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EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

02 Dec 2024 | New VW ID. Cars Get Traditional Design, GM Sell Battery Stake and Used EV Markets Thriving

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Technology, Leisure, Automotive, Business

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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VOLKSWAGEN UPDATES ID.3 AND ID.4 EVS BY 2026 https://evne.ws/41ez2Lr

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ELECTRIC CARS TOP NOVEMBER UK USED CAR SALES https://evne.ws/4eZb8qn

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0:00.0

Welcome back to EV News Daily coming up today. The new VW ID cars will get a traditional design. GM sell their battery stake and used EV markets are thriving.

0:12.9

Plus stay tuned because later in the show, I'll tell you why in November was another record-breaking month for these Chinese EV makers.

0:18.5

Well, good morning, good afternoon or good evening wherever you're listening around the world. Welcome to EV News Daily, your trusted source of EV information.

0:24.6

For the start of a brand new week, Monday 2nd of December, I'm Martin Lee, and I go through every

0:29.6

EV story so you don't have to. I'm here to save you time, and hopefully I do every day.

0:36.0

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0:38.9

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slash EVNews Daily. Ever so easy to sign up and support the work that I do here. They do

0:50.0

with the billing and stuff like that's now. We'll begin with the headline story of Volkswagen confirming that they will refresh their

0:59.2

ID3 and ID4 vehicles with new designs, new interiors and improvements to the vehicles.

1:07.0

These models were among the first EVs from the VW group, at least of the modern era,

1:11.7

but their sales didn't meet expectations, and some say it was down to their design.

1:16.3

The new redesign is inspired by the upcoming ID2 concept, which we've seen already.

1:22.2

In an interview with Auto Express magazine, Volkswagen's development head, Kai Grunitz,

1:26.8

confirmed that both the ID3 and the

1:28.8

ID4 will get new exteriors based on, well, the brand's existing design language for their

1:34.1

combustion stuff. Kai Grunits saying, and I quote, we will bring a re-skin for the ID3 and

1:40.0

ID4 with completely new design language going back to where we originally came from from a

1:45.2

design perspective and return to what Volkswagen is known for, end quote.

1:49.9

That's no bad thing.

1:51.1

If you have a look at the latest Volkswagen Golf or any of the combustion designs, which

1:57.2

are a little less friendly, perhaps, but more of my taste.

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