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VW Plans to Sell Electric Tesla Rival for Less than $23,000

posted by martyb on Friday November 09 2018, @05:10PM   Printer-friendly
from the elektrowagen dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Reuters:

Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) intends to sell electric cars for less than 20,000 euros ($22,836) and protect German jobs by converting three factories to make Tesla (TSLA.O) rivals, a source familiar with the plans said.

VW and other carmakers are struggling to adapt quickly enough to stringent rules introduced after the carmaker was found to have cheated diesel emissions tests, with its chief executive Herbert Diess warning last month that Germany's auto industry faces extinction.

Plans for VW's electric car, known as "MEB entry" and with a production volume of 200,000 vehicles, are due to be discussed at a supervisory board meeting on Nov. 16, the source said.

Fallout from cheating on diesel emissions tests continues. If German automakers, of which VW is the largest, switch to electric vehicles (EVs), will other car companies have to follow suit?

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  • (Score: 1) by Sulla on Friday November 09 2018, @08:02PM

    by Sulla (5173) on Friday November 09 2018, @08:02PM (#760051) Journal

    The only other benefit is "lack of engine noise", but modern ICE vehicles make virtually no noise anyway, although they do make enough to let people know they are nearby or approaching. BEVs are so quiet its jarring just having one sneak up on you when you are not expecting it.

    I am often impressed how quiet my truck is. I have on many occasions wondered whether or not it was on when I was idling. I also find it interesting that Ford has been piping noise into the cabin in the v6 versions of their mustangs and f150s to replicate the old muscle car noise, I personally find that extremely stupid but whatever.

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