Electric VW sportscar shatters McLaren F1 hillclimb record at Goodwood – twice!
All-electric Volkswagen ID.R racecar beats 20-year-old Formula One hillclimb record, then beats it again.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
Volkswagen invests in electric car future in deal with battery maker Northvolt
Volkswagen leads deal with Northvolt to build electric car battery factory in bid to assure supply for electrification plans.
Ford partners with VW, plans 16 all-electric models – including “big surprise” in 2020
Ford reveals plans to go electric and a partnership with VW will likely revolve around EVs and autonomous cars.
VW confirms new $US800m factory to build electric cars in Tennessee
Volkswagen confirms focus on American EV market with $US800 million slated for new electric car facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Pre-orders open 2019 for Volkswagen ID electric car
Orders will open early next year for Volkswagen's flagship all-electric car, the ID, and the carmaker says it will as iconic as the Beetle.
VW to kill off petrol and diesel combustion cars from 2026
Volkswagen AG spells the end of the ICE age as it confirms it will not develop any more CO2 emitting vehicles starting from 2026.
Bitten by electric Bug: It started with a 1964 VW Beetle EV conversion
Scarcity of new and affordable EV models has seen some Australian enthusiasts take matters into their own hands. Conversions are a rapidly growing trend, and clean energy entrepreneur Nick Lake has got the bug.
The Driven Podcast: Converted! How a 1964 VW Beetle became a fast, red electric bug
At the recent Australian Electric Vehicle Association exhibition in Brisbane you could barely miss it – in between the glamorous Jaguar I-Pace and a Tesla Model S – was a bright red VW beetle: a 1964 version and fully electric.
VW promises EVs like Tesla, but “half the price” by 2020
VW promises to produce electric vehicles by 2020 that can do anything that Tesla does – and are "cheaper by half".
Volkswagen threatens recall of 124,000 electric cars
German automaker warns it may be forced to recall 124,000 electric and hybrid vehicles, due to traces of cadmium in chargers.