'Don't let all of VW's electric-car talk fool you'
http://www.topgear.com/car-news/forget-dieselgate-vw-phaetons-going-electric Forget dieselgate, the VW Phaeton’s going electric Stephen Dobie 13 Oct 2015 VW’s big limo returns in EV, emissions-free form The second generation Volkswagen Phaeton is coming, and it will be electrically powered. Yup. In what might cynically be seen as the motoring industry equivalent of shouting “look over there” before running away, VW has announced the rebirth of its niche limo, with added e-power. It’s newsworthy that the Phaeton lives on, though: VW has also announced it’s stripping one billion euros from its development budget in the wake of its emissions cheat, so the replacement for its luxury saloon – the first generation of which sells very modestly – is something that could easily have been culled had it been any further back in the pipeline ... VW talking up its zero emissions technology is no surprise ... further development of the MQB modular platform that underpins so many of the VW group’s smaller cars, their ability to use plug-in hybrid powertrains in particular. Connectivity and driver assistance systems will also be given more attention. Pure electric vehicles are a big focus, with VW targeting the ability to travel up to 310 miles on one charge for a whole bunch of cars and small vans ... [© BBC Worldwide] ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Group_MQB_platform Volkswagen Group MQB platform ... http://www.thesundaily.my/node/333274 VW betting on EVs 14 October 2015 The focus is on plug-in hybrids with an even greater range, high-volume electric vehicles with a radius of up to 300 kilometers, a 48-volt power supply system ... http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1100466_volkswagen-shifts-gears-vows-to-focus-more-attention-on-electric-cars Volkswagen Shifts Gears, Vows To Focus More Attention On Electric Cars By Richard Read Oct 14, 2015 [image http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/2015-volkswagen-golf_100466760_m.jpg 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf ] ... QUESTIONABLE HISTORY Volkswagen's less-than-green image isn't just because of the ongoing "Dieselgate" scandal that's caused jaws around the world to drop. It's also because Volkswagen and its family of auto brands -- many of which are fuel-chugging performance and luxury marques -- have never shown much interest in moving away from fossil fuels. For example, the company's former U.S. Audi chief, Johann De Nysschen, famously called the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle a "car for idiots". (FWIW, De Nysschen now heads Cadillac.) Audi itself has an electric car program, but it's always seemed a bit like the red-headed stepchild. And of course, Volkswagen famously decried the Environmental Protection Agency's new fuel economy and emissions benchmarks for 2025, insisting that "there is no consideration in the current proposal for the positive impact clean diesels can have on fuel consumption here in the US." Oh, the irony. ... develop its new MEB platform for compact vehicles. A special "electric toolkit" for MEB vehicles will be created to allow those cars to be electrified more easily, with ranges of up to 500 kilometers (310 miles). The next generation of the loved/loathed VW Phaeton will be completely electric, "with long-distance capability, connectivity and next-generation assistance systems as well as an emotional design". Maybe that will help sales. But don't let all the electric-car talk fool you: VW isn't giving up on [ice] vehicles ... [© 2015 The Car Connection] ... http://indiatoday.intoday.in/auto/story/vw-looks-to-cutbacks-and-electric-cars-to-overcome-scandal/1/498456.html VW looks to cutbacks and electric cars to overcome scandal Reuters | Berlin, October 14, 2015 ... http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/business/international/volkswagen-germany-recall.html?_r=0 Volkswagen to Recall 8.5 Million Vehicles in Europe (v) By MELISSA EDDY OCT. 15, 2015 ... Volkswagen said it would develop electric vehicles. In the past, the company was slow to adopt such offerings, despite a pledge by the German government to get a million electric cars on the road by 2020 ... ... https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=dieselgate Leonardo DiCaprio working on VW dieselgate movie For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-VW-Phaeton-going-Electric-lots-of-after-scandal-EV-talk-tp4678109.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
