"The Volkswagen Group MEB platform (German: Modularer Elektrobaukasten) is a modular car platform for electric cars developed by the Volkswagen Group and its subsidiaries.[1] It is used in models of Audi, SEAT, Škoda and Volkswagen. The architecture is aimed to "consolidate electronic controls and reduce the number of microprocessors, advance the application of new driver-assistance technology and somewhat alter the way cars are built"[2] by the VW Group." Volkswagen Group MEB platform - Wikipedia Lots of detail at Jalopnik, but they still produce hyperlink hell here. The short of it is a rear motor RWD with AWD option with a skateboard battery much like Tesla. The main difference for the masses is that the space that was where the engine would be isn't going to a frunk. The Volkswagon I.D. will be the first production model out on the platform, and may be available in 2019.
I believe Jalopnik links will behave, as long as you don't just cut-and-paste the web page address (typically all I ever do), but instead use the link function within Priuschat editor: Steps: 1. Copy URL from target page 2. Type message in Priuschat editor, with a word you want to act as link 3. Highlight the word, then click the link icon, paste in the copied URL (from step 1) Example: link (Google news)
Looks like it's getting serious on the VW website. https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/volkswagen-and-suppliers-start-countdown-to-id-4492
Finally they got rid of the bad engineers (free will, heh!) that put VW in trouble with the diesel. Now they can all breathe, can't say the same about the customers and pedestrians.
VW plans to at least make EVs in the US. VW investing $800M in Tennessee factory to make next-generation electric vehicles – TechCrunch
