Austria brothers aim to help BMW, VW, others tackle Tesla

A battery-driven Volkswagen Caddy from Kreisel Electric is capable of running 350km on a single charge, the company says. (Kreisel)

By:

Jonathan Tirone

September 25, 2016 05:00 AM

VIENNA, Austria -- Auto executives are traveling to a remote Austrian town where three brothers are designing electric cars they say can go faster and further than anything made by Tesla Motors Inc.

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