There might be hope for VW yet, at first they publicly said Fuel Cells are dumb and now this. I was a bit worried when they sounded like they were going to focus on PHEV but it seems like they are finally getting it. Probably attended The D event. Volkswagen says PHEVs just a bridge to pure-electric future | CarAdvice
Didn't VW also say that is a few years we would see EVs with 300 mile range. That was the day before the 'D' announcement of the 295mile range S85D