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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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Volkswagen pulls the plug on direct-to-consumer EV sales in Europe - ArenaEV (m.arenaev.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/electricvehicles

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VW really need a changing of the guard. Too many legacy people with legacy attachments making legacy decisions.

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[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 4 points 3 weeks ago

And that's the problem. DTC is the future. But the dealerships were crying and pulling on heart strings. VW need to decide if they're more interested in selling cars or propping up businesses that are dying.

Even looking at their inventory, VW are citing low sales but as of yet, the cheapest they've brought to market is the ID3 for £40k. Meanwhile China and Korea are servicing lower price points and are growing market share as a result.