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Completely counterintuitive VW is so high on that list.


John Cadogan on VW...

https://youtu.be/u1UfDOLk8ic?t=2103

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn0U55n7Vwg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjToFe1oAAI

He's anti-EV, but the main point is pretty good: cars from different companies are all pretty much the same, so the next thing you should look at is the company itself- will they help you after the sale? Are they a good corporate citizen?

Oh, one more:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/29/vw-condemne...


VW, the brand, has some very serious issues, not all of those are related to EVs as they started much earlier.

VW, as in VAG the enterprise, is doing quite well with brands like Skoda, Porsche and Audi.


Dieselgate basically. They got a rude awakening around that time and accelerated plans to take EVs to market because they realized that their diesel strategy was dead in the water. So, they now have EV production capacity on multiple continents and battery supply secured. Their first generation platform has been a bit rough but they are selling cars built on it in volume now directly and through companies like Seat. The probably do so at a loss or with low margins. Which is something they have in common with other struggling manufacturers.


ID series, especially ID4, are a success. They are definitely good cars, except for the entertainment system, which you can replace with CarPlay.




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