Video Summary
- Volkswagen now offers the ID.3 in three additional versions.- These include the ID.3 GTX and an improved ID.3 Pro.
- The ID.3 Pure can again be ordered, now with a different battery.
- The old 45 kWh battery is no longer available; a 52 kWh battery is standard.
- The electric motor in the ID.3 Pure delivers 125 kW, with a range of up to 388 kilometers.
- The 52 kWh battery charges at a maximum of 145 kW, but it is an optional equipment feature.
- The ID.3 Pure is now more expensive than before, starting at EUR 36,900.
- A Volkswagen-owned environmental bonus reduces the price to EUR 33,330.
- Audi has announced a new drive version for the Q6 e-tron with rear-wheel drive.
- Range increases and the base price decreases with rear-wheel drive.
- The Q6 e-tron Performance has a 100 kWh battery with 240 kW, which can accelerate to 100 km/h in 6.6 seconds.
- With this drive version, the Q6 e-tron reaches up to 644 kilometers according to WLTP.
- Fast charging adds 260 kilometers of range in just 10 minutes.
- Charging the battery from 10 to 80 percent takes 22 minutes.
- Cadillac presented its new electric model, Optiq.
- The Cadillac Optiq will be offered for sale in ten regions.
- Cadillac Optiq is priced below the Lyric.
- The wheelbase is 15 cm shorter, measuring 2.94 meters.
- Technical specifications for the European version and the exact sales start have not yet been announced.
- The Optiq has all-wheel drive with two motors, producing 220 kW and 480 Nm of torque.
- It has an 85 kWh battery, offering an estimated range of 300 miles (483 km).
- Recuperation is controlled by a lever on the steering wheel and One Pedal Driving is an option.
- Cadillac has not indicated maximum charging power, but 97 miles can be charged in 10 minutes.
- Production of the Cadillac Optiq will begin in late autumn.
- The model is slated to come onto the market for $54,000 in the US.
- The German government has decided to require charging stations at gas stations from 2028.
- Large gas station companies must offer a charging point with at least 150 kW.
- This is expected to create approximately 8,000 additional charging points.
- Porsche is delaying the construction of a battery factory in Brandenburg.
- Porsche supervisory board plans to shelve the project at its June 7th meeting.
- There are problems in the Chinese market and weaker demand for electric cars in Germany.
- Supply overcapacity, is also causing hesitation.
