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singularity2001 18 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: The electric shock behind Europe's stuttering EV f...

What I find puzzling is that around 10 years ago Audi and VW committed fully to electric vehicles, investing $100 billion(?). So why do people now claim they missed the boat on EV development?

M95D 16 days ago [–]

- Because 10y ago was already too late.

- Because they can invest and still fail.

- Because a press release and actual money spent on reasearch are two very different things.

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