[werbel]

Actually because of the diesel scandal VW is the best positioned "normal" car company for a success in EV market at this point.

In order to recover their image they were forced to announce and actually work on full line-up of electric vehicles and their target is 2020. Even with delays that's going to be sooner than any other company. They've been working on the technology for quite some time. Porsche Taycan and Audi e-tron are to come out this year AFAIR.

Also those are EVs that actually look like cars and not kitchen appliances from Axiom (Wall-e movie spaceship) which is something I also think is missing from the market. I can't comprehend what the car companies try to achieve with the designs and separate models.

Right now I can choose between petrol and diesel for my Golf, Volvo V40 or Hyundai Elantra. Just add electric power train to the offering and be done with it. I want EV for the performance, cost savings, environment or whatever other reason might be but I don't want any of the dorky design cues most EV vehicles present.

EDIT: typo

[speedplane]

> Actually because of the diesel scandal VW is the best positioned "normal" car company for a success in EV market at this point.

How can you so easily come to that conclusion? One could equally conclude, that they've cheated us once, and they'll do it again.