1220: VW Chief Diess: “The benchmark is Tesla” | 23 Sep 2021

Today’s big EV stories:

• VW EV Production In Zwickau Near Capacity

• VW Chief Dyess: “The benchmark is Tesla”

• Lucid registers 10,000 VINs

• Lotus’ New 872-HP EV Platform

• VW ID.4 earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award

• Audi Q4 e-tron EV Is Cheaper Than a Q5

• Mercedes-Benz EQS US pricing revealed

• Renault begins retooling Douai plant for electric Mégane

• GM Reveals Three New Motors That Will Power Its Future EVs

• Wuling Mini EV to get a major upgrade

• Ken Block Signs With Audi

• GM works ‘around the clock’ to ensure its new Hummer EV doesn’t inherit defects that caused Chevy Bolt fires

• Electric Volkswagen ABT E-Transporter Joins Mobile Service Clinic Fleet

• Citroen AMI Comes To UK