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Porsche Taycan at the charging station
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Volkswagen boss
Herbert Diess
(62) is a master at taking painful stitches on the side.
On December 15, 2020, he answered questions from management via video.
In the USA - with the exception of Tesla - the leading charging network for electric cars was built, Diess praised.
In Europe, on the other hand, with the Ionity joint venture, “we are not satisfied”.
They are a year behind schedule, “Porsche is driving this forward for us”.
Zack!
That sat.
Volkswagen only owns 20 percent of Ionity;
the influence of the responsible subsidiary Porsche is therefore limited.
But Porsche boss
Oliver Blume
(52) is also considered a candidate for chairmanship in Wolfsburg;
This makes him feel the displeasure about it in the end.
Aside from the power games, however, the following applies: The discontent of the corporate owner with Ionity is very real - and well-founded.
The joint venture started in 2017 with great ambitions.
BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen allied with Ford and in 2019 also with Hyundai to offer electric customers fast charging on long-distance journeys.
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