Volkswagen Reveals Electric Future At 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

Volkswagen has detailed its plan to dominate the world of electric vehicles, confirming it has 80 new battery-powered cars under development.

The German carmaker, and its subsidiary brands Audi, Skoda, Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini and Bugatti, outlined its Roadmap E strategy on the eve of the 2017 Frankfurt motor show as the next stage in a bid to repair its reputation following the emission-cheating diesel scandal that rocked the company.

Volkswagen refers to the Roadmap E as the “most comprehensive electrification initiative in the global automotive industry” and will see the combined Volkswagen Group brands bring 80 new electric vehicle lines to production by 2025 and plans for at least one electrified variant of each of the group's 300 variants to be rolled out by 2030.

Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias Mueller told assembled media at the Volkswagen Group preview night, ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show, "We have got the message and we will deliver. This is not some vague declaration of intent. It is a strong self-commitment which, from today, becomes the yardstick by which we measure our performance."

To reinforce that message, Mueller appeared on stage emerging from an updated version of the driverless Volkswagen Sedric concept - a pointer to the brand's electric and autonomous future.