VW says PHEVs just a bridge to pure-electric future

[evme]

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.

Dr Heinz-Jakob Neusser, Volkswagen board member and head of Group powertrain development, recently told CarAdvice that the future for green vehicles remained EV, and that PHEVs and fuel-cell vehicles were essentially a patch.
“This [PHEV] is completely a bridging technology. We have two bridging technologies, on one hand is a plug-in hybrid technology and the other one is fuel cells, because both enlarge your operating range of the car when you have no recharging system available,” Neusser said.

Volkswagen says PHEVs just a bridge to pure-electric future | CarAdvice

 

[nwdiver]

PHEVs are a bridge. Fuel Cells are a pier... and Toyota is going off the end.

 

[Twiglett]

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

 

[adiggs]

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

Maybe they meant we'd see 300 mile range EV's from a "real" auto maker

 

[EarlyAdopter]

PHEVs are a bridge. Fuel Cells are a pier... and Toyota is going off the end.

You Sir, win the Internet.