Volkswagen is bench testing a new battery chemistry that it says could store up to 80 kWh of energy in a similar volume to that of the current eGolf’s 26.5 kWh battery pack, according to VW board member Dr Heinz-Jakob Neusser. Speaking at the Geneva Auto Salon, Neusser said that the company has tested lithium-ion… Read more »
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European market enters new phase as VW e-Golf goes on sale
Volkswagen’s new e-Golf is now on sale in Germany at a price of €34,900 ($47,833.94). It joins the smaller e-Up! which is already at dealerships in several European markets. The Golf is indisputably the most successful European car of all time, with over 30 million sold. If VW is serious about selling the electric version,… Read more »
Protean and VW Chinese joint venture partner to produce new electric drivetrain
In-wheel motor developer Protean Electric is partnering with FAW-Volkswagen in China to develop a new electric propulsion system. FAW-VW will create a new rear-wheel drivetrain for an EV based on the new Bora compact sedan, using two Protean in-wheel motors. “This is a two-phase project that will capitalize on the torque and packaging freedoms that… Read more »
VW CEO: Germany’s 1 million EV goal achievable, if…
The German government has set a goal to have one million electric cars on the country’s roads by 2020. “We will make our contribution toward this goal,” Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn told reporters this week. However, according to Bloomberg, Winterkorn said that the goal was feasible only if plug-in hybrids are included in that million-vehicle… Read more »
VW presents two new electric models at Frankfurt auto show
A “paradigm shift” toward sustainable mobility has begun, according to Volkswagen, and its new e-up! and e-Golf “have the potential to irreversibly charge up the electric car segment.” VW will present two new four-door EVs at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, which takes place September 10-22. The five-seat front-wheel drive e-Golf features an 85… Read more »
VW introduces a plug-in diesel SUV concept in Detroit
All in blue, this German miss made her debut this week at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The CrossBlue concept is a midsize crossover SUV that Volkswagen developed for the North American market. Under the hood, she’s a plug-in hybrid with a diesel engine, two electric motors and an all-wheel-drive system. … Read more »
As other automakers retrench, Toyota has four new EVs in the works
WTH is Toyota thinking? Is it serving up new EVs as the US market collapses? Not at all—its methodical approach validates the EV transition. When an auto reporter gets pretty much the same question on the same day from two different people—one at a major auto brand, the other a fellow reporter—his attention is naturally… Read more »
Sow Good, a candy maker, acquires Tanzania’s Nachu graphite project to pivot battery materials
Sow Good Inc., a Nasdaq-listed freeze-dried candy and snack company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Nachu Graphite Project in Tanzania in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $107 million. If it closes, the transaction would pivot the company into critical minerals and battery anode materials. The Nachu Project is an advanced-stage open-pit… Read more »
A modern-day Luther nails 12 theses to auto dealership door, demanding that they sell EVs
Is the car dealership model comparable to the medieval Catholic church? In both cases, doctrine holds that an individual cannot attain salvation (spiritual or automotive) directly, but requires the mediation of an extremely powerful, legally sanctioned and historically hidebound organization. In a satirical piece written for CleanTechnica, Michael Barnard has (figuratively) nailed a set of… Read more »
ChargeUp’s 2026 cohort adds 10 battery and energy storage startups to New Energy New York accelerator
Binghamton University, the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator and New Energy New York have selected 10 companies for the 2026 cohort of the ChargeUp Accelerator, a startup program focused on battery and energy storage technologies. The group says this is the biggest ChargeUp cohort yet and the third year of the accelerator. The selected companies span… Read more »