This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
These the guys that notoriously violated emissions standards and created software to hide the fact from testers? Some pretty spectacular claims you got there. Would be a shame if someone... doubted your reputation.
And let's not forget that they had to create Electrify America which they treat like a red headed step child. They are really invested in EVs. /s
Every car maker did, VW took the blame but the whole industry was lying
VW has a rich legacy of lying their asses off to every single human that will listen. VW is not a credible source of information about VW.
They're probably using the guy who set the Tesla truck's range
Given that this is VW, I'll wait until someone else verifies this.
"No, no, we only cheated that one time, it's in the past. Let it go. We've had our one lie, now we're perfectly honest!"
Definitely read that in a German accent
Given that we’re talking about batteries… Remember what phone and laptop manufacturers say about their batteries?
On top of that, these are solid state batteries, not your usual Li-ion batteries with a liquid electrolyte. This is the first time I’ve heard of a large well known company announce they’re using solid state batteries.
That technology has been under development for decades, and it has been applied in some very special devices before, but maybe now it’s finally the time to start large scale production.
Toyota has been telling us solid state batteries are coming soon since … 2012ish 😀
We’re still waiting
Ok, VW tested it. Now can we have someone else test it so we can get honest results?
I’m sure they self-investigated and found nothing wrong.
If you believe that, I have a Volkswagen clean diesel I’ll sell you
I hope they try turning the wheels a bit while they do their testing, I'd hate to have another diesel emissions scandal involving explosive batteries and their efficacy.
Even though this VW is fully electric, the transmission will still find a way to blow up.
These are lies. The report stated that it held 100% capacity over 100.000.000 charges, but VW knows no-one would believe them, so they adjusted their numbers to look more realistic. /s
/s not necessary. They’ve messed with numbers before and just got a slap on the wrist. Why wouldn’t they lie again?
Still no news on QuantumScape's factory actually going into large scale production.. so still... lab results..
Yeah, I'm always remiss to get excited about battery tech that isn't entering mass production. Until then, it's just something that might be cool in 20 years, but probably not.
Really need to hand it off to other makers. VW is just scandal. It lies on its emissions reports. Has a history of abusing workers. All round a shell of it's former self
Sadly, VW has never strayed far from their roots.
They've always been just a little scummy on the business practices side of things. More than a little scummy during WW2...
They do sometimes have good engineering. Which means fuck all in the face of management who want to cut corners and cheat to make more money.
the 1.4 introduced somewherein the 2000s was their last "good" engine. newer models just suffer from downsizing, constant engine problems after around 80K km.
buy a used honda or a toyota. might even be fuel efficient if you buy a prius for cheap and replace the battery.
or, you know... buy a small car. the 1st gen aygo easily does 40-50mpg and cost 10K BRAND NEW. but then toyota made it a crossover which uses more fuel and is almost 20K.
Volkswagen was literally founded by the Nazi party and Adolf Hitler himself was heavily involved in designing their first car lol.
great now mass manufacture it
No that's some solid reporting
