Volkswagen News

The ID.4 is the first of VW's mass-market EVs to go on sale in the U.S., and it's earned remarkably good safety scores.

Volkswagen says the ID.4 AWD Pro is the lowest-priced EV with all-wheel drive, and it earns a range rating just 11 miles lower than the rear-wheel-drive version.

The more affordable compact electric car is built on an MEB Small platform, with a single motor in front.

The ID.4 launched in the U.S. earlier this year, but vehicles sold so far have been sourced from Zwickau, Germany.

The VW Group has revealed a bit more about its plans to focus its brands' vehicles around one platform—including VW's own software.

Volkswagen is developing its upcoming EV platform with interior and interface as the top priorities—with features over the air providing a new potential line of revenue.

A dual-motor version of the VW ID.4, called the ID.4 AWD Pro, is due for the U.S. around the middle of the year, and the ID.4 GTX previews it.

With less weight, the new base version of the ID.4 electric SUV achieves a longer driving range.

Over the long term, the automaker might help vehicle owners share their energy, managed by VW in what might be considered an energy provider of its own in some countries.

A pilot plant in Salzgitter, Germany, is serving as a template for recovering a high rate from EV battery packs as they're recycled.

The project is aiming to provide a long driving range and quick charging, plus a new business model in which drivers pay to activate software-based features.

There are plenty of delightful details in Volkswagen's mass-market electric car, but also some frustrating interfaces.

An hour with the 2021 VW ID.4 electric SUV assures us that this mass-market EV carries on the fun-to-drive qualities of the e-Golf—though its interface is still being sorted out.

Volkswagen has hinted that it's considering an affordable electric convertible—likely based on its MEB platform.

The components from VW's mass-market electric cars are ending up in some very exclusive places.

The production vehicle based on the ID Buzz concept will be produced in Hanover, Germany starting in 2022, for a 2023 U.S. arrival.

In the U.S., the Volkswagen ID.4 won't have a heat pump, although VW has a feature set to keep the daily drive toasty.

Volkswagen argues that there are good reasons to encourage coasting and mild regen versus one-pedal driving.

Initial ownership-cost numbers will be emphasized as VW positions the ID.4 electric vehicle as an alternative to gasoline and hybrid rivals.

The wallbox could help electric cars serve as a backup power source for homes, or as a way to integrate battery-electric vehicles with the grid.