Volkswagen Group has pledged to launch eight new electric and hybrid cars in 2020.
The U.S. electric car maker is set to open a factory just outside Berlin which will make Model Y cars as well as batteries, battery packs and powertrains for use in other Tesla vehicles. The forest site is being sealed off to ramblers as authorities start groundworks andTesla's foray in the home of the German auto giants is expected to be up and running in 2021.
"They showed that electric cars are working, that a fully electric car is the right solution. So, we appreciate that," he added. Diess said that both traditional engine and electric cars are becoming "the most relevant and precious units in the internet." The CEO argued that data streams in and out of the car will be much higher than smartphones, pushing the car of the future into a new role in the internet ecosystem.
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