Volkswagen will begin producing electric models in North America by the year 2020 as it rebuilds its image after last year’s diesel emissions scandal.
The news was revealed by Volkswagen North America chief Heinrich Woebcken during an interview with the Wall Street Journal. The executive said that the company was currently choosing between its Mexican and Tennessee plants to handle its local electric vehicle production but failed to divulge any further details such as possible production numbers.
The German automaker’s only electric offering in the United States is the e-Golf which is proving far less popular than the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. In the coming decade however, far more electric models will make their way to the U.S. as VW prepares to create 30 new electric vehicles in the coming decade.
As part of this plan, the firm will start producing its own batteries in an attempt to sell between two and three million EVs by the year 2025.
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