Tag: Volkswagen

VW previews €25,000 EV with ID. 2all concept

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 15, 2023 | Design, Electrification, Vehicles

The concept car features an updated Volkswagen design language and MEB Entry platform with the spaciousness of a Golf at Polo affordability and up to a 450-km range for the 2025 production car.

Audi electric four-door concept can turn into a pickup

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jan 26, 2023 | Design, Electrification, User Experience, Vehicles

The Activesphere crossover study features PPE electric drive and an innovative mixed-reality user interface concept with augmented reality headsets.

Rising demand for lithium-ion batteries may lead to raw material supply shortages

Posted by Kevin Jost | Apr 6, 2022 | Business Development, Electrification, Materials

Driven by electric vehicles, Roland Berger says that lithium-ion battery market growth of 30% per year until 2030 creates new supply chain risks, particularly around key materials, and mitigation requires increased vertical integration, supply-chain regionalization, and closed-loop battery recycling.

VW brings iconic bus style into electric era with ID. Buzz

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 10, 2022 | Design, Electrification, Vehicles

Due this year in some European markets and in a long-wheelbase form in North America in 2024, the new all-electric van in passenger and commercial vehicle forms comes first with a 77-kWh battery and 150-kW rear-drive power with a greater focus on sustainability in materials and production.

Bosch teams with VW’s Cariad to develop mobility software

Posted by Gary Mason | Jan 26, 2022 | Autonomy, Business Development, Software

The new joint development agreement is focused on automated driving systems, with the first Level 2 hands-free system for urban and freeway driving launching in 2023.

VW powers forward in future e-mobility race

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 18, 2021 | Business Development, Electrification, Motorsports, Research, Software, Vehicles

The company is extending its MEB and PPE platform model for electric vehicles to hardware, software, batteries/charging, and mobility services as all Group brands are to be based on largely standardized technical foundations in the future.

Ford plans all-electric passenger vehicle sales in Europe by 2030

Posted by Gary Mason | Feb 17, 2021 | Electrification, Vehicles

The company also experts that two-thirds of its commercial vehicle sales will be all-electric or plug-in hybrid by 2030. It will invest $1 billion to convert its Cologne, Germany, plant to help reach its goals.

Volkswagen partners with Microsoft to develop automated driving software

Posted by Gary Mason | Feb 12, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Infrastructure, Software

VW Group will use Microsoft Azure to simplify automated driving software development, testing, and deployment.

Suppliers revisit immersive infotainment at CES, finds Strategy Analytics

Posted by Kevin Jost | Feb 3, 2021 | Connectivity, User Experience

In a review of the 2021 CES, user experience (UX) analysts say that current infotainment priorities should focus on core functionality, not stationary UX. In a separate review of the new VW Golf’s UX, analysts believe that touchscreen controls for driving-critical functions should be reconsidered by automakers.

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