Tag: vw
Tesco to roll out free electric car charging points for shoppers in partnership with VW
Tesco is to roll out free charging points for electric cars at hundreds of its stores from next year. The supermarket chain, which is the largest in the UK, will work with Volkswagen to develop more than 2,400 electric vehicle (EV) charging points by 2020. A standard 7kW charger will be free, with a faster…
VW and Snapchat create augmented reality game for GTI fans
Volkswagen UK and Snapchat have joined forces to launch a mobile phone-based GTI race which uses the latest Augmented Reality (AR) technology. Creative agencies Tribal Worldwide London and adam&eveDDB are behind the new Snapchat lens, which from today lets users interact with the GTI race track in the form of a bespoke 3D model of…
Top 10 car features including golf ball gear knob and Skoda integrated umbrella
The nation’s favourite 'hidden car features' have been named – with the iconic, but perhaps not so hidden, Volkswagen Golf GTI golf ball gear knob, pictured above, coming out on top. The dimpled gear shifter topped a poll of 2,000 drivers by video technology company CitNOW to find the nation’s most popular secret features that…
Affected by emissions scandal? Legal firms take action against VW on behalf of diesel car owners
Legal action has been announced against VW on behalf of diesel car owners in England and Wales affected by the emissions scandal. Harcus Sinclair UK Limited, a leading UK law firm specialising in large group litigation, has applied for a group litigation order in claims against VW, Audi, SEAT and Skoda arising out of the…
VW invests in solid state battery technology for super long range electric cars
Above: a VW hybrid, the XL1. New solid state technology could mean that we see electric versions of VW vehicles with 400 mile plus range One of the disappointments of electric cars is that they need to be recharged a lot - not great when you consider the lack of car charging points around the…
SoundWagon: The Portable Volkswagen Record Player
Okay so I wont be giving up my record player any time soon but I do kind of love this Soundwagon record player. Officially licensed by Volkswagen, this mini hyper-portable record player is modeled after the VW's classic bus….
The pool table made out of a VW campervan
Outstanding. No idea who made it, how much it costs, or whether VW will do the decent thing and start mass-manufacturing these. But it’s from Ohio, its owner paid the previous owner $8,000 for it, and you can store your balls beneath its engine flap.
Want want want.
