Automotive
March 14, 2018
Volkswagen's electric car production is set to grow in the next four years. Image credit: Porsche
By Danny Parisi
German automotive group Volkswagen is pledging itself to the proliferation of electric cars, with plans to have 16 production facilities around the world dedicated solely to the production of battery-powered vehicles by 2022.
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