicles.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 17, 2016

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VW aims to release world’s first high-volume electric car
Volkswagen recently revealed that it is now intending to release the world’s first high-volume, mass market electric car.
James Ayre

Feb 9, 2016

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Review of Australian vehicle emissions standards not good enough, say Greens
In wake of the VW ‘dieselgate’ scandal, Turnbull govt says it will review Australian vehicle emissions standards and tests. But with no change to policy for at least two years.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 2, 2015

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Major car makers go electric in wake of Volkswagen scandal
Car manufacturers are considering the effects of the VW scandal for each of them. Volvo and Aston Martin go electric.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Oct 21, 2015

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VW is a symptom of widespread automotive disruption
VW scandal is a symptom of the reality that internal combustion cars, have reached the limits of effective compromises that will satisfy regulators and consumers.
Mike Barnard

Oct 19, 2015

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