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In August, NIO global electric car deliveries remained strong, indicating that production and sales entered a higher gear. Last month, the company delivered 19,329 cars, which is about 81 percent more than a year ago and the second highest result ever (better was only July with 20,462 units). The overwhelming majority of NIO sales are in China. The company is expanding its business also in Europe. The volume of 19,329 units includes 12,015 crossovers/SUVs (up 59 percent year-over-year) and 7,314 sedans (up 134 percent year-over-year). The company does not provide a breakdown between the individual models. NIO EV deliveries last…

Audi has unveiled the interior of the 2025 Q6 e-tron after previewing the model’s exterior design in July during the prototype first drive event. The Q6 e-tron is a very important EV for Audi for at least two reasons. Firstly, it’s sized similarly to the popular Q5, slotting between the Q4 e-tron and the Q8 e-tron in Audi’s EV lineup, which is a good prerequisite for success. Secondly, it’s the brand’s first model based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) co-developed with Porsche and the new E3 electronics architecture. Seeing the first photos of the Q6 e-tron’s interior and learning…

Are you ready for the quintessential hot hatchback to go electric? Volkswagen is prepping the segment with its retro-themed ID. GTI Concept at IAA Mobility 2023, which seeks to bridge 48 years of combustion-powered GTI history with VW’s electric future. If the red car featured here looks familiar, you’re probably thinking about the VW ID. 2all Concept that debuted earlier this year. The similarity is no accident – Volkswagen designers actually had the GTI in mind while designing that concept, and as such, you’ll find pretty much the same features here, albeit trimmed with black and red. There are sportier…

VW has shown an electric version of its classic GTI hot hatch. It’s just a concept so far, but VW says the all-electric ID. GTI is planned for eventual production. The electric VW ID. GTI concept was unveiled today in advance of the IAA auto show in Munich, Germany. The original Golf GTI, released in 1976, was the first VW to use direct fuel injection, thus the model name which stands for Grand Touring Injection. VW expanded the GTI designation to other performance-oriented models, and the VW Golf GTI has been popular as an affordable but quick hot hatch, defining…

Volkswagen is bringing back its Golf GTI in electric form—with the ID.GTI Concept, which it declared “will be built as a usable sports car for the electric age.” Just as with the BMW Vision Neue Klasse concept that also made its debut this weekend at the Munich auto show, the ID.GTI Concept looks deep into the brand’s gasoline-vehicle heritage for its vision of the future, rather than trying to remake the brand’s look and branding at the same time as propulsion and interface.  As VW points out, the debut of the model is happening 48 years after the world debut…

The Southwest has an enormous opportunity to accelerate the shift from fossil to clean power. Utilities in the region can use new tax credit adders that will make clean energy like wind and solar more affordable than ever before, especially in historically underserved communities whose workforce relies on extracting and burning fossil fuels. State administrations and utility commissions should ensure that the transition to clean economies happens right away. Tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act make clean energy projects more feasible than ever. The Energy Community Tax Credit Bonus aims to revitalize the economies of coal-powered communities by providing…

BMW at the Munich auto show has revealed its Vision Neue Klasse concept that shows off the design language of the automaker’s next-generation electric cars.  While still a concept car, the Vision Neue Klasse is a next iteration of the i Vision Dee concept that bowed at CES in January. That model boasted what BMW called a “reductive design” that was a throwback to the E30 3-Series while also presenting a vision for a much-simplified EV interface.  Promising 30% more range, 30% faster charging, and 25% better efficiency, as BMW had disclosed previously, the upcoming Neue Klasse EVs mark a…

Tesla is showcasing the revamped version of its Model 3 at a services trade fair in Beijing, after unveiling the model on September 1 for pre-sale in China. (Image from Tesla China Weibo) Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is giving the revamped version of the Model 3 its real-life China debut at a trade fair in Beijing, after the sedan was unveiled on September 1. The revamped Model 3 made its debut at the China International Fair For Trade in Services in Beijing, Tesla said today on Weibo. The fair started on September 2 and will run through September 6, with September…

The Tesla Cybertruck is closer and closer to market launch, as the manufacturer is moving to the last stages of testing. This weekend a Tesla Cybertruck test vehicle was spotted towing a large trailer on public roads, most likely to empirically check the pickup’s capabilities. We don’t know whether the trailer was empty or full, but the Cybertruck does not seem to have any problem keeping up with normal traffic. Posts with videos and photos of the Tesla Cybertruck towing a trailer were shared by omg_Tesla/Rivian (@omg_tesla / X), which explains: “Funny story, first I saw a Cybertruck on a…

We tend to get mesmerized by the latest news about electric supercars from Ferrari, Rimac, or Alfa Romeo, but in the larger scheme of things, those cars do little to move the EV revolution forward by any significant amount. The latest news from Volkswagen is much less sexy, but arguably more important to the electric car transition. Electrify France Brings Fast Charging To French Drivers Courtesy of Volkswagen Taking a page from its Electrify America fast charging network in the US — which was launched in part as penance for its diesel emissions cheating scandal — Volkswagen Group is creating…