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Volkswagen Bets Big On Electric Cars, Plans 30 Models By 2025 (usatoday.com)

Posted by msmash on from the electric-cars-are-the-future dept.

An anonymous reader writes: German automaker Volkswagen plans to deliver 30 electric plug-in models by 2025. The new plan comes in the wake of a devastating emissions scandal that cast doubt on the future of its once-beloved diesel cars. It also exposes the immense challenges that the company will face internally. Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller suggested that Volkswagen Group, whose brands include Audi and Porsche, will "significantly" reduce the number of models it makes and will slash almost $9 billion in spending annually to bolster the bottom line.

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  1. Re:For those who still want diesel by _xeno_ · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's not the only problem. Not all of us live in houses with garages. I live in an apartment complex with assigned parking. If I were to get an electric vehicle I have no clue how the hell I'd charge it.

    I mean, don't get me wrong, I think electric vehicles are the future and I'd love to be able to drive a plug-in hybrid, but at present I have absolutely no way to charge it and that needs to change before electric cars can roll out to the entire population.

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  2. Re:For those who still want diesel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If your electric grid has regular blackouts, electric cars are the least of your problems. Sounds like a third-world problem to me.

    Signed,
    a Canadian.