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Europe · Volkswagen

VW Weighs Xpeng Tech for Europe, Putting Rivian at Risk

VW may base three-quarters of its next VW, Škoda and Cupra models in Europe on Xpeng-developed tech, shrinking Rivian's $5.8B role, Reuters reports.

Damien KestelooOct 263 min read

Volkswagen

VW Opens ID. Cross Orders at €27,995 After July Promise

Volkswagen opened German orders for the €27,995 ID. Cross Trend on October 19, with a 37-kWh battery and up to 201 miles of WLTP range. Electrek says no US plans.

Damien KestelooOct 22

Volkswagen

VW's Xpeng SUV Sells Just 7% of Its Original Monthly Target

VW's Xpeng-developed ID. UNYX 08 averaged 267 China sales a month from April to August, about 7% of the 3,622 planned, Reuters reports.

Damien KestelooOct 20

White Volkswagen ID. Polo electric hatchback with a black roof driving on a country road past green vineyards

Fuel Shock

Volvo Calls the End of Diesel as EU EVs Outsell Gas and Diesel Cars

EU EVs outsold gas and diesel cars combined in August, 196,486 to 179,219, as diesel fell to 6.4%. Volvo's sales chief calls it the end of diesel.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Black Tesla Model 3 Performance plugged in at a Tesla Supercharger stall on a wet parking lot

Ember Data

Ember: EVs Saved Oil Importers $20 Billion Since Hormuz Shut

Ember: EV fleets displaced 200 million barrels of crude worth $20 billion in six months of the Hormuz crisis. China took $14 billion. The U.S. isn't on it.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Yellow Mercedes-AMG GT 63 SUV parked on a test track, seen from the front three-quarter angle with its vertical-slat grille

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-AMG GT SUV Out-Charges AMG's Own GT 4-Door at 710 kW

The electric Mercedes-AMG GT 63 SUV makes 1,153 hp and charges at up to 710 kW from a 128 kWh pack. It reaches US dealers in summer 2027.

Haye KestelooOct 17

Blue BYD Han EV sedan parked in front of a stone wall under a clear sky

Ember Data

China's Combustion Cars Fall to 33% of Sales in a Market Down 28%

Combustion cars fell to a record-low 33% of China's car sales in September as gas car sales dropped 43.5%. U.S. battery-electric share sits near 6%.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Volkswagen

VW Told NHTSA It Doesn't Know Why ID.4 Batteries Can Overheat

VW is preparing a European battery recall over fire risk. In the US, 22,524 ID.4s are under an 80% charge advisory with no known cause and no repair yet.

Haye KestelooOct 16

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