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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh
It would be interesting to know the reasoning behind the collaboration with Ford on the MEB platform and commercial vehicles. I'm wondering if VAG had not gone through the Dieselgate episode, would it have courted Ford to use the MEB platform and the investment in Argo? The collaboration between the two companies appears pretty in depth in markets outside the USA.
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As far as MEB, the rationale seems to be to increase economies of scale. This article has a little info:
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/07/13/...hy-it-matters/
Another thing is, the sooner more affordable EVs come the market, the more attractive it is for investments from others in charging tech, battery tech, etc. which benefits VW. It also benefits their competitors of course, but they already know they are not going to be the only player in the game anyway.
If not for Diesel-gate, I'm not even sure MEB would exist right now. If VW does indeed succeed in transforming themselves into an electric mobility company, decades from now that event may very well be looked back upon as a one that was significant in the shift toward EV adoption.