In the years ahead, many of the cars we drive could be electric ones.
A ceremony held at Volkswagen's Zwickau plant was attended by CEO Herbert Diess and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.A Volkswagen ID.3 electric car on show during a press conference in Berlin on May 8, 2019.officially started series production of its ID.3 electric car Monday, with the German auto giant aiming to become a world leader in the growing field of e-mobility.
In a speech, excerpts of which were published online, Diess said that the ID.3 would "make an important contribution to the breakthrough of e-mobility." In an announcement on its website, Volkswagen described its "electric offensive" as "picking up speed." The ID.3 is set to be launched "almost simultaneously" in European markets next summer, with the basic version marketed at less than 30,000 euros in Germany.
The Hyundai Motor Group recently said it would launch 23 battery electric vehicles over the next few years, while Volvo Cars wants 50% of the cars it sells to be fully electric by 2025.
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