If Tesla Is the Apple of Electric Vehicles, Volkswagen Bets It Can Be Samsung

Re:If Tesla Is the Apple of Electric Vehicles, Volkswagen Be... by hourislate on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @09:38AM (#26491030)

I would hope Volkswagen would aspire to be something greater than Samsung. Does this mean after 2 years they stop pushing updates to the car and no longer support it?

Tesla spent 20 billion to get where it is. By the time the other manufacturers spend 20 billion to catch up , Tesla will have spent another 20 billion.

An article from Wolf Street

Why the EV Battle Is Brutal for GM, Ford, Other Automakers

https://wolfstreet.com/2021/02/18/why-the-ev-battle-is-bruta...

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Re:If Tesla Is the Apple of Electric Vehicles, Volkswagen Be... by oblio on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @09:42AM (#26491091)

https://www.reuters.com/article/volkswagen-strategy-idUSKBN2...

VW has already invested about $10bn and will invest $86bn over the next 5 years.

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Re:If Tesla Is the Apple of Electric Vehicles, Volkswagen Be... by blinkingled on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @09:43AM (#26491101)

Samsung recently announced that it would offer four years of software support to most of its Galaxy smartphones and tablets. That's two or three major Android OS updates and security patches for an additional year. More than Pixels I think. That combined with very nice hardware makes Samsung a great choice for Android phones - they are the only ones remaining that make Android tablets as well.

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Re:If Tesla Is the Apple of Electric Vehicles, Volkswagen Be... by MrRiddle on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @10:28AM (#26491704)

10 out of those 20 billion is probably to get where most car companies are already at - to be a car company.

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