Most of the 80 billion euros mentioned in that article is future spending, they havent spent it yet. VW certainly do _seem_ to be going for it but we're still

Most of the 80 billion euros mentioned in that article is future spending, they havent spent it yet. VW certainly do _seem_ to be going for it but we're still yet to have any ID3s on the road and they _still_ havent been clear on what range you get for what price with the ID3. I agree that VW _seem_ serious but there have been so many announcements over the last decade from various manufacturers saying 'we take evs seriously and we're going to do X,Y and Z' and the vast majority of those statements have been bullshit. e.g. here's a statement from VW in 2013 September 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Volkswagen Group has set its sights on global market leadership in electric mobility. "We are starting at exactly the right time. We are electrifying all vehicle classes, and therefore have everything we need to make the Volkswagen Group the top automaker in all respects, including electric mobility, by 2018", Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, said on the eve of the 65th International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main. https://tass.com/press-releases/700457 https://tass.com/press-releases/700457 Six years ago VW said they were going to be the top EV maker by 2018. That was bullshit. OK maybe they just got a bit delayed or whatever. It looks like they're doing something. But I'm going to wait until they've actually got some of this new-generation stuff they're talking about on the road before I make a judgement about how serious they are.