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REPORT: Skoda considering electric car based on VW Up!

Volkswagen Czech-based subsidiary Škoda is reportedly considering adding an electric vehicle to its range of automobiles. As you would expect, Skoda's electric car would be based on the upcoming Volkswagen Up!, which is itself slated to get an electric drivetrain by 2013 that promises to offer a range of 80 miles per charge of its lithium ion battery pack. Volkswagen's so-called "Beetle of the 21st Century" is expected to launch sometime next year, but any Škoda-badged versions of the tiny car would reportedly be put on ... Read more →

REPORT: Larger VW E-Up! could come to the States Jeremy Korzeniewski

After showing off the E-Up! at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week and declaring it the Beetle of the 21st Century, VW is promising to have the tiny little EV in small scale production in Europe by ...

Frankfurt 2009: Volkswagen calls E-Up! Concept "Beetle of the 21st Century" Jeremy Korzeniewski

Volkswagen promises to release the "Beetle of the 21st Century" by 2013. Those are some of the biggest shoes in the history of the automobile to fill, and VW plans to do just that with a new car ...

REPORT: how the Up! might find a home in the new array of VW-group offerings Xavier Navarro

VW Up! concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Regular readers are surely aware of the new city car model that Volkswagen is preparing called the Up! Until now, European shoppers looking ...

CEO Winterkorn: expect first VW electric vehicle in 2013 Sam Abuelsamid

Volkswagen CEO Dr. Martin Winterkorn delivered a speech in Münich on Friday where he announced that the German giant would release its first electric car in 2013. Among the points that ...

Volkswagen new build new micro-cars in Slovakia 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen Group CEO Dr. Martin Winterkorn has announced that the first of its New Small Family (NSF) micro-cars will start production in early 2011. The new models, based on the series of up! concepts from 2007, will initially be built the company's plant in Bratislava, Slovakia. The company ...

VW considers moving on Up! in U.S. 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Speaking at the New York Auto Show, Volkswagen head Stefan Jacoby has said that the German automaker would consider launching the Up! microcar in the United States market. Says Jacoby, "Up! could be in the future of the market here. In urban areas like New York, a car like Up! has a good ...

VW Up! may be too expensive for ?koda and Seat 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen's NSF (new small family) concepts, the up! series, has been on our radar since appearing at auto shows in late 2007. Last fall, VW committed to bringing these vehicles to production models, and we heard that the leading candidate for a production site was the Škoda factory in ...

Volkswagen and Toshiba to collaborate on electric drive systems 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's been a busy day in Wolfsburg as VW followed up the release of a sketch of its upcoming mid-sized sedan with an announcement about new electric drive systems. VW and Toshiba have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on electric drive systems and power electronics. These electric drive ...

Audi confirms VW up!-based electric car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Audi officials have been indicating for some time that the German brand will introduce a battery electric in the coming years. Last week at the Paris Motor Show, management board member Peter Schwarzenbauer reportedly confirmed that again to Britain's AutoCar magazine. However, contrary to some ...

Electric car from Audi to be a Volkswagen up!? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It was only last April that Audi was saying that it had no plans for an electric car (EV) in the immediate future. It's possible they're operating under a different definition of "immediate future" than us or maybe they have just changed their minds because, according to Car Magazine Online, Audi ...

FWD VW up! delayed five months 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've heard rumors that Volkswagen would be going against the concept up!'s rear-engine and rear-wheel drive architecture, and it now appears that those earlier rumblings are indeed true. That's a big knock against the retro-theme that attracted many to the concept in the first place. After all, ...

VW up! production site to be selected soon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen has committed to building a family of small cars based on the up! concepts that debuted at auto shows in fall 2007. What they haven't yet committed to is a location for building those cars. Right now the leading contender in Europe appears to be the Skoda factory in Vrchlabi, Czech ...

VW could spawn multiple new Beetles including up! variant 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A decade on from its revival, it has been unclear whether Volkswagen would ever build successor to the New Beetle. After all, how do follow up such an iconic retro shape? It now appears that Volkswagen may not only build a new New Beetle, but also expand the lineup into a mini-brand of its own. The ...

Volkswagen signs up for eco-car project in Thailand 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The government of Thailand wants to see at least 800,000 fuel efficient cars produced in the country annually by 2015. Honda, Suzuki, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Tata and Toyota have already joined the program and received government approval for their investments. The latest company to apply to join the ...

Production Volkswagen up! coming in 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Last fall at the Frankfurt Motor Show,Volkswagen unveiled their entry in the micro-car derby, the up! Yes, the name is goofy, but the car is cute and is apparently headed for production in 2010. AutoExpress has some contacts deep within Wolfsburg who have reported that the production up! will come ...

Yamaha and Toyota co-develop motorcycle-derived engine for iQ microcar 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We often bring you interesting motorcycle-related news because motorcycles, with their (usually) smaller-sized engines, often get much better fuel mileage than cars. Yamaha is no stranger to making great motorcycle engines, and they even have a history of developing and producing engines for cars. ...


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