Tag: Volkswagen

Volkswagen brand triples deliveries of all-electric vehicles in 2020

Stuart Mitchell

Volkswagen Passenger Cars has hit the ground running in the transition to electric mobility. “2020 was a turning point for Volkswagen and marked a breakthrough in electric mobility,” said Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars. Last year, the brand delivered more electric vehicles worldwide than ever before, handing over more than 212,000 electric cars in total (+158 percent versus 2019), including nearly 134,000 battery electric vehicles (+197 percent versus 2019). “We are well on track to achieve our aim of becoming the market leader in battery electric vehicles,” Brandstätter…

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Volkswagen partners with FareShare to help feed the nation and reduce food waste

Stuart Mitchell

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has partnered with fleet customer and food redistribution charity, FareShare, as well as chef and sustainability expert, Tom Hunt, to create a series of delicious, zero-waste recipes all prepared in a Volkswagen California. Of the 1.9 million tonnes of food wasted by the food industry every year in the UK, an estimated 250,000 tonnes is still edible – the equivalent of 650 million meals.* The issue of food waste has become even more topical in a year when everyone has struggled with the impact of COVID-19 and…

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Tesco and Volkswagen partner to provide the largest retail Electric Vehicle charging network in the UK – powered by Pod Point

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco and Volkswagen are proud to announce the development of the largest UK retail Electric Vehicle charging network, powered by Pod Point. Customers will be able to charge their electric cars using a normal 7kW charger for free or a ‘rapid’ 50 kW charger for a small cost in line with market rate. The UK’s leading fuel retailer and the world’s largest vehicle manufacturer will roll out over 2,400 EV charging bays across 600 Tesco stores within the next three years. The charging bays will be based in Tesco Extra…

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Volkswagen starts “We Share” e-mobility car sharing in Berlin

Stuart Mitchell

The Volkswagen brand is to launch an extensive all-electric car sharing offering in selected major cities under its “We Share” sub-brand. The first fleet of vehicles will be rolled out in the German capital Berlin, and will comprise 1,500 e-Golf when the service begins operating in the second quarter of 2019, with an additional 500 e-up! following later. These vehicles will gradually be replaced by the first models from the new Volkswagen I.D. family from 2020. Jürgen Stackmann, Volkswagen Brand Board Member for Sales, commented: “We want to motivate young,…

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Volkswagen And Trafikskadefonden Create Phone Case To Highlight The Dangers Of Distracted Driving

Stuart Mitchell

Since February first 2018 it has been illegal to drive with a phone in your hand in Sweden. Despite that, there seems to be no change in the number of accidents on Swedish roads since the new law been running. To remind people of the danger of using your phone while driving, Volkswagen and Trafikskadefonden has created a phone case – made by crumple metal from crashed cars. “We know how easily it happens that you accidentally pick up your phone to receive a call or to send a text.…

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