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izacustoday at 2:27 PM4 repliesview on HN

VAG group has EVs (and pretty good ones) across the board: VW with ID series, Škoda with Enyaq/Elroq/Epiq, Audi with eTron series (SUV, sedan and estate), SEAT with Cupra Born and others. BMW just launched Neue Klasse, with iX3 selling like hot cakesa nd i3 looking amazing, with i7 in pipeline. Mercedes also launched a great new platform with CLA which is coming to other sizes as well.

Meanwhile, Renault 5 is selling very well with Renault 4 in the pipeline. Zoes have been selling well too. Peugeot also has good EV models (208 is really fun to drive).

There pretty much isn't a single European car manufacturer that wouldn't have a compact car or an SUV in EV market and most of them have good range, decent pricing and are moving to 800V platforms as well.

Sooo... where's the retreat?


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neyatoday at 3:30 PM

> Sooo... where's the retreat?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gqyyly9v8o

    Volkswagen has said it will cut 50,000 jobs in Germany by 2030 as its profits dropped to their lowest level since 2016.

    It said it was hit by US import tariffs, intense competition from China and high restructuring costs from the shift to electric vehicles.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/13/honda-flags-first-annual-los...

    Honda to lose as much as $15.7 billion this fiscal year.
    The write-down is latest in industry grappling with EV transition.
From Google, first page.
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ceejayoztoday at 2:29 PM

> Sooo... where's the retreat?

As the article says; "In the US"

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gmactoday at 3:12 PM

Renault Mégane and Scenic EVs are also great.

seb1204today at 2:39 PM

Porsche... Eye roll

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