The company named it as a crossover, but don’t let labels fool you. Volkswagen has a tradition of presenting most of its cars for an auto show in something it calls Volkswagen Group Night. Before the LA Auto Show opened its gates, the German carmaker revealed the ID. Space Vizzion – which the company defines… Continue reading VW Presents Its First Electric Station Wagon, the ID. Space Vizzion
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Toyota RAV4 Prime Is The Most Powerful And Most Efficient Ever
Japanese automaker managed to join the best of both worlds in its plug-in hybrid version. Power and efficiency always seem to be in opposites when it relates to the automotive world. Anyway, Toyota has discovered a way to join both extremes in an apparently simple way: just adding a plug to it. This is basically… Continue reading Toyota RAV4 Prime Is The Most Powerful And Most Efficient Ever
Audi e-tron Sportback Lights Up At LA Auto Show
Audi introduces another variant to the e-tron family. Audi’s electric e-tron family will soon be adding another option. Today at the LA Auto Show, Audi introduced the e-tron Sportback, which will be available in Europe in the spring of 2020 and comes to North America a few months later. Audi e-Tron Sportback news The all-wheel-drive e-tron Sportback… Continue reading Audi e-tron Sportback Lights Up At LA Auto Show
Tesla Is Already Retrofitting Autopilot Hardware 2.5 to 3.0
What about the MCUv1 to MCUv2, Tesla? People have been waiting for the retrofit of the FSD 2.5 for the 3.0 hardware for months. So it was apparently with no expectations that the owner of the Electric Dreams YouTube channel scheduled it. This video shows his surprise to see that Tesla would actually do what… Continue reading Tesla Is Already Retrofitting Autopilot Hardware 2.5 to 3.0
Nikola Motors Promises To Reveal Revolutionary New Battery In 2020
It would have 500 Wh/kg. Nikola wants to share them with other OEMs. We tend to cultivate skepticism as a healthy tool not to create false expectations nor to make fools of ourselves when reporting anything. At the same time, we love to share good news and to talk about technology breakthroughs. But we are… Continue reading Nikola Motors Promises To Reveal Revolutionary New Battery In 2020
Volkswagen ID.3 To Be Produced Also In Dresden (From Fall 2020)
Volkswagen ID.3 cars will be assembled also in Dresden (near the Zwickau factory) from late 2020 on. Two weeks after starting production of the ID.3 in Zwickau, Volkswagen announced that its nearby small production facility and exhibition space – the Gläserne Manufaktur (or Transparent Factory) in Dresden, also will produce the ID.3. Formerly, the Transparent Factory… Continue reading Volkswagen ID.3 To Be Produced Also In Dresden (From Fall 2020)
Škoda Already Received 500 Orders For CITIGOe iV In Czech Republic
Škoda CITIGOe iV is in high demand in its home market. Now, it is slightly better equipped and pricier. It seems that the all-new Škoda CITIGOe iV really revived the electric car segment in Czech Republic, as Škoda reportedly already received 500 orders for its first BEV model. For comparison, during the first half of… Continue reading Škoda Already Received 500 Orders For CITIGOe iV In Czech Republic
Tesla Pickup Truck Reveal: Cybertruck Specs & Performance Expectations
Will it tow as much as Elon Musk promised? We are drawing near to the Tesla pickup truck reveal. We are almost sure it will be called Cybertruck, considering the logo that was trademarked and the fact that its letters compose a stylized pickup truck. With such hype around it, we have to ask: Will… Continue reading Tesla Pickup Truck Reveal: Cybertruck Specs & Performance Expectations
Video Predicts Blockbuster Tesla Cybertruck But Misses Crucial Point
Reliability is key in the pickup truck market and Tesla, unfortunately, still lacks it. One lesson journalism gives us is that you cannot report things as you wanted them to be. You have to report them as they are. Especially if you intend to foresee something based on that information. That is especially evident in… Continue reading Video Predicts Blockbuster Tesla Cybertruck But Misses Crucial Point
Volkswagen ID.3 To Be 40% Cheaper To Build Than e-Golf
Volkswagen invested a lot to produce electric cars cheaper than ever before. Volkswagen expects that the new MEB-based ID.3 will be significantly less expensive to manufacture than the outgoing e-Golf, which might be a key to success. CEO Herbert Diess revealed that ID.3 will be 40% cheaper to build than e-Golf! That’s enough to make it… Continue reading Volkswagen ID.3 To Be 40% Cheaper To Build Than e-Golf