Tag: Volkswagen

Vattenfall in pilot project with 200 electrical Volkswagen cars

Stuart Mitchell

Electricity usage in Sweden is expected to increase over the next 20 years, while the share of weather-dependent electricity also rises. Bidirectional charging, storage, and fossil free electricity are parts of a pilot project aimed at using electricity more efficiently. For example, using the electrical vehicle’s battery for more than just driving. To meet the need for more electricity in combination with rapid changes in production and demand, ancillary services and smart control services are increasingly being used. Vattenfall, Energy Bank, and Scania Volkswagen Dealers are now launching a pilot…

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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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