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    The head of the Volkswagen Group is warning that the company's big plan to go big on electrification could come with a big cost. Bigger than they expected. VW had planned to spend $23 billion adding battery power to every model in their lineup. Now CEO Herbert Diess says that it's not enough...
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    Although Lamborghini has so far managed to hold out against the wave of electrification, it may soon have to give in to hybrid technology. When the Aventador is finally replaced, according to a report from Motor Authority , Lamborghini's V12 flagship is likely to inherit a degree of...
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    Audi Sport is going to be giving electrified performance, starting from 2020. The branch that puts the R in RS will be doing more crossovers too. Stephan Winkelmann, head of Audi Sport shared the news to Autocar. “From 2020 onwards, the start of the introduction of battery electric vehicles”...
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    During a presentation about the brand’s electric fleet, Volkswagen teased us with the outline of an upcoming electric sedan. Only called the "I.D. Sedan," the outline was placed alongside the I.D. Buzz, the I.D. hatchback, and the I.D. Crozz, which was revealed as the first I.D. family member...
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    The Volkswagen Group’s “simply clever” brand Skoda is working hard to bring electricity to its lineup, and it’s showing off its first fully electric Vision E concept again in Frankfurt this week. The Vision E was first unveiled in Shanghai back in April, but Skoda has brought an updated version...
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    Volkswagen expects to build fast DC charging sites in the U.S. over the next two years that would rival and in some ways exceed today’s Tesla Supercharger network. This news comes via a draft plan released by the California Air Resources Board yesterday in advance of a board meeting later...
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    Volkswagen’s non-committal attitude towards a possible German battery plant that could rival Tesla’s gigafactory is causing problems. A German labor chief has called for Volkswagen to commit to an investment in the plant, while the company has said it has made no decision, and the German media...
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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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    Early talks between Volkswagen and solar energy company SMA Solar Technology have begun, reports Reuters. Although SMA Solar doesn’t currently make any solar components for auto manufacturers, it does have agreements with Tesla and Daimler. “SMA Solar is strong in stationary storage...
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