Drive Something Bigger Than Yourself

Whether it’s rebranding itself to erase past mistakes or to go into the future with a new look and vision, there are big changes coming at Volkswagen. The familiar VW logo is being retooled and will debut in a few months as the German automaker introduces the first of the 70 new all-electric vehicles it has promised to make available…

VW Breaks EV Price Barrier

German auto giant Volkswagen is introducing a new fully electric vehicle that will be priced at or below $22,500 (US) under a new platform called SEAT. Luca de Meo, Seat’s chief executive stated, “The planned starting price of under €20,000 means it would be the cheapest electric car on the market, one that many ordinary car buyers could afford.” The…

VW To Partner With Ford on EV Manufacturing

Speaking in Washington D.C. yesterday, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess revealed he is negotiating with Ford to use its US factories for EV production as well as sharing its electric car platform with the American automaker. Speculation among EV journalists is that the models built in North America would be the I.D. Crozz, the I.D. Buzz and the update of VW’s…

More EV Infrastructure Rolling Out

As excitement grows in Victoria over the installation of 12 Tesla Superchargers at the Uptown Mall and BC Hydro’s stated intent to build 54 new Level 3 chargers around BC in the coming year, VW’s Electrify America has launched the $2 Billion rollout of its own network of charging stations across the United States. The process has begun with the…