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  1. Volkswagen News Blog
    We’ve all been hurt before. Whether it was your dad saying he’d come to your softball game and never showing up, or a date that left you hanging, we all know the sharp disappointment and anger of getting our hopes up only to be let down. VW has been guilty of this. Every couple of years, VW...
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    The next member of the all-electric Volkswagen ID family is set to premiere at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month. VW describes the new model as “a multi-functional vehicle for a new era,” but the teaser pictures make it look remarkably like a microbus. Volkswagen...
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    Volkswagen will once again show off its latest technology at the Consumer Electronic Show in early January. The German automaker will take the opportunity to show the all electric ID, as well as Volkswagen User-ID. Both will be making their US debuts. The Volkswagen ID is the first concept...
  4. Volkswagen News Blog
    Details about the second vehicle in Volkswagen’s upcoming fleet of battery electric vehicles are slowly taking shape, and it looks like it will be a seven-passenger van based on the company’s historic microbus. The second electric vehicle—call it the Electric Type 2, for simplicity’s...
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    Update: Autocar reports that Volkswagen released design sketches of the concept that will be shown at the Paris Motor Show, they can be seen below. The Volkswagen Group is looking to have six all-electric vehicles on the road by 2025, starting with three modestly priced compact cars, reports...
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    Volkswagen has released teaser photos of the all-electric concept that it plans to show in two weeks time at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.  Volkswagen says that this concept signals the brand’s launch into a new era, claiming that this new car is as revolutionary as the original Beetle was when...
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    Although Volkswagen has made big promises about electric cars, up to now it hasn’t actually announced a pure-electric stand alone production car. That’s all set to change now, though, with a new Golf-sized electric car that VW will reveal at the Paris Motor Show in October. Autocar reports...
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    Volkswagen of America’s Chief Engineering Officer, Matthias Erb, yesterday expanded on some of the details surrounding its MEB  platform. Strategy 2025 was outlined earlier this year, in the wake of the emissions scandal, and in it Volkswagen AG announced that they would look to make electric...
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    The designers at VW have been showing off their electric prowess with their concept Budd-e, an electric car that is inspired by the Type 2. Now it has been named the 2016 Concept Truck of the Year at the 15 th Annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year. “We are thrilled that the Budd-e...
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    Volkswagen’s design team can be proud, knowing that their designs are well appreciated in the wake of another pair of awards for the futuristic Budd-e concept and the handsome Tiguan. The two cars have won “Best of Best” accolades from the German Design Council. The German Design Council...
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    Volkswagen has found a name for the production version of the BUDD-e concept that the company plans on taking to market in 2019. The microbus model will be called the e-Bulli, according to a report by German car magazine Auto Bild . We're not sure whether that name will stick, after all...
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    Some  of the world’s finest designers were on hand for the Automotive Interiors Expo 2016, in Stuttgart, where the Budd-E concept, revealed at CES 2016 earlier this year, was deemed to have the best interior among concept vehicles. Based on the Budd-E’s interior “we should all be excited about...
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    VWvortex's own Will Barber is on the ground at the 2016 New York International Auto Show and thanks to him we have pictures of some of the most exciting cars that Volkswagen has to offer. Of course, the usual suspects are there: the GTI, the Jetta, the Tiguan, and more. But VW have also brought...
  14. Volkswagen News Blog
    New York, March 2016 —Building on the successful unveiling at January’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the Volkswagen BUDD-e makes its U.S. auto show debut at the New York International Auto Show. This is the first vehicle based on the all-new Modular Electric Platform (MEB) that...
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    On March 8, 1950 production on the VW Microbus began and on this same day, six years later, their Hanover factory opened. The factory took over production of the Microbus and was hailed as a marvel of modern production. As reported elsewhere on the site , VW is celebrating the opening of their...
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    Plus X Awards and iF Design Awards for popular Volkswagen models Volkswagen has become a triple winner this year in the Plus X Awards for innovation and a double winner in the iF Design Awards. The new Tiguan, Touran and BUDD-e thus took five significant innovation and design prizes. The Plus X...
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    Avant-garde zero emissions van and mobile interface honored by Engadget  BUDD-e wins Engadget’s Best of CES, Best Innovation Award Las Vegas, January 2016 — Volkswagen of America is pleased to announce the brand’s BUDD-e concept received Engadget’s coveted “Best Innovation Award” as part of its...
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    Volkswagen's hinted strongly at a forthcoming Microbus-like concept for some time, and at this year's CES, the car we've all been hearing so much about finally became reality.  More computer on wheels than the utilitarian Bus we originally fell in love with, the BUDD-e gives us quite a lot to...
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    CEO Dr. Herbert Diess gives CES keynote address Volkswagen presents the mobility of a new era World premiere: zero-emission BUDD-e van with full connectivity is the first concept of a new generation of electric vehicles e-Golf Touch with its new generation infotainment system introduces...
  20. Volkswagen News Blog
    For the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, Volkswagen has rolled out the BUDD-e, the updated fully-electric Microbus we've been hearing whispers of for years.  Showcasing Volkswagen's new MED (Modular Electric Toolkit) for the first time, the BUDD-e features a host of next-gem display and control...
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