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September 16, 2019

Volkswagen bets big on electric. Will consumers buy in?

  • The company touts the ID.3 as the third chapter in the company's history, following the Beetle and the Golf.
    • By DAVID McHUGH
    AP Business Writer

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    Volkswagen is betting that the ID.3, with a roomy interior, brisk acceleration and battery range of up to 340 miles for the top model, will be the breakthrough electric car for the masses.

    FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen is rolling out what it bills as the breakthrough electric car for the masses, the leading edge of a wave of new battery-powered vehicles about to hit the European auto market.


     
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