This isn't the 1980s, when there was a spate of thefts of VW badges after American hip-hop band the Beastie Boys turned them into a fashion item by wearing them around their necks.

Volkswagen now charges some EV owners a monthly fee to unlock full power from their electric cars

found 2025 › Aug › 14 (Thu) @ 15:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

If you thought paying an extra monthly subscription to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video to go ad free was bad, VW is now charging a recurring fee to unlock the full power of customers' electric cars.

5 months ago

Chinese carmaker Xpeng develops advanced chips for VW cars

found 2025 › Jun › 12 (Thu) @ 10:45 UTC

a story from Financial Times ✅ › Financial Times

EV group claims its self-designed Turing processors outperform those of US semiconductor leader Nvidia

6 months ago

World's biggest EV battery maker sees shares jump on debut

found 2025 › May › 20 (Tue) @ 02:35 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

CATL makes more than a third of all EV batteries sold worldwide and supplies carmakers like Tesla, VW and Toyota.

7 months ago

Aston Martin cuts US exports as tariffs batter car industry: Mercedes, Stellantis and VW also sound the alarm over Trump trade war turmoil

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 21:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The car industry was rocked when Trump announced a 25% charge on vehicle and part imports in a bid to ramp up domestic manufacturing.

8 months ago

Buttons are back: The car makers ditching touchscreens in favour of analogue controls

found 2025 › Mar › 16 (Sun) @ 16:36 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

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After VW's said it's reintroducing physical controls in forthcoming cars, we look at the other brands who are returning to analogue controls having listened to customer feedback.

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