volkswagen
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I Wish All EVs Looked As Nice as This Electric VW Kombi Conversion
This electric VW Kombi conversion from Traction EV is nothing short of gorgeous.
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Škoda Found a Good Use for Big Grilles and Robots: Pedestrian Safety
Škoda is working with AV startups, universities, and other research institutions in Europe to develop technology for the sake of pedestrian safety, and some of it could finally make use of the big, ugly grilles on so many modern cars. Rather than subject us to useless grilles on its EVs, Škoda is experimenting with colour-coded…
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Genesis Beats Tesla in Consumer Reports Owner Satisfaction Survey
Porsches may be expensive, but if you can actually afford to buy one, it’s a pretty safe bet that you’re going to love it. So it’s not terribly surprising that when Consumer Reports released its latest owner satisfaction rankings, Porsche topped the list. But what actually was surprising is that Genesis beat out Tesla and…
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Heat Pumps Massively Improve EV Range In Cold Weather
The Washington Post recently published an article about cold-weather EV performance, and as it points out, the need to heat the cabin is one of the biggest factors in why EVs lose so much range when it’s cold out. Freezing temperatures do affect battery performance in general since they operate best at around 20 degrees…