TROUBLED Volkswagen Group has announced plans to take on Tesla with an all-electric flagship Phaeton EV model, in among a raft of corporate reshuffling.
In an official statement it said the “Phaeton has embodied the brand’s technological competence and brand ambition from the first generation onward.
“The future generation of the Phaeton will once again be the flagship for the brand’s profile over the next decade.
The specification features a pure electric drive with long-distance capability, connectivity and next-generation assistance systems as well as an emotional design.
“In light of this, the Board of Management redefined the current project.
“The specification features a pure electric drive with long-distance capability, connectivity and next-generation assistance systems as well as an emotional design.”
No other details have yet been announced but at least the exclusive range-topper is safely non-diesel!
In a bid to clean-up its oil-burning products, VW also announced a switch over to installing only diesel drives with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) and AdBlue technology in Europe and North America as soon as possible.
