Volkswagen Group has decided to invest €450 million in Swedish battery producer Northvolt AB ‘s 16-gigawatt-hour battery cell factory in Salzgitter, Germany. In this joint venture it has been decidedContinue Reading
The slowdown in electric car sales in China is having an impact on Volkswagen’s quest to build an electric car (EV) based on the MEB (Modularer E-Antriebs-Baukasten; i.e., Modular ElectricContinue Reading
Volkswagen will raise the amount of nickel used in it electric car battery cells to 80% in the next year from 65% at present. Their current electric car battery cellContinue Reading
In theory, Electric Vehicle (EV) owners can allow utility companies to tap the stored electricity in their batteries via vehicle to grid (V2G) tech . The utility reimburses them forContinue Reading
Is repurposing EV batteries as energy storage devices commercially viable? Tesla has already decided it is better to recycle used batteries to recapture raw materials rather than repurpose them. ButContinue Reading
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess was all in praise for Tesla at the World Economic Forum event. He said, “I think it’s great to have good competition. We think that Tesla playsContinue Reading
Consulting firm Wood Mackenzie says in its latest report that Volkswagen is on pace to be the largest manufacturer of electric cars by the end of this decade. It isContinue Reading
Guoxuan High-tech Co Ltd, you may have never heard of this Chinese Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery Manufacturing Company, but Volkswagen has. This week, it bought a 20% interest in theContinue Reading
