Volkswagen is beginning 2016 with victories in a brace of influential industry honours. Today (13 January) Volkswagen is receiving two trophies at the renowned What Car? Awards in London with success for both the Passat Estate GTE (Best Electric Car) and new Touran (Best MPV). Meanwhile, the Volkswagen up! takes a ‘price point’ honour in
I am the CTO of a company supporting the oil and gas industry, and also the CEO of a start-up (FuelIncluded.com) promoting the adoption of electric cars. Clearly, from at least one perspective, these industries are in direct competition. However I prefer to see them as complementary: the tension between these industries is an example
Volkswagen Golf GTE Business Lease Offers We have a new deal available for businesses looking to lease the VW Golf GTE. It’s a plug-in hybrid, so it’s like a Golf GTI but with an additional electric motor added allowing you to drive up to 31 miles on electricity and up to 550 miles on petrol.
We set three Netmums bloggers challenges to see if ultra low emission vehicles worked for them. Clara wasn’t convinced that a ULEV would suit her busy day to day life so we gave her a Volkswagen e-Golf for her everyday driving tasks, to discover that ultra low emission vehicles are just like any other car.
Volkswagen e-Golf Business Lease Offers We have a new deal available for businesses looking to lease the VW e-Golf. We are offering a VW e-Golf on 3 year BCH (Business Contract Hire – effectively a long term rental) with just 3 months worth of upfront payment. As these are business leases, there is no Fuel
People don’t want plug-in hybrid cars, the auto companies said. Plug-ins are just a stop gap solution on the way to real electric cars, the experts said. But guess what? The plug-ins are here and the manufacturers can’t keep up with demand. In Europe and the UK, demand for the new BMW 330e has far
Buyers are turning away from all diesel models, and cleaning up the technology will be a long and expensive business Since the Volkswagen emissions test scandal in September, it is not just the German carmaker that has suffered a blow to its image. Diesel automotive technology also faces a battle to regain public trust. There
Most general automotive observers note nearly a 25% drop in Volkswagen’s U.S. car sales last month compared to one year ago. “The November sales results reflect the impact of the recent stop-sale for all 2.0L 4-cylinder TDI vehicles as well as for the 3.0L V6. The voluntary stop-sales were issued in light of notices received
Volkswagen’s strict financial position after Diesel Gate carries with it serious consequences. CEO Matthias Müller recently announced a reduced level of spending for 2016 of €1 billion. Some investments are on hold, delayed, reviewed or switched to other areas. “The Volkswagen Group is aligning investment activity in its Automotive Division with the current situation. The
Renault and VW win electric What Car? awards
The What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2016 saw prizes awarded to the Renault Zoe and Volkswagen Passat GTE in the electric car categories. The Passat Estate GTE scooped the overall Best Electric Car prize, along with winning the Best Buy £20,000-£40,000 category. Meanwhile, Renault’s Zoe Dynamique Nav Rapid Charge took the Best Electric
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