Interestingly, while VW transitions towards electrification in Europe, it does not plan to introduce any of the range-extender EVs it offers in China, indicating that demand for this powertrain is not expected to be strong enough in Europe.
Despite this, Sander noted that the lessons VW is learning from its expansion of electrified vehicles in China will help it overseas.
“Everything we are learning in China will help us to be competitive in all the other markets around the globe where we are competing with the Chinese,” he said.
“On our end it's very much about scale, efficiency and cost, and this is what we are working on diligently.
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We have to be competitive. There's no alternative.”
