Volkswagen AG aims for its all-electric vehicles, which will be launched in 2013, to account for 3% of annual sales by 2018, according to CEO Martin Winterkorn. However, the share of e-vehicles in urban centers is expected to be “a lot higher.”
The VW Group, which will be led by VW brand, targets sales of over 10 million cars across the brands by 2018. In 2013, VW will launch a full-electric version of its Up minicar, the E-Up, the E-Golf and the E-Jetta. But before the arrival of these all-electric vehicles, VW will launch hybrids such as the Jetta Hybrid in 2012.
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