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VW threatens to exit important automaker lobbying group over electric vehicle policies
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The lobbying group is:
Association of the German Automotive Industry (VDA)
Originally Posted by electrek
"The list of criticisms made at Volkswagen is long. Above all, the association must move away from the strategy of "technology openness" and ensure that all forces are focused exclusively on the enforcement of the battery-electric car. Development and promotion of vehicles with fuel cells and gas engines or other environmentally friendly variants would have to be stopped. This overburden the industry, says VW boss Herbert Diess."
In short, VW wants the association to stop pushing "alternative fuel" vehicles and focus on battery-electric vehicles.
VDA responded by saying that "other drive and fuel alternatives remain in the field of vision," but they plan to meet with VW soon to discuss the issue.
http://flip.it/ip-DkA
The lobbying group is:
Association of the German Automotive Industry (VDA)
Originally Posted by electrek
"The list of criticisms made at Volkswagen is long. Above all, the association must move away from the strategy of "technology openness" and ensure that all forces are focused exclusively on the enforcement of the battery-electric car. Development and promotion of vehicles with fuel cells and gas engines or other environmentally friendly variants would have to be stopped. This overburden the industry, says VW boss Herbert Diess."
In short, VW wants the association to stop pushing "alternative fuel" vehicles and focus on battery-electric vehicles.
VDA responded by saying that "other drive and fuel alternatives remain in the field of vision," but they plan to meet with VW soon to discuss the issue.