Volkswagen Chairman Declares Tesla As The "Reference" For Automakers

Volkswagen Group Chairman of the Board of Management Herbert Diess seems to be on a social media roll recently, following up on his post about Elon Musk’s visit with some new details about the Tesla CEO’s test drive session of the ID.3. Apart from this, Diess also revealed that he was able to test drive a Model Y recently, and based on his statements about the all-electric crossover, it appears that he was impressed by Tesla’s latest creation.

As noted by Diess, he and his colleague, Frank Welsch, were able to take a ride in the Model Y. The Volkswagen Group executive described the all-electric crossover as a “reference” for automakers such as VW, at least in terms of the vehicle’s user experience, driving features, performance, and range, to name a few.
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TomM - 9/8/2020 4:07:05 PM

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AS has been shown - America's power grid cannot handle a large percentage of Electrified vehicles. PERIOD Maybe 5-6% maybe a little more

AND until action is taken to update the power grid - the ICE engine will continue to be the dominant form of power for cars and trucks in the USA - You can expect that it will be at least 25 or more years before the electricity grid has been shored up in many areas to allow an expansion of EV's

And it is a Mistake to say that a vehicle type will be dominant - that cannot expand into the market.

SanJoseDriver - 9/10/2020 10:34:31 PM

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There is plenty of capacity with just a small amount of grid storage. A single battery PG&E is building in CA would support 200,000 EVs each day on it's own. Combined with time of day charging (very easy to set up), there is still a lot of capacity. In the summer, CA has to pay Arizona to take some electricity (and Arizona literally unplugs solar panels when they are about to flood the grid). We just have to be smart about how we approach the problem. EVs are not going to replace ICE cars overnight.

skytop - 9/9/2020 10:51:28 PM

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Well said and very accurate. Tesla Is The "Reference" For Automakers.