VW: more than 30 new models to be purely electric, and build 2 - 3 million units a year by 2025. - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Today, the automaker extended the timeline to 2025 and said that it will introduce “more than 30 new electric vehicles during the next 10 years”. Earlier this year, CEO Matthias Müller was talking about both all-electric and plug-in hybrids, but now he is making a statement to go all-electric and confirmed that the “more than 30 new models” will all be “purely battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs)”. But maybe even more importantly, VW talked about volumes and said that the group is putting together a new manufacturing plan that will enable them to produce “2 to 3 million all-electric cars a year by 2025”. [/QUOTE] [URL="http://electrek.co/2016/06/16/vw-2-3-million-all-electric-cars-2025/"]Source[/URL]

Gotta fix that image though It's not as revolutionary as it sounds, everybody will be making at least as many EVs by then

[QUOTE=Sableye;50532561]Gotta fix that image though It's not as revolutionary as it sounds, everybody will be making at least as many EVs by then[/QUOTE] One would hope. But at least VW are acknowledging EVs and will hopefully try and build some decent ones. Some manufacturers are still sticking their head in the sand.

All I want is an electric truck plz.

This sounds more like punishment for their Diesel scandal than something they actually want to do.

[QUOTE=1/4 Life;50532847]This sounds more like punishment for their Diesel scandal than something they actually want to do.[/QUOTE] you cry out for electric cars, and when they start to do something you respond with this

[QUOTE=LtKyle2;50532833]All I want is an electric truck plz.[/QUOTE] Tesla have hinted strongly at doing one. But they are kinda busy with the Model 3, Model Y (affordable electric SUV), and a next gen Roadster. So I wouldn't expect anything before 2020. [QUOTE=1/4 Life;50532847]This sounds more like punishment for their Diesel scandal than something they actually want to do.[/QUOTE] Elon Musk suggested that as a punishment awhile ago. I think it was also considered as well but I forget which country (or maybe state) was considering that.

Why do I have a feeling they're doing this to consume just as much lithium as Tesla so the respurces get drained and the price of electric cars skyrocket

[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50532866]Why do I have a feeling they're doing this to consume just as much lithium as Tesla so the respurces get drained and the price of electric cars skyrocket[/QUOTE] Lithium is a non-issue, it's a really small part of the battery compared to other materials. If the battery was named by the materials in it you should really call them nickel-graphite batteries.

[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50532866]Why do I have a feeling they're doing this to consume just as much lithium as Tesla so the respurces get drained and the price of electric cars skyrocket[/QUOTE] Maybe you're a crackpot conspiracy theorist

[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;50532855]you cry out for electric cars, and when they start to do something you respond with this[/QUOTE] That's because I want good electric cars, not Nissan Leafs and plug in Priuses. I am allowed to be critical of a company I want to do better, am I not? Most of these classical car companies have had an incredibly hard time moving to electric. Most of their upper management and low-level employees still find them to be a joke.

[QUOTE=1/4 Life;50532893]That's because I want good electric cars, not Nissan Leafs and Plug in Priuses.[/QUOTE] Plug in prius is a decent PHEV afaik. The new Chevvy Volt seems a lot better though.

[QUOTE=Morgen;50532914]Plug in prius is a decent PHEV afaik.[/QUOTE] For those (Prius in general) it's more everything else about the car that is wrong with them. It's a good attempt, but man is it ugly and slow.

[QUOTE=1/4 Life;50532922]For those it's more everything else about the car that is wrong with them. It's a good attempt, but man is it ugly and slow.[/QUOTE] I think that's an issue with the Prius in general rather than just the plug in variant. The BMW i8 is probably the best performing and best looking PHEV. A PHEV will never out perform a real performance oriented BEV though since you have to carry around so much more mass.

Even after the issue with the emissions scandal, I'm still a huge advocate for VW/Audi, so seeing them move forward with that type of ambition is awesome. They've become such a huge part of the global market over the past 20 years that whatever they do, the other big manufacturers are going to have to compete with. So chances are we'll finally start seeing some very good looking, long lasting EV cars from the big companies of the world. Full disclosure I do own an Audi and am a huge fanboy, but still.