Volkswagen CEO says car giant will overtake Tesla on electric vehicle sales

I&#x27;d give them a fair chance. Although it received a lot less hype, the ID.4 basically has the same driving assistance systems as what Tesla&#x27;s &quot;Fully Self Driving&quot; can do.<p>And in Germany, the ID.4 is roughly 25% cheaper than a Tesla Model 3.

There seems to be a fairly strong Elon cult <i>and</i> Elon anticult. Both camps seem to be blind to their bias and get overtly emotional about this topic.<p>Whoever has the top spot in 2025 or whenever remains to be seen. Pointless to speculate much. Right now Tesla has a strong EV industry lead, a very strong financial position and an unprecedented growth rate.<p>I think in 2025 whoever has secured the materials and&#x2F;or contracts for batteries will win. There won&#x27;t be enough for everyone in 2025. In 2030 +- few years this will change, that&#x27;s probably when we&#x27;ll see the real competition occur.

As a German I say, let&#x27;s see. At the moment they have impressive growth, sadly for them Tesla is growing even faster.

Seems likely, since Volkswagen AG is what.. 11&#x2F;12 brands?

My bet is that it is not going to matter because BEVs will price itself into obscurity.

I know we are seeing more Teslas in Europe but there is a really big problem with the availability of features. You are just not buying then same car in Europe as you are in the US and a lot of people give them back because of it.

Serious question: Why electricity and not hydrogen?<p>I really wanted to buy an electric car as our main (and only) family car but the technology is not there yet. And it never may be, because the metals required for batteries will probably become the next oil - unevenly distributed around the world with huge ecological impact.<p>So, seriously, why not hydrogen?