[madaxe_again]

And there’s the rub. From where are VW going to source their batteries? Having vertical integration rather than having to buy from third parties is a fairly substantial advantage.

[cjhopman]

WTF are you talking about? Tesla buys their batteries from a third party.

[madaxe_again]

They make their own cells.

https://www.tesla.com/blog/battery-cell-production-begins-gi...

[cjhopman]

Is this a joke? Tesla doesn't make their own cells. They buy them from Panasonic.