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Volkswagen stops building ID.4s in the US, has inventory "into 2027"

Yet another automaker cancels an EV for gasoline SUVs in America. When Volkswagen got properly interested in electric vehicles in the wake of Dieselgate, it made the decision not just to import ID.4 crossovers from Europe but to add them to its production mix at the company’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. That was a reality by 2021, when we drove our first US-made VW ID.4. Five years later, VW is moving on. But after mid-April, no more ID.4s will roll down Chattanooga’s assembly line. The ID.4 was well-received when it debuted in 2021, and the model had a mostly strong 2025, selling 31 percent more than the year before. But sales of the electric VW collapsed after the Trump administration abolished the clean vehicle tax credit at the end of Q3 2025; the next three months saw ID.4 sales fall by 62 percent year over year. VW is gambling that Americans will instead want more gas-powered SUVs—probably a decision made before Trump started a war in the Middle East that has increased the price of gasoline by more than a dollar per gallon in the last few weeks. Snark aside, the Atlas is VW’s second-best seller here, and VW wants the second-gen Atlas in dealerships by this fall. “The C

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Now That Gas Is More Than $4 a Gallon, How Much Can an EV Save You? - CNET

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IONNA Rechargeries are coming to more than 350 Circle K stations

The OEM-backed charging network offers 400 kW NACS and CCS DC fast chargers. Today, the IONNA charging network announced that it’s partnering with Circle K to bring its “Rechargery” experience to more than 350 Circle K…

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Uber adds fuel surcharge for non-EV fares in Australia amid petrol price rises

Trips in electric vehicles will be exempt from the temporary fee of 5 cents a kilometre, rideshare firm says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news…

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Volkswagen Shuts Down Tennessee Plant's EV Production at the Worst Possible Time

Volkswagen just delivered another blow to the struggling U.S. electric vehicle market. On Thursday, the company announced that its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will stop producing the company’s fully…

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Volkswagen stops building ID.4s in the US, has inventory "into 2027"

Yet another automaker cancels an EV for gasoline SUVs in America. When Volkswagen got properly interested in electric vehicles in the wake of Dieselgate, it made the decision not just to import ID.4 crossovers from…

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T2 · Outlet reportArs TechnicaApr 14, 2026

The OEM-backed charging network offers 400 kW NACS and CCS DC fast chargers. Today, the IONNA charging network announced that it’s partnering with Circle K to bring its “Rechargery” experience to more than 350 Circle K locations in the US.…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianApr 14, 2026

Trips in electric vehicles will be exempt from the temporary fee of 5 cents a kilometre, rideshare firm says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Uber customers…

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T2 · Outlet reportGizmodoApr 9, 2026

Volkswagen just delivered another blow to the struggling U.S. electric vehicle market. On Thursday, the company announced that its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will stop producing the company’s fully electric SUV ID.4 starting…

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T2 · Outlet reportArs TechnicaApr 9, 2026

Yet another automaker cancels an EV for gasoline SUVs in America. When Volkswagen got properly interested in electric vehicles in the wake of Dieselgate, it made the decision not just to import ID.4 crossovers from Europe but to add them…

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