Volkswagen’s WeShare e-car sharing service was launched in Berlin today. The brand is now offering an entirely electric fleet with 1,500 e-Golf vehicles, all of which are powered by green electricity and more are to join. An additional 500 e-up will follow at the beginning of nex … | Continue reading
Tesla has discontinued production of the Model 3 with rear-wheel drive. This is the single-engine version with a “long-range” battery configuration, the longest range version to date. The Tesla Model 3 can now only be ordered with a four-wheel drive. This quarter, for which Elon … | Continue reading
BMW plans to offer 25 electrified models by 2023 – two years earlier than previously announced. Group CEO Harald Krüger also announced an ambitious growth target for electrified models. According to local media reports, Krüger updated BMW’s electrical targets, initially announced … | Continue reading
The FIA World Motor Sport Council has announced decisions on the future of various racing series. The trend – particularly in rallying – is increasingly towards electric drives. The purely electric Formula E has been around since 2014, and the Formula 1 racing cars of Mercedes, F … | Continue reading
According to sales manager Jürgen Stackmann, VW has now passed the mark of 20,000 pre-orders for the ID.3. Starting in 2020, the ID.3 will also be included in the electric car sharing service fleets at We Share. The pre-booking phase for the ID.3 has been running since May. Withi … | Continue reading
Just over a year ago, New Zealand company Manta revealed the Hyrofoiler XE-1 – an electric bike that rides on water. Now the water rider has gone into serial production and can be ordered online. The hydrofoiler XE-1 costs $7,490.00 USD and deliveries are already scheduled for th … | Continue reading
Honda’s first fully electric series model for the European market – the Honda e – can be reserved here in Europe with immediate effect. The reservation fee, which guarantees interested parties a place on the waiting list to order the electricity, is 800 pounds in the UK. Customer … | Continue reading
Volkswagen has joined an industry initiative for responsible purchasing of strategic minerals, especially cobalt. Blockchain technology is to help to improve efficiency, sustainability and transparency in global and complex supply chains. The cooperation gives members of the resp … | Continue reading
Volkswagen’s supervisory board has announced the automaker’s entry into battery cell production and is ready to invest one billion euros. Depending on the political circumstance, VW wants to set-up production in Germany at its Salzgitter site in Lower Saxony. The decision to buil … | Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz has started production and sales of their new EQC. The electric model is now rolling off the assembly line at the plant in Bremen and can be ordered immediately at prices starting at 71,281 euros. However, initially only a special edition of the electric model will … | Continue reading
German engineers “dissected” the Tesla Model 3 and its battery and found that costs for materials and suppliers come down to no more than 18,000 dollars. They also analysed the battery chemistry in detail, coming to exact and similar results, thus concluding Tesla could be making … | Continue reading