Kids. Car seats. Costco. Date night. How did the VW ID.4 measure up? Kelly Stumpe, the Car Mom, knows this routine well. She regularly tests out cars for her audience of moms who also have kids, work, routines and errands on their weekly to-do list. We asked Kelly Stumpe, aka @The_Car_Mom, to spend a week…
Can a Race Car Driver Make the Electric Car Switch? Annika Carter Takes the VW ID.4 On the Road to Find Out
Annika Carter was honestly, and pleasantly, surprised. When a race driver like Annika Carter thinks about a car for daily life, her thoughts focus on a traditional gas car with an internal combustion engine as her go-to. The 25-year-old former medical student and now race driver thought an electric vehicle could never work for her…
Myth-busting EVs: Top Automotive Journalists Share Their Secrets Behind the Wheel of the VW ID.4
Electric cars mean more fun, less stress on the road After the pandemic began to subside, journalist Alicia Quarles decided it was time to buy a car. But what would be a good fit for this New York City based broadcaster, known to viewers of The Daily Mail, Good Morning America and E! News? Certainly…
VW ID.4 Review: The EV That Changed My Mind About Rural Electrification
Can a country girl own an EV? Until I met did this VW ID.4, I would probably have told you it just wouldn’t work. But spending a week with a car is usually a good way to see how it fits into your daily life, where the pain points are, and where all the cool…
The Future of Volkswagen is Called ID. This is the VW ID.4 All Electric SUV
Hello, love bug. Before you get into the VW ID.4 you can tell it’s happy to see you. It lights up. The mirrors unfold. The running lights flash. The door unlocks. Get in, and the screens flicker to life. It’s ready to go, so simply click the gear selector and drive. It knows you’re there,…
Is the VW ID.4 Electric SUV the One that Will Finally Tip the EV Trend?
Volkswagen’s all electric SUV with a super sexy interior and budget-friendly price will turn heads. Just as California is drawing a line in the sand by banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, VW is throwing down a gauntlet of its own: the company this week announced the arrival of the all-electric VW…
What It Really Costs To Own An Electric Car
Electric cars are all the rage right now—but are they worth it? But for as many people who make the swap to electric, countless others are left wondering if it’s really worth it. Sure, you don’t have to pay for gas, but you still have to pay for a charge. Then there’s the fact that…
When the VW ID.4 Rolls Out, This Car Will Be Fun to Buy
I know what you’re thinking. But things are changing. Volkswagen has been studying the idea of a fun shopping experience for a while, looking not just at how people like to shop, but also, how people’s car shopping strategies have morphed during the Covid-19 crisis. They thought about how people buy a new phone or computer,…