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Volkswagen Group & SAIC Extend Joint Venture to 2040!

December 2, 2024 admin 0 Comments China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, saic, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:58:34 +0000

Volkswagen Group is in an interesting position. It has done better than most legacy automakers to electrify, but it’s still had numerous struggles and is in the “legacy automaker” bucket — which just makes life harder when it comes to the electric vehicle revolution. Part of its solution for going … [continued]

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Scout Brand To Bypass Volkswagen Dealers, Add Range Extender Engines

December 1, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, Electric vehicles, erev, scout motors, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 18:23:28 +0000

The new Scout brand from Volkswagen Group is setting off alarm bells at Volkswagen dealers in America. That’s because the brand intends to cut them out of the sales process completely and offer customers a 100% online direct sales model. To make that happen, Scout Motors will rely on a … [continued]

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Best Value for Money EVs — MPVs (Extra)

November 22, 2024 admin 0 Comments citroen, citroen berlingo, citroen berlingo ev, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, maxus, maxus mifa 9, renault, renault kangoo, renault kangoo ev, stellantis, Volkswagen, volkswagen id buzz

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:12:41 +0000

This is an extra article of the five-part series of articles where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category (you can check the others here: part one: A segment/city cars, part two: B segment/subcompacts, part three: C segment/compacts, part four: D segment/midsizers, and part five:E segment/fullsize). See … [continued]

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Rivian & Volkswagen Throw Each Other A Lifeline

November 17, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, rivian, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:30:10 +0000

Volkswagen has added $800,000,000 to its joint venture with Rivian that hopes to make electric vehicles that actually work as intended.

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Tesla Outsold By BMW & Volkswagen In Germany, MG In UK

November 13, 2024 admin BMW, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev sales, GERMANY, mg, mg4, tariffs, tesla, uk, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:27:52 +0000

Remember when the Tesla Model Y outsold every other electric car, anywhere in the world, all the time? That was then; this is now. According to Yahoo Finance, registration data from Germany’s Motor Transport Authority (KBA) shows the Volkswagen brand has delivered 49,200 electric cars in that country through the … [continued]

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World EV Sales Report — Top Selling Auto Brands & Groups

November 13, 2024 admin aion, aito, BMW, byd, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, geely, hybrid electric cars, leap motor, li auto, market research, mercedes, phev, research, tesla, Volkswagen, volvo, world ev sales, wuling

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 18:07:54 +0000

We published our report on the world’s top selling EV models yesterday. Now, let’s look at which auto brands and auto groups sold the most plugin vehicles and the most BEVs in September. Top Selling Brands In September, #1 BYD, now deep into pricing out the competition (fossil fueled and electric…) didn’t … [continued]

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EVs Take 30.2% Share in the UK — Near Record High

November 11, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, dacia spring, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, ford capri, hybrid electric cars, market research, mercedes, Mercedes Benz, mg cyberster, mg motor, omoda e5, peugeot, phev, porsche macan, research, smmt, tesla, tesla model y, uk, uk ev market share, uk ev sales, uk ev transition, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:44:11 +0000

October’s auto market saw plugin EVs take 30.2% share in the UK, up from 24.9% year on year. Both BEVs and PHEVs grew in volume, whilst the overall auto market shrank. Overall auto volume was 144,288 units, down 6% YoY, and slightly below pre-2020 norms. The UK’s leading BEV brand … [continued]

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EVs Take 62.2% Share In Sweden — Tesla Model Y Still Dominates

November 7, 2024 admin citroën e-c3, clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, hybrid electric cars, kia ev3, market research, mobility sweden, phev, research, Sweden, sweden ev market share, sweden ev sales, sweden ev transition, tesla, tesla model y, Volkswagen, volkswagen id.4, volkswagen id.7, volvo ex30, volvo xc40

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:11:22 +0000

October saw plugin EVs take 62.2% share in Sweden, up slightly YoY from 60.6%. BEV volume fell YoY, though PHEV volume increased. Overall auto volume was 25,026 units, flat YoY. The Tesla Model Y was once again the best selling BEV. October’s auto sales saw combined plugin EVs take 62.2% … [continued]

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The EV Revolution Is Going In Reverse At Volkswagen

November 1, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, factory closures, policy & politics, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:47:41 +0000

CleanTechnica readers are well aware that Volkswagen Group is experiencing some strong headwinds of late. Sales of its cars in China have cratered, and they have also dropped sharply in other markets, especially Germany and the US. Based on a number of reports by German media, including Der Spiegel, Automobilwoche, … [continued]

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