“The growth rate in electric vehicles has slowed down,” said Döllner in an interview with the European magazine. While acknowledging the EV trend is still positive, he also talks about ‘flexibility’ in terms of what’s on sale as the calendar flips into the 2030’s and beyond. A slipping of the 2035 legislation which would see the banning of internal combustion new cars opens the door for hybrids and plug-in hybrids, a powertrain which is arguably an easier sell thanks to readily accessible fuel and a lack of range anxiety.
“All combustion cars will have plug-in hybrid versions,” the suits at Audi have said. “We thought PHEV would be a bridging technology,” speaking to the fact that many customers aren’t yet willing or even able to make a full switch to EV. “Now we see the bridge is longer than we thought.”
h/t Glenn
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