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VW chief Blume: There was too much optimism about electric cars
(dpa-international.com)
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this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2025
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I get what he's saying, but let's be honest, given the price of his electric vehicles, they were never going to see like the hot cakes he hoped they would. The market changed and western car manufacturers failed to adapt.
Western manufacturers keep seeing electric cars and electric bikes as specialist, luxury items. They are ignoring the obvious, that electric vehicles are the future of transport for everyone and they need to have models that fit all price ranges, including budget models.
Ironic given the origins of Volkswagen, literally "people's car".
If you mean "electric bikes", I agree. We don't need that many cars to function as a society. I am living in Germany, and never had a car - by choice.