IEEE

Development of SiC Power Module Structure by Micron-Sized Ag-Paste Sinter Joining on Both Die and Heatsink to Low-Thermal-Resistance and Superior Power Cycling Reliability

Abstract: In this study, the thermal characteristics and structure reliability during power cycling for the four types of SiC power module fabricated using a SiC-heater chip, direct bonded aluminum ...
IEEE

Degradation Mechanisms of SiC MOSFET Power Module With Cu–Cu Die Top Interconnects Under Power Cycling Stress

Abstract: Because of the wide application of die top interconnects with Cu bonding wire, the weak points in SiC MOSFET power modules presented a huge difference compared to the conventional modules ...
USA Today

Volkswagen presses pause on its oddest EV. Will we really miss it?

Volkswagen is pausing production of one of its electric vehicles in America for 2026. The ID. Buzz is unlike anything else on the market and that may have been its downfall. Volkswagen produced two ...
Jalopnik

How Reliable Are Volkswagens? Here's What Consumer Reports Says

Volkswagen is one of the oldest and biggest car manufacturers in the world. For almost nine decades, the brand has lived through the early dominance of the Beetle, its rise as an automotive giant ...
The Drive

VW Calls Off 2026 ID Buzz in US—but There’s Hope for 2027 [Updated]

The VW ID Buzz has been on sale for precisely one model year in the United States, and VW is already hitting the brakes on building new ones. Back in October, we reported that VW was pausing ...
Electrek

Volkswagen shelves its electric minibus for the US, but not forever

Volkswagen is skipping the 2026 model year for the ID.Buzz in the US, but the company insists the electric minibus isn’t going anywhere. Volkswagen skips 2026 ID.Buzz for the US market And just like ...
Car and Driver

Volkswagen Cancels ID.Buzz for 2026 but Promises It Will Be Back

The Volkswagen ID.Buzz will skip the 2026 model year, the automaker confirmed. The ID.Buzz is not dead, Volkswagen insists, with the break instead allowing the company to prepare the "transition" to ...
Motor Trend

VW’s ID Buzz Electric Microbus Is Dead for 2026—but It’s Not Gone for Good

In a statement to MotorTrend, Volkswagen Group of America president and CEO Kjell Gruner confirmed the ID Buzz van is not canceled for America and will resume production sometime in 2026 for the 2027 ...
Inside EVs

Volkswagen ID. Polo Prototype Drive: 'Volkswagen Is Back' With This Compact EV

Driving a prototype for next year's VW ID. Polo makes this reviewer declare that the brand has returned to its roots. The ID. Polo looks like a regular Polo, going away from the unusual design of ...
Inside EVs

The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Won't Get A 2026 Model

The Volkswagen ID. Buzz won't come back for the 2026 model year. Sales of the retro-inspired minivan got off to a slow start, in part due to its high price and relatively skimpy range. The model isn't ...
Road & Track

The Volkswagen ID.Buzz Won't See a 2026 Model Year, But There's Still Hope

The Volkswagen ID.Buzz finally landed in the U.S. for the 2025 model year after a long wait, but as of today, there won’t be a 2026 Buzz. Volkswagen confirmed to Road & Track on Friday that it sent a ...