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Stephen Edelstein @ Digital Trends 1 place · today 15:00 EDT

Volkswagen should be a bigger EV player — and maybe it can be

Affordable EVs are on a lot of people’s minds these days, but one name is missing from the conversation. Volkswagen launched its ID family of EVs seven years ago with the promise of electric mobility for “the millions, not millionaires,” but in the United States at least, the promise remains just that. The VW Group ...

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