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Volkswagen Group’s ‘Tesla killer’? It’s the parts bin

The Audi e-tron is the first of what VW Group promises will be a wave of 70 electric models.
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By:
Larry P. Vellequette
March 17, 2019 04:00 AM

INGOLSTADT, Germany — Automakers from Detroit and Tokyo, Seoul and Stuttgart and all points in between invariably introduce each new electric vehicle as their own "Tesla killer."

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