Autocar May 18, 2022

ONE PERCEIVED issue with EVs is that with very similar batteries and motors, the cars will all be essentially the same, with only power outputs and range to separate them. That puts more pressure on designers than engineers to help buyers distinguish one model from another. One UK company, Yasa, is already proving otherwise. Its revolutionary technology, which makes electric motors not only lighter and more powerful but also more efficient, has already been adopted by Ferrari and Koenigsegg, but so quickly is it advancing its technology that it has now been snapped up for exclusive use by Mercedes, as we detail this week on p48. In this rapidly changing automotive landscape, it is vital that the UK develops skills in new areas such as electric motors, batteries and software…

ONE PERCEIVED issue with EVs is that with very similar batteries and motors, the cars will all be essentially the same, with only power outputs and range to separate them. That puts more pressure on designers than engineers to help buyers distinguish one model from another. One UK company, Yasa, is already proving otherwise. Its revolutionary technology, which makes electric motors not only lighter and more powerful but also more efficient, has already been adopted by Ferrari and Koenigsegg, but so quickly is it advancing its technology that it has now been snapped up for exclusive use by Mercedes, as we detail this week on p48. In this rapidly changing automotive landscape, it is vital that the UK develops skills in new areas such as electric motors, batteries and software if it…

“The ID 4 saloon will join an expanded mid-range line-up to provide competition to Tesla” The next phase of Volkswagen’s radical ‘New Auto’ electric vehicle strategy will bring to market a direct rival to the Tesla Model 3, insiders at the German car maker have revealed. The five-door liftback-style saloon, known internally as Project Trinity, is planned to take the ID 4 name in 2026, setting up a naming policy that will see future Volkswagen models grouped together under individual model lines dependent on size. The ID 4 saloon will join a facelifted version of the current ID 4 SUV in an expanded mid-range line-up that has been conceived to provide competition to the Model 3 and its sister model, the Model Y. Volkswagen’s new electric saloon will offer the…

“The ID 4 saloon will join an expanded mid-range line-up to provide competition to Tesla” The next phase of Volkswagen’s radical ‘New Auto’ electric vehicle strategy will bring to market a direct rival to the Tesla Model 3, insiders at the German car maker have revealed. The five-door liftback-style saloon, known internally as Project Trinity, is planned to take the ID 4 name in 2026, setting up a naming policy that will see future Volkswagen models grouped together under individual model lines dependent on size. The ID 4 saloon will join a facelifted version of the current ID 4 SUV in an expanded mid-range line-up that has been conceived to provide competition to the Model 3 and its sister model, the Model Y. Volkswagen’s new electric saloon will offer the choice of either single-motor…

VOLKSWAGEN WILL launch the ID 4 saloon as a slick technological showpiece aimed at stealing sales from the most popular electric cars on the market, but at the other end of the line-up the brand is set to unveil a compact urban EV priced at around the £17,000 mark. The German car maker gave a hint of what to expect from its most affordable EV with the quirky ID Life concept at last year’s Munich motor show, but a new preview image suggests the design team have gone back to the drawing board to give the production version a stronger visual link to the ID 4 saloon, which will go on sale at around the same time. Earlier this year, it was reported that Volkswagen designers were seeking to give…

VOLKSWAGEN WILL launch the ID 4 saloon as a slick technological showpiece aimed at stealing sales from the most popular electric cars on the market, but at the other end of the line-up the brand is set to unveil a compact urban EV priced at around the £17,000 mark. The German car maker gave a hint of what to expect from its most affordable EV with the quirky ID Life concept at last year’s Munich motor show, but a new preview image suggests the design team have gone back to the drawing board to give the production version a stronger visual link to the ID 4 saloon, which will go on sale at around the same time. Earlier this year, it was reported that Volkswagen designers were seeking to give the production…