News Digest Item
26 Sep 2016

“Volkswagen electric vehicle shown in new design sketches”

Autocar

VW has released new design sketches of its first electric-only model ahead of its full reveal at the Paris motor show next week, reports Autocar. The images show a five-door hatchback with sliding rear passenger doors.
VW’s electric vehicle plans are highly anticipated because Europe’s largest carmaker wants to become an industry leader in renewable mobility and plans to sell between two and three million e-cars per year in 2025.

Read the article in English here.

Find background on VW’s plans in the new CLEW factsheet Dieselgate forces VW to embrace green mobility.

For a more general introduction to the subject of renewable transport, read the CLEW dossier The energy transition and Germany’s transport sector.

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