Tag: VW

Comment: The spin-off of the truck division should only be the first step for VW

Almost a year ago, everything looked as if the Volkswagen Group after a long time for the first time would separate again from one of his daughters. In the summer, the Wolfsburg car company had initiated the sales process for its motorcycle subsidiary Ducati. But quickly came a clear No: The families Porsche and Piëch,… Continue reading Comment: The spin-off of the truck division should only be the first step for VW

China Does Tesla a Favor

As a measure of China’s importance to western carmakers, Volkswagen AG is tough to beat. Evercore ISI estimates the country contributed 43 percent of the German giant’s pretax profit last year. So any change to rules governing local joint ventures is potentially very significant. Yet China’s plan to liberalize ownership restrictions on local joint ventures was… Continue reading China Does Tesla a Favor

MW Motors: retro-look electric car with wheel hub motors

The Czech Electric car startup MW Motors has unveiled a lightweight all-electric vehicle equipped with wheel hub motors. It weighs only about 800 kg and should achieve a respectable range despite a small battery. April 17, 2018, 7:43 am, Andreas Donath Electric sports car Luka (Image: MV Motors) MW Motors has presented with the Luka… Continue reading MW Motors: retro-look electric car with wheel hub motors

VW to tweak logo for electric-car era

Chris Reiter, Bloomberg News Published 4:56 p.m. ET April 16, 2018 The new logo will be unveiled next year, in time for the German carmaker’s plans for an aggressive rollout of electric vehicles, Jochen Sengpiehl, the brand’s chief marketing officer, said Monday at a press briefing in Berlin. In a sign of the times, it’ll… Continue reading VW to tweak logo for electric-car era

Carbon dioxide emissions from Europe’s heavy-duty vehicles

The HDV sector comprises a mixture of different types of trucks, buses and coaches. These include vehicles used for the transport of goods exceeding 3.5 tonnes (trucks), as well as those used for passenger transport that have more than eight seats (buses and coaches). The sector is characterised by many different vehicle categories, technologies, sizes… Continue reading Carbon dioxide emissions from Europe’s heavy-duty vehicles

Porsche To Install 500 DC Fast Chargers In U.S. By End Of 2019

52 M BY MARK KANE Porsche hints at charging infrastructure plans for the U.S. – at least 500 DC fast chargers are to be installed by the end of 2019. First 350 kW DC CCS combo fast chargers at Porsche Berlin-Adlershof (source: Elektroauto im Alltag) The German manufacturer would like to have the network ready… Continue reading Porsche To Install 500 DC Fast Chargers In U.S. By End Of 2019

VW will debut cars with autonomous parking in 2020

Volkswagen Automakers are fond of experimenting with self-parking cars, but VW intends to make it a practical reality. It’s promising that vehicles in the company group (which includes brands like Audi, Bentley, Porsche and Lamborghini) will start including autonomous parking as of 2020. The system will only be available in “selected” parking garages at first,… Continue reading VW will debut cars with autonomous parking in 2020

Truck manufacturer: VW and Daimler compete in the IPO of the truck divisions

Scania Truck With the brands Scania and MAN VW wants to attack the market leader Daimler Trucks. (Photo: Scania ImageDesk) MunichAndreas Renschler is in a hurry. Last week he was still in TokyoNow the plane is going to Chicago. In between, he still has time to be happy that the VW-Supervisory green light for the… Continue reading Truck manufacturer: VW and Daimler compete in the IPO of the truck divisions