Volkswagen has some fantastic ideas of what lies ahead in the future of motoring. Here are just a few of them
THE FUTURE IS ELECTRIC, whether you like it or not. Governments, the auto industry and even consumers are making a huge push towards electrification. It’s the biggest revolution in mobility since the invention of the internal combustion engine, and this shift throws up a whole lot of questions — some of them questioning the very fundamentals of cars as we know them. We were part of a small group of people that got insight in to Volkswagen’s plans for the future. Not only did they reveal to us more about electric cars, but also into autonomous vehicles and how they will completely redefine the driving experience. The approach to the future is two-pronged — with electric cars being developed on a priority basis, to get them ready for mass production while autonomous vehicles are being developed in parallel with the timeline for their production having a lot to do with government regulations. Here’s what we know so far:
THE ELECTRIC FUTURE
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