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VW ID.Life concept.
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Cashing in: Rivian to help develop the 2029 Volkswagen Golf in a bid to head-off a cheap Tesla Model 2

December 3, 2024December 2, 2024 John Mahoney 10519 Views Golf, id.3, R2, Rivian, Volkswagen

The Volkswagen Group has announced it is ready to cash in on its substantial US$5.8 ($A8.9b) billion joint venture with

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2025 Volkswagen ID.3.
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2025 Volkswagen ID.3 upgraded again ahead of Aussie launch: Includes more power, faster charging and enhanced tech

May 9, 2024May 8, 2024 John Mahoney 15315 Views electric car, electric vehicle, ev, id.3, Volkswagen

VW has once again upgraded its Volkswagen ID.3 compact electric hatch with a comprehensive range of updates. Included in the

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Volkswagen ID.3 GTX.
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Hotter hatch! Fast new electric Volkswagen ID.3 GTX arrives with better performance than a Golf GTI

March 21, 2024March 20, 2024 John Mahoney 2331 Views GTX, id.3, Volkswagen

Volkswagen has pulled the covers off the closest thing we have to a battery-powered VW Golf GTI and it’s already

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Volkswagen global boss Herbert Diess
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Volkswagen: We loves EVs, but ICE age continues

February 23, 2021March 5, 2021 EV Central team 1856 Views Diess, id.3, id.4, Tesla, Volkswagen

The global boss of electric vehicle evangelist the Volkswagen Group has refused to give a deadline for the production of

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VW ID Vizzion sedan concept
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Volkswagen announces Tesla Model S rival with Project Trinity

January 27, 2021February 2, 2021 EV Central team 3667 Views ev, id.3, Trinity, Volkswagen

While Volkswagen has just started its massive battery electric vehicle roll-out, it has already revealed the first vehicle with next

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Volkswagen concept cars: I.D. Buzz, I.D. Crozz und I.D.
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Volkswagen ID.1, ID.2 affordable electric cars nearing: reports

November 30, 2020December 11, 2020 Toby Hagon 5592 Views ID.1, ID.2, id.3, Volkswagen iD

The Volkswagen ID electric car family looks set to spawn smaller, more affordable models, including the yet-to-be-confirmed ID.1 and ID.2.

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Tesla chief Elon Musk getting out of a Volkswagen ID.3
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Power brokers: Tesla, Volkswagen bosses trade EVs and compliments – but still rivals

September 8, 2020September 18, 2020 Toby Hagon 1770 Views electric car, electric vehicles, elon musk, EVs, herbert diess, id.3, id.4, model y, Tesla, Volkswagen

Elon Musk and Herbert Diess are two of the most influential people in electric cars and last week the pair

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CGI of the Volkswagen Golf ID.4
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Volkswagen vows to overtake Tesla on tech and production by 2023

September 8, 2020September 10, 2020 EV Central team 3388 Views Berlin Gigafactory, elon musk, ID 4, id.3, Tesla, Volkswagen

Volkswagen says it will have caught rival Tesla on both production volumes and technology by 2023, or earlier, as the

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Range record: Volkswagen ID.3 makes the journey from Zwickau to Switzerland
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Volkswagen’s ID.3 hatchback cracks 500km EV range

August 28, 2020September 2, 2020 Iain Curry 6771 Views id.3, id.4, Volkswagen, VW

Volkswagen’s ID.3 electric car has travelled 531 kilometres on a single charge, exceeding its official WLTP range by more than

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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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Hybrid vehicle

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000

February 11, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000
The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz
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The five best family EVs under $100K: From Tesla and Hyundai to Kia and Mercedes-Benz

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