Electric Car

VW unveils its first electric car

I predict we only have about five more years of these silly quasifuturistic names before we run out of 'em. Ionity Automakers have nothing to do with the gas station you choose to fill your tank up at, but that's becoming increasingly different when it come…

Volkswagen introduced Monday the ID. 3, the first model in its new all-electric ID brand and the beginning of the automaker’s ambitious plan to sell 1 million EVs annually by 2025. The ID.3 debut, which occurred at an event the evening before the first press…

Volkswagen isn't new to electric vehicles, but at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany on Monday, the German carmaker unveiled the first in its series of battery-powered cars based on VW's new MEB which means "modular electric drive matrix" platform. The ID.3…

Porsche AG is increasing its stake in Croatian electric vehicle components and hypercar company Rimac Automobili. The increased stake is the latest effort by Porsche to invest more into electric mobility, particularly in battery technology. It was just 14 mo…

If you love the classic styling of an original Volkswagen Beetle, but don’t want to deal with classic mechanicals, VW has a deal for you. The German automaker is working with aftermarket company 3Classics to put modern electric powertrains in old Beetles. The…

Porsche and Rimac are strengthening their ties, as Porsche ups its stake in the Croatian electric supercar company to 15.5%. Thats up from the 10% stake Porsche snagged over a year ago. The larger stake in the company points to Porsches confidence in what Rim…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't afraid to call out an error when he sees one. Porsche unveiled its first all-electric vehicle Wednesday, the Taycan Turbo, and the performance version, Taycan Turbo S. Since the Taycan Turbo unveiling, it's been compared to Tesla's …

The Porsche Taycan is here actually two flavors, the Turbo S and the Turbo in case you haven’t seen the deluge of media coverage. The upshot: the “lower” priced Turbo starts at $150,900 while the Turbo S begins at $185,000. While Porsche is promising cheaper…

This would make it easier on both fully electric and plug-in hybrid owners in England who use the government's home charger subsidy, which has funded the installation of almost 100,000 wall boxes, as home chargers are commonly called. In the Forward written b…