Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess on the race to electric, the chip shortage and Elon Musk
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CEO Herbert Diess wants electric cars to make up half of the Volkswagen Group's sales in 2030, and 100% of its sales in major markets should be zero-emission by 2040. To achieve those goals, he has to dramatically shift one of the world's largest carmakers away from the internal combustion engine.
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