Traditional engines to stay for another 20 years
Traditional engines to stay for another 20 years
While Volkswagen is certain that electric vehicles are the way forward and is developing a comprehensive range of these cars which we could get after 2020, the company believes that petrol and diesel engines will still remain important for at least the next 20 years.
Volkswagen's Chief Executive Matthias Muller said to Autocar at the Paris Auto Show that “Regardless of all the new opportunities and possibilities the mobility world of tomorrow opens up for us, we must not neglect our existing technologies and core competences."
Despite plans to launch 30 electric models in the coming decade, the company is aware of the current demand for petrol and diesel cars and will not force its customers to opt for electric vehicles by rapidly killing off the combustion engine options in its lineup.
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