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> No other car maker is betting anything like this kind of money on the new technology. In fact, all German automakers are increasing leaning towards all EV fu
by devy 8y ago
> No other car maker is betting anything like this kind of money on the new technology.
In fact, all German automakers are increasing leaning towards all EV future, that's VW Group, BMW AG and Daimler AG. The only holdout of major automakers that doesn't have significant buyin in 100% battery electric vehicle is Toyato.
- dwd 8y agoVolkswagen Group was pushed as much as taking a bet. Part of their settlement for the diesel emissions scandal was committing investments into EV and paying into funds to help US states transition. On top of that they basically destroyed their diesel business. And they were also not the only cheats. A few commentators have pointed out that if not for the scandal, we probably wouldn't have seen anything near as aggressive a push into switching from diesel vehicles to electric.