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What's standing between VW's ID4 and profits? It's the battery

Volkswagen reported 474 sales of the ID4 battery-electric crossover in the U.S. so far this year.
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Larry P. Vellequette
May 10, 2021 04:00 AM

The new Volkswagen ID4 may be the 2021 World Car of the Year, but there's one thing it isn't yet: profitable.

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