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0 pointshef198982y ago0 comments

VW went so far into left field with their controls on the ID-series, it is embarassing. Good to hear that they correct.

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Vespasian2y ago· 2 in thread

Just my own thought but I believe they were under immense pressure to achieve similar (or even some) margins with their very first broad market BEV, as they are getting with comparable ICE models.

As a car the MEB siblings are not bad at all and by now the software is fine I hear, but they cut just to many ergonomic corners instead of accepting the costs of getting started in a slightly different market segment.

hef19898OP2y ago

Funny thing is, Skoda is doing better (no real news so), despite using the same platform.

What definitely didn't help, was putting a self-declared Tesla fanboy in the CEO seat. Only Tesla is Tesla, no other brand can get away with Tesla stuff. Should have been clear for VW, as they lived of marketing to sell overpriced cars for decades.

foobarian2y ago

I think you're right, this is not a financial decision but cargo culting at its best. Just look at what happened to phones after iPhone 1 came out.

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