Volkswagen’s CEO Herbert Diess Drives The Tesla Model Y – carandbike

Herbert Diess, CEO, Volkswagen, drove the Tesla Model Y and had this to say about it

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VW CEO Herbert Diess and Board Member Frank Welsch drove the Tesla Model Y

A few days in the past Volkswagen had launched a video of a gathering between its CEO Herbert Diess and Tesla’s founder CEO Elon Musk the place the latter drove its upcoming ID.three and ID.four electrical automobiles. Elon Musk was reportedly heard saying “I think for a non-sporty car it’s pretty good.” It seems now that Diess has returned the favour. Diess drove a Tesla Model Y with Frank Welsch, Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars model with accountability for Technical Development, and was left fairly impressed by the car. 

“Of course I additionally examined a Tesla Model Y – with my colleague Frank Welsch. This car is for us in many aspects (not in all!) a reference: user experience, updatability, driving features, performance of the top of the range models, charging network, range. Big advantage: Model Y was/is thought through as an electric car – as is the ID.3. Many of our competitors still using their ICE platforms. The result: They aren’t getting the best EVs,” wrote Diess in a LinkedIn reply to his unique publish which revealed the assembly with Musk. 

Elon Musk drives Volkswagen’s electrical automobiles

Volkswagen is about begin deliveries of the ID.three electrical automobile in Europe. The German automotive big is predicted to ship the brand new automobile by 1000’s after accumulating models for nearly a yr of manufacturing forward of the primary deliveries. The ID.four electrical automobile is an SUV which can observe the ID.three and might be a part of Volkswagen’s new EV platform that may finally make it to the US.

Herbert Diess, the CEO of Volkswagen met Elon Musk in Germany

In the wake of the emission scandal, Volkswagen made a dedication to electrification. Recently Diess was additionally essential of Germany’s plans for full electrification of the transportation sector and he agreed with a few of Bill Gates’ concepts for the way forward for EVs. 

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